Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-16 Thread marbux
There are federal stimulus grants that will be available for broadband deployment-related activities. By statute, all of the funds have to be awarded between release of the National Broadband Plan by the FCC, currently scheduled for March 17, and the end of fiscal year 2010. More about the Plan her

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-12 Thread Kent Loobey
Have you all seen this presentation? Google "Policy analyst Derek Slater draws from the history of rural telephone cooperatives to question owning a personal internet connection." http://fora.tv/2009/04/15/Empowering_Internet_Users_Two_Ideas_to_Reshape_Broadband A short version. http://www.you

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-11 Thread Kent Loobey
On Thursday 11 February 2010 16:01:11 Kent Loobey wrote: > On Wednesday 10 February 2010 21:11:47 larry price wrote: > > Most of you have probably already heard something about Google's plan > > to trial a fast fiber to the home service somewhere in the United > > States. > > > > You can read about

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-11 Thread marbux
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Kent Loobey wrote: > Do we AS-A-GROUP want to do anything to get this project for Eugene? I'd already got County Commissioner Pete Sorenson involved before I read Larry's announcement here. Pete represents the portion of the county that includes the University. H

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-11 Thread Ben Barrett
Yes, we do, and this is it =) or at least the beginning of it. Thanks Larry! On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Kent Loobey wrote: > Before you go to nominate Eugene for this project you might want to give > some > thought to the following questions that you will be asked. > > ** Your organizat

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-11 Thread Kent Loobey
Before you go to nominate Eugene for this project you might want to give some thought to the following questions that you will be asked. ** Your organization or community group: ** If you are responding on behalf of an organization or community group, please describe it: ** Why should Google b

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-11 Thread Kent Loobey
On Wednesday 10 February 2010 21:11:47 larry price wrote: > Most of you have probably already heard something about Google's plan > to trial a fast fiber to the home service somewhere in the United > States. > > You can read about it straight from the source. > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/20

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-11 Thread James Kaplan
At some point we have to trust someone. At one point in the 90's almost all the dialup modems were owned by MCI which got part of it's start in government contracts. Out of that Sprint was born. I'd fear the city council's decision to cameraify downtown and wire those buffers directly to EPD more

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-11 Thread Michael Miller
-Original Message- > From: larry price > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group > Cc: kitty.pie...@ci.eugene.or.us; nan.laure...@ci.eugene.or.us; > mike.c.sulli...@ci.eugene.or.us > Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 9:11 pm > Subject: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial >

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-11 Thread erock23175
-Original Message- From: larry price To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group Cc: kitty.pie...@ci.eugene.or.us; nan.laure...@ci.eugene.or.us; mike.c.sulli...@ci.eugene.or.us Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 9:11 pm Subject: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial Most of you have probably

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-10 Thread NextStep
Getting the word out brother. YEAH! --- Lorraine Kerwood Executive Director, NextStep Recycling From: James Kaplan Reply-To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:18:38 -0800 To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

Re: [Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-10 Thread James Kaplan
Right on Larry! --Kaplan sent from my android! On Feb 10, 2010 9:11 PM, "larry price" wrote: Most of you have probably already heard something about Google's plan to trial a fast fiber to the home service somewhere in the United States. You can read about it straight from the source. http://

[Eug-lug] Google Fiber Network Trial

2010-02-10 Thread larry price
Most of you have probably already heard something about Google's plan to trial a fast fiber to the home service somewhere in the United States. You can read about it straight from the source. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/think-big-with-gig-our-experimental.html I would like to to enco