Re: [1st-mile-nm] Friedman on Chattanooga's fiber network

[Owen Densmore]

I sure wish I know who in Santa Fe to send this to:

And that brings me back to Chattanooga, where, Mayor Ron Littlefield says, city elders looked themselves in the eyes 15 years ago and realized that “we were a dilapidated city going the way of the Rust Belt.” But, by coming together to make the city an attractive place to live and getting both parties to agree to invest in a fiber-to-every-home-and-business network in a 600-square-mile area, Chattanooga replaced its belching smokestacks with an Amazon.com fulfillment center, major health care and insurance companies and a beehive of tech start-ups that all thrive on big data and super-high-speed Internet

This is amazing:

How fast is that Chattanooga choo-choo? The majority of Chattanooga homes and businesses get 50 megabits per second, some 100 megabits, a few 250 and those with big needs opt for a full gigabit per second

I'm lucky to get 1.5 down, .5 up.

   -- Owen

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 5:57 PM, David Breecker (dba) <[hidden email]> wrote:

And related economic points of interest:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/opinion/friedman-obamas-moment.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121121

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Santa Fe: <a href="tel:[phone]" value="[phone]" target="_blank">505-690-2335

Abiquiu:   <a href="tel:[phone]" value="[phone]" target="_blank">505-685-4891

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[Edward Angel]

The answer is easy to write down; not easy to carry out.

As you know, we did part 1 with the City's Communication Advisory Committee. We did a lot of work and gave the results to all the

people on the list. They didnt like what we had to say so we were immediately replaced by a new committee that seems more willing to tell them what they want to hear

or to not do much.

I have no idea of how you would get the message to the people who vote in a way that would get them to either put pressure on

their elected and appointed officials or get rid of them. 

Ed

__________

Ed Angel

Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab)
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico

1017 Sierra Pinon

Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-984-0136 (home)   [hidden email]

505-453-4944 (cell)  http://www.cs.unm.edu/~angel

On Nov 21, 2012, at 10:30 PM, John Brown wrote:

The answer is easy.
Mayor
City Manager
City Attorney (who doesn't get it)
Everyone on the City Council.

Then get the people that vote and elect the above to inform them you want change.

Then maybe Santa Fe can have speedtest results like this

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2235604559.png

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Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] Friedman on Chattanooga's fiber network

I sure wish I know who in Santa Fe to send this to:

And that brings me back to Chattanooga, where, Mayor Ron

Littlefield says, city elders looked themselves in the eyes 15 years ago and

realized that "we were a dilapidated city going the way of the Rust Belt." But,

by coming together to make the city an attractive place to live and getting

both parties to agree to invest in a fiber-to-every-home-and-business

network in a 600-square-mile area, Chattanooga replaced its belching

smokestacks with an Amazon.com fulfillment center, major health care and

insurance companies and a beehive of tech start-ups that all thrive on big

data and super-high-speed Internet

This is amazing:

How fast is that Chattanooga choo-choo? The majority of

Chattanooga homes and businesses get 50 megabits per second, some 100

megabits, a few 250 and those with big needs opt for a full gigabit per second

I'm lucky to get 1.5 down, .5 up.

  -- Owen

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 5:57 PM, David Breecker (dba)

<[hidden email]> wrote:

And related economic points of interest:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/opinion/friedman-obamas-

moment.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121121

dba | David Breecker Associates, Inc.

Santa Fe: 505-690-2335

Abiquiu:   505-685-4891

www.BreeckerAssociates.com

<http://www.breeckerassociates.com/>

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[Owen Densmore]

I agree with Ed .. that's a pretty big hill to climb.  I'm dumbfounded at the lack of understanding of our "leaders" .. just what the magic of fast broadband can bring.

Possibly the competition between the providers could help?

   -- Owen

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Edward Angel <[hidden email]> wrote:

The answer is easy to write down; not easy to carry out.

As you know, we did part 1 with the City's Communication Advisory Committee. We did a lot of work and gave the results to all the

people on the list. They didnt like what we had to say so we were immediately replaced by a new committee that seems more willing to tell them what they want to hear

or to not do much.

I have no idea of how you would get the message to the people who vote in a way that would get them to either put pressure on

their elected and appointed officials or get rid of them. 

Ed

__________

Ed Angel

Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab)
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico

1017 Sierra Pinon

Santa Fe, NM 87501
<a href="tel:[phone]" value="[phone]" target="_blank">505-984-0136 (home)   [hidden email]

<a href="tel:[phone]" value="[phone]" target="_blank">505-453-4944 (cell)  http://www.cs.unm.edu/~angel

On Nov 21, 2012, at 10:30 PM, John Brown wrote:

The answer is easy.
Mayor
City Manager
City Attorney (who doesn't get it)
Everyone on the City Council.

Then get the people that vote and elect the above to inform them you want change.

Then maybe Santa Fe can have speedtest results like this

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2235604559.png

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[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore

Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 9:51 PM

To: David Breecker (dba)

Cc: Complexity Coffee Group; 1st-Mile-NM

Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] Friedman on Chattanooga's fiber network

I sure wish I know who in Santa Fe to send this to:

And that brings me back to Chattanooga, where, Mayor Ron

Littlefield says, city elders looked themselves in the eyes 15 years ago and

realized that "we were a dilapidated city going the way of the Rust Belt." But,

by coming together to make the city an attractive place to live and getting

both parties to agree to invest in a fiber-to-every-home-and-business

network in a 600-square-mile area, Chattanooga replaced its belching

smokestacks with an Amazon.com fulfillment center, major health care and

insurance companies and a beehive of tech start-ups that all thrive on big

data and super-high-speed Internet

This is amazing:

How fast is that Chattanooga choo-choo? The majority of

Chattanooga homes and businesses get 50 megabits per second, some 100

megabits, a few 250 and those with big needs opt for a full gigabit per second

I'm lucky to get 1.5 down, .5 up.

  -- Owen

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 5:57 PM, David Breecker (dba)

<[hidden email]> wrote:

And related economic points of interest:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/opinion/friedman-obamas-

moment.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121121

dba | David Breecker Associates, Inc.

Santa Fe: <a href="tel:[phone]" value="[phone]" target="_blank">505-690-2335

Abiquiu:   <a href="tel:[phone]" value="[phone]" target="_blank">505-685-4891

www.BreeckerAssociates.com

<http://www.breeckerassociates.com/>

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