[Durham INC] internet resolution revision

[Joshua Allen]

Why is this being discussed now?  I understood that the city approved AT&T gigapower plans back in the Spring. 

http://about.att.com/story/att_uverse_with_gigapower_fiber_network_coming_to_durham.html

--Joshua 
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Sent from iPhone.  Please excuse brevity, typos, etc.

> On Oct 27, 2014, at 7:15 AM, Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> There are 4 distinct kinds of infrastructure:
> Current generation wired stuff (DSL or cable modem) carry up to 30 Mbps (but are often throttled to 3 Mbps so no one costs the company too much in connection to get the content they are going after)
> Fiber to the node / neighborhood still has some copper to get to the customer premises (most Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse), so is cheaper and more widely available but has speeds only to 46 Mbps
> Fiber to the premises (some Verizon FiOS, Google fiber and a few odd others like the Chattanooga electric utility) takes fiber all the way to your house or business, so you can get up to 1000 Mbps (some FiOS, U-verse GigaPower, Chattanooga, google).  See story at the end that says GigaPower might be coming to Raleigh, which would be bad for our regional competition
> Wireless highest 4G speeds are maybe 10 Mbps.  5G standards, which might be gigabit bandwidth, are starting to be discussed but won't be available until 2020.  So if we are talking about "soon," wireless is probably not part of the mix, but I added "fiber=based" to the resolution.
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> I also changed the first clause to just talking about benefits other communities are getting rather than whining about the existing providers here
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> A RESOLUTION BY THE INTERNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF DURHAM SUPPORTING FASTER, LESS EXPENSIVE, AND MORE RELIABLE INTERNET SERVICE
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> WHEREAS, many communities are experiencing the benefits of gigabit Internet service (Kansas City from Google Fiber, Austin with AT&T’s U-verse GigaPower, various communities with Verizon’s 500/500 FiOS, and Chattanooga from their community-owned electric utility); and
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> WHEREAS, residents of Durham experience poor Internet performance from the existing broadband (1.5 to 30 megabit) carriers; and
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> 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
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> WHEREAS, quality of communications services affects the perceived quality of a neighborhood; and
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> 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;
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> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham:
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> 1.  Recognizes, salutes, and celebrates Durham's desire for faster, more reliable and less expensive Internet alternatives; and
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> 2. Supports competition in the Internet service provider market; and
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> 3.  Expresses its gratitude, enthusiasm, and encouragement of and for the City and County of Durham as they pursue high-speed Internet alternatives; and
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> 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
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> 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 (fiber-based) Internet alternatives being realized sooner rather than later.
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> This _________ day of ______________________________, 2014.
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> THE INTERNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF DURHAM
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> By: __________________________________________
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>       Philip Azar,
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>       President
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> 2. AT&T hatches plans to bring 1 Gig to four new cities
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> By Sean Buckley
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> AT&T (NYSE: T) is expanding its 1 Gig fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) program with plans to bring the U-verse GigaPower service to four cities.
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> Following the transition of its Austin, Texas, market to 1 Gbps service, this latest planned rollout will target three cities in Georgia--Atlanta, Decatur and Newnan--and one in Illinois--Chicago.
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> Being the former BellSouth territory, Atlanta and the surrounding area is one of that region's largest metro areas. AT&T also plans to bring services to nearby Sandy Springs.
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> Besides hatching plans to roll out the 1 Gbps service, AT&T is expanding its fiber-to-the-node (FTTN)-based U-verse footprint to more areas of Georgia. Today, U-verse is currently available in Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Brunswick, Gainesville and other surrounding communities. Between 2011 through 2013, AT&T invested more than $4.95 billion in its Georgia wireless and wireline networks.
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> Chicago and Illinois also represent a major area of investment. From 2011 through 2013, the service provider invested more than $2.95 billion in its Illinois wireless and wireline networks.
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> Similar to its other rollout plans, AT&T gave no details about specific locations or when service would be available other than saying availability and pricing will be announced at a later date.
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> Outside of Georgia and Illinois, AT&T has committed to building its AT&T GigaPower network in 12 new markets, including Charlotte, Cupertino, Greensboro, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, Overland Park, Kan., Raleigh-Durham, St. Louis, San Antonio and Winston-Salem. What's more, AT&T is exploring expansion to up to 100 candidate cities across 25 markets nationwide.
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