Broadband meeting summary
We’ve gotten a number of requests for a summary of a community broadband meeting with Mayor Sciarra on Wednesday. We were hoping the press would be there and report on …
Advocates for a public, high-speed municipal network for Northampton Massachusetts
We’ve gotten a number of requests for a summary of a community broadband meeting with Mayor Sciarra on Wednesday. We were hoping the press would be there and report on …
From the mayor’s office today: NORTHAMPTON – Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has released the Broadband Feasibility Study, prepared by Design Nine, Inc. A presentation and community discussion of the findings are scheduled …
If you want to see municipal broadband in Northampton, make plans to attend this meeting with the Mayor Sciarra on 9/20 at 6:30 PM. You can attend in person or …
A few posts back we noted that T-Mobile Home Internet might be an option for “high speed” internet for some in Northampton. It does not appear to be widely available, …
The City of Easthampton is partnering with GoNetspeed to bring fiber internet access to residences starting in 2024. As you may recall, Easthampton voted to allow its city council to …
We get regular queries on the status of a municipal network for the city. Unfortunately we have no news to report at present. We are eagerly awaiting the city to …
On Thursday, our coalition met virtually with Mayor Sciarra. The Mayor thanked our coalition for helping move a municipal network forward. She brought us up to date on where the …
During a virtual meeting on Zoom with Northampton Neighbors on Monday, Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra answered some of our coalition’s questions regarding a municipal network. Watch the video below. It only …
In this post we look at various ways the city could manage a municipal network. There are a lot of choices, but one thing is clear: to do it, the …
In this post, we look at the concern that there might not be sufficient expertise in city government to create and manage a municipal network, causing it to cost too …