====== Good Websites ====== ==== DavisGIG ==== * [[http://www.davisgig.org|DavisGIG]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5J5nTcUls|07.14.2015 Community Outreach Meeting]] ==== Organizations Supporting Community Fiber ==== * [[http://www.1st-mile.com/resources/ospn-references/|1st-Mile Institute]] * [[http://muninetworks.org/|Muni Networks]] * [[http://www.muninetworks.org/communitymap|Community Network Map]] * [[https://www.us-ignite.org/|US IGNITE]] ==== Costs ==== * [[http://fastnetnews.com/fiber-news/175-d/4835-fiber-economics-quick-and-dirty|Quick and Dirty Costs]] * [[http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-rule-of-thumb-in-estimating-the-cost-to-build-out-a-dark-fiber-run|Costs - Rule of Thumb]] * [[http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/DisplayRUCByUnitCostElementUnadjusted?ReadForm&UnitCostElement=Fiber+Optic+Cable+Installation+&Subsystem=Roadside+Telecommunications+|US DoT Costs Database for Fiber Optic Projects]] ==== Finances ==== * [[http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/finance/local-taxes/voter-approval-032014.aspx|Voter Approval of Local Taxes]] ==== How-TO's ==== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8bzZajwR50|How to Deploy Community Fiber]] * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NG-PON2|Good Candidate for the DavisGIG Deployment Architecture]] * [[http://www.sfgov3.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=6885|SF Dig Once Ordinance]] * [[https://bbwebinars.webex.com/bbwebinars/lsr.php?RCID=bab055aab95d4d54b1c11e7ca4e9f06c|Webinar on Legal Considerations for Public Private Partnerships]] ==== Other Cities that have Community Fiber ==== * [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/17/how-chattanooga-beat-google-fiber-by-half-a-decade|Chatanooga Beats Google by half a Decade]] * [[http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/20/technology/innovation/chattanooga-internet/|Chattanooga's super-fast publicly owned Internet]] * [[http://www.greenlightnc.com/|Greenlight in Wilson NC]] * [[http://www.bvu-optinet.com/index.php/about-us/corporate-history|BVU Optinet in Bristol Va]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBztjr2uCzg|SandyNet in Sandy, OR]] * [[http://wiredwest.net/2015/07/02/update-22-towns-authorize-34-5m-for-fiber-6700-deposits-on-service/|WiredWest in Western Mass]] * [[http://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2015/06/25/cruzio-gigabit-fiber-santa-cruz/|CruzIO and community owned Fiber in Santa Cruz]] * [[http://www.localnetchoice.org/sample-documents-for-p3s/|CLIC's collection of Community Broadband Sample Documents]] ====Reports and Studies==== * [[http://www.yolocounty.org/general-government/yolo-lafco/shared-services-initiative/yolo-broadband/download-the-draft-plan| Yolo County Broadband Plan]] * [[http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/community-based_broadband_report_by_executive_office_of_the_president.pdf|President's Report on Community-Based Broadband Solutions]] * [[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/13/fact-sheet-broadband-works-promoting-competition-local-choice-next-gener|FACT SHEET: Broadband That Works]] * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_broadband| Wikipedia on Municipal Broadband]] * [[http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/5jrqdl7rvns3.pdf?expires=1454457272&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=C07D35C47D316FDBFE14395CEF3FA3733|Development of High-speed Networks and the Role of Municipal Networks]] * [[http://www.ftthcouncil.org/blog/fiber-optic-broadband-boosts-value-of-multifamily-homes|Fiber Optic adds value to Multifamily properties]] * [[http://ftpcontent2.worldnow.com/wrcb/pdf/091515EPBFiberStudy.pdf|Realized Value of Fiber Optics in Hamilton County Tennessee]] ====In The Media==== * [[http://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-weekend/marketplace-weekend-friday-april-17-2015|Marketplace Weekend]] - The broadband segment starts around 42:20, with FTTH around 43:40 and muni fiber at 45:30. * [[http://quello.msu.edu/community-fiber-networks-bringing-competition-and-world-class-infrastructure-to-american-cities/|Quello Center Community Broadband]] * [[http://www.lightwaveonline.com/articles/2015/07/ftth-adds-3-1-to-home-values-says-study.html?cmpid=EnlDATACOMJuly72015&eid=288563611&bid=1114486|Lightwave - Studies show Fiber increase property values]] * [[https://theconversation.com/why-2015-was-the-year-that-changed-tv-forever-52422|Why 2015 was the year that changed TV forever]] * [[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fcc-investigates-cable-firms-influence-193007281.html|Major Cable Firms under FCC investigation]] * [[https://epb.com/news/epb-releases-mauldin-jenkins-report-street-lights-accounting-firm-reports-offsetting-costs|Chattanooga EPB Fiber generates $865 Million in economic activity]] ====CASF==== * [[http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/General.aspx?id=8246|CASF Overview]] * [[http://delaps1.cpuc.ca.gov/cpuc_notices/CASF_Home_Page.htm|CASF Program App]] ====Infrastructure Funding Programs====
