City of Light 2.0

Grassroots effort to bring community broadband to Buffalo and Erie County. Let's take control of the vital infrastructure of the 21st century. #ConnectBuffalo

[Erie County, NY @ErieCountyNY]

For the most accurate results for our broadband study take it from a wired computer, not a mobile device or WiFi: https://t.co/SUrRbghcwc

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

The road to high-speed low-cost fiber for Erie County starts here. Take the survey and go to the meeting - we'd love to see you there! https://t.co/d0jMG6YqmR

[Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz]

We are holding a public hearing on Dec. 5 at 6pm to hear feedback on internet speeds and assist our Broadband Study
https://t.co/S0FB42Mkbo

[Lee Fang @lhfang]

Wilson, NC created municipal broadband, had to vote last month to turn it off given telecom-authored state law https://t.co/whediIJWvZ

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

@HeyRaChaCha @PatBurkeECLeg Hm, not on ESD's Public Meetings page. Link?

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

@HeyRaChaCha @PatBurkeECLeg Nope. Thanks for the heads up!

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

What's the Right Price for a Gigabit? https://t.co/KQJkwwSklG via @DougDawson_CCG

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

3 Ways Governments Are Working to Make Broadband Universally Accessible https://t.co/EjUl8L097g

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

Telco Incumbent lobbying exacerbates the #digitaldivide and undermines our democracy https://t.co/cA0F1XpkH9

[Joanne Hovis @joannehovis]

must reading: powerful NYTimes article on @greenlightnc #broadband impact on #rural development and #localnetchoice https://t.co/TxJM3GvtAF

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

@Husaria Oops, sorry, missed your tweet. It's part politics and part federal funding. TWC doesn't fight rural areas, and the feds fund rural

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

Alphabet is putting serious pressure on Google Fiber to cut costs https://t.co/zdNG0LZNeW via @verge

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

Chattanooga’s Innovation District Beckons to Young Entrepreneurs https://t.co/bWa6RvHQWG

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

Your Internet privacy shouldn’t be a ‘luxury item,’ this regulator says https://t.co/Uood24vM1t

[Stop the Cap! @stopthecap]

Charter cancels TWC Maxx upgrades for Upstate NY. New max speed reset to 100Mbps in areas not already getting 300Mbps.

[Stop the Cap! @stopthecap]

Hilarously, Gov Cuomo takes credit for 100Mbps speeds coming in 2017. If Charter buyout was denied, we'd have 300Mbps instead... for less $.

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

Internet access is now a human right: part 1 – Chips with Everything tech podcast https://t.co/cFAHcAIX7T

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

.@CommunityNets succinctly explains the importance of gigabit service - https://t.co/R7CeIRYg8R

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

Verizon talking to cities about fiber expansion after years of stagnation https://t.co/zRGlcu0c6u

[City of Light 2.0 @BuffMuniFiber]

"civic Internet of Things is this generation’s opportunity to recreate the commons at the heart of all cities." - https://t.co/4zeF26alq7

[POGO Investigates @POGOinvestigate]

The poor are disproportionately left out of broadband expansion and isolated from the information economy. https://t.co/aU5ocxpoit