[RTC List] Article - Coalition formed to push fiber via ARRA

[Sean McLaughlin]

FYI -

Access Humboldt is a member of the Schools, Health and Libraries
Broadband Coalition - and we are representing our RURAL Redwood Coast
perspective there.

Sean McLaughlin
Executive Director
Access Humboldt
P.O. Box 157, Eureka, CA 95502
tel: 707-476-1798
dir: 707-476-2873
fax: 707-476-1702
cel: 707-616-2381
e: sean at accesshumboldt.net
http://accesshumboldt.net

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On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Dwight Winegar<dwightw at mac.com> wrote:
> Just as I'm preparing to leave for a couple weeks following item just came
> to me from a colleague in Silicon Valley.   I could not use the share
> feature due to sender must be subscribed and have never used TinyURL, so
> I'll just forward the entire item with reference citation.
> Meanwhile, I have not yet had time to do a write-up but I'm just wondering
> how many people on this RTC list are familiar with the PORTS program
> operated out of the CA State Parks for Education with K-12.   The state
> budget elimination of State Parks from the General Fund could eliminate this
> program, and I'll have more details in a separate message to follow.
> - Dwight
>
> Coalition formed to push fiber via ARRA
>
> Network Architecture Alert Network World , 06/22/2009
>
> An impressive number of groups have banded together to push for building the
> Internet out in a particular way.
>
> The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) laid out an
> impressive $7.2 billion for building out broadband infrastructure, much of
> it going toward communities that until now have not been connected or have
> been underserved. Part of the money is supposed to extend the infrastructure
> to community institutions, like libraries, schools and healthcare providers.
>
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> Earlier this month, some organizations representing these institutions
> formed the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition with the
> mission of highlighting their urgent need for high-speed, affordable
> broadband.
>
> Members of the Coalition include the American Association of Community
> Colleges, American Hospital Association, American Library Association, Bill
> & Melinda Gates Foundation, Center for Media Justice, Center for Rural
> Strategies, Consortium for School Networking, EDUCAUSE, International
> Society for Technology in Education, Internet2, Microsoft, National Alliance
> for Media, Arts and Culture, National Hispanic Media Coalition, National
> Rural Health Association, and many others.
>
> One aspect of the coalition's platform is actually one of network
> architecture. The group espouses the view that schools, libraries and
> healthcare providers should get fiber-optic connections, becoming technology
> hubs and boosting affordable broadband access for everyone in their
> communities. The coalition calls these "anchor institutions" and wants fiber
> to these institutions to be the top priority of the ARRA.
>
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> The coalition advocates interconnecting the anchor institutions to other
> "critical community entities." Non-profit groups, religious institutions and
> social service centers are all included under this umbrella. Clearly, the
> coalition is looking to get the maximum benefit to as many people in each of
> these communities as possible.
>
> Jeff Caruso is site editor at Network World.
>
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