[Durham INC] Amendment to Internet Resolution

[Pat Carstensen]

To kick off discussion, I would like to make an additions (in italics) to the proposed resolution:















Appendix D: A RESOLUTION
BY THE INTERNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF DURHAM SUPPORTING FASTER, LESS EXPENSIVE,
AND MORE RELIABLE INTERNET SERVICE

 

WHEREAS,
existing Internet service providers enjoy near monopolies of Internet access
infrastructure; and

 

WHEREAS,
residents of Durham experience poor Internet performance from these same
existing broadband carriers; and

 

WHEREAS,
Durham’s economic future is dependent, in significant part, on growth in
industries and services which require high speed, high quality Internet access;
and
WHEREAS, quality of communications services affects the perceived quality of a neighborhood; and

 

WHEREAS,
Durham neighborhoods and residents have drawn the attention of the
InterNeighborhood Council of Durham to a number of initiatives, whether by
publicly traded companies or public-private consortiums, designed to bring high
speed Internet alternatives to Durham and to the determination of the City and
County of Durham to pursue one or more of those alternatives;

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham through
its delegates duly assembled that the InterNeighborhood Council:

 

1.  Recognizes, salutes, and celebrates
Durham's desire for faster, more reliable and less expensive Internet
alternatives; and 

 

2.
Supports competition in the Internet service provider market; and 

 

3.  Expresses its gratitude, enthusiasm,
and encouragement of and for the City and County of Durham as they pursue high-speed
Internet alternatives; and

 

4.  Urges Durham elected officials and other
government officials to seek one or more alternatives that balance the desire
for higher real-world speeds, more reliable and cheaper service, and expanded
coverage of as much of Durham as possible, as quickly as possible, in as equitable
a manner as possible; and

 

5.  Offers its support, whether by
resolution or otherwise to any application, pooling of information, or other
reasonable means that might increase the chances for high-speed internet
alternatives being realized sooner rather than later.

 

This
_________ day of ______________________________, 2014.

 

THE
INTERNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF DURHAM

 

By:
__________________________________________

      Scott Carter,

      President

 

 		 	   		  
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