[Discuss] OT: Cambridge seeks applicants for broadband task force

[Derek Martin]

Stephen,

You seem to have replied to Mike Small's e-mail regarding "smallest
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rightly added threading headers which link this message to that
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your own thread.  Please don't do that.  This is known as "thread
hijacking."  It's especially bad form when the thread you've created
is off-topic for the list (though, at least you marked it as such).

If anyone replies to your message (as I just did, though I removed the
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(and vice versa for what it's worth), will have to weed through a
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On Fri, May 09, 2014 at 06:52:24PM -0400, Stephen Ronan wrote:
> Seems like it would be good to have some of the brilliant folks on
> this list involved in the committee described in the announcement
> below by the Cambridge, MA City Manager... (there's background here:
> http://www.cctvcambridge.org/BroadbandTaskForce)
> 
> ====================================================
> City Manager Richard C. Rossi is seeking applicants to serve on a
> new Task Force which will examine broadband service in Cambridge and
> evaluate our fiber infrastructure. The Task Force will examine
> options to increase competition, reduce pricing, and improve speed,
> reliability and customer service for both residents and businesses.
> Additionally, the Task Force will investigate scenarios for
> leveraging the City's current or future fiber assets to expand
> access to broadband services, such as service to CHA properties.
> 
> The work of the Task Force will help to ensure that Cambridge
> remains a world-class City in which to live, work, innovate and
> learn. The final report of the committee will assist the City in
> planning for the future and setting realistic expectations with the
> public, as creating alternative solutions can take years to fully
> implement.
> 
> The Task Force will meet on a regular basis and will be charged
> with:
> 
> * Engaging the broader community, including residents, business and
> university partners, in understanding their current and future
> broadband needs;
> 
> * Understanding and documenting existing broadband service in
> Cambridge - speed, reliability, cost and customer service;
> 
> * Understanding and documenting the existing broadband and fiber
> infrastructure - both private and public;
> 
> * Examining best practices and models used by other municipalities
> across the United States to improve access to broadband services;
> 
> * Developing a range of alternatives for improving access to
> broadband services, including: increased private competition, a mesh
> network, a municipal fiber network connected to public housing
> properties, a municipal fiber backbone throughout the city and a
> complete municipal broadband network;
> 
> * Evaluating each alternative by conducting an analysis of the level
> of service provided, cost to customers and to the City, customer
> service, sustainability and flexibility of the system to adapt to
> improving technologies;
> 
> * Creating business models for providing internet service that
> includes: funding, cost recovery, governance model, and subscription
> structure, including options for people with limited ability to pay;
> and
> 
> * Developing recommendations for leveraging public- private
> partnerships, including regional initiatives, in achieving
> alternative access to broadband services.
> 
> Residents and interested members of Cambridge's university,
> innovation, civic and business communities are encouraged to apply.
> Prospective members should send a letter via mail, email or fax by
> Friday, May 30, 2014 briefly describing the applicant's interest in
> the committee, relevant background, skills and experience to:
> 
> Richard C. Rossi, City Manager
> City of Cambridge
> 795 Massachusetts Avenue
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> Email: citymanager at cambridgema.gov
> Ph: 617-349-4300 Fax: 617-349-4307
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