May 23 coalition meeting notes
We met for the first time in a couple of months yesterday. We tried hard to find a public space, but failed. If you have some public space we can …
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Jeff Christensen’s complete presentation in Florence
Here’s EntryPoint Network’s Jeff Christensen’s complete presentation last Thursday to members of the Northampton High-speed Network Coalition and interested members of the public. One hour and forty-seven minutes were recorded. …
Jeff Christensen speaks in Florence on how to do community networks right
Jeff Christensen of EntryPoint Networks spoke Thursday night at FreePress in Florence. His topic: how to build municipal networks right. The two-hour meeting was taped by Northampton Community TV and …
Meet Jeff Christensen this Thursday at FreePress in Florence
Jeff Christensen and his company, EntryPoint Networks, is helping communities create entrances to the Internet using municipal networks that are open to ALL service providers. This approach dramatically reduces costs, …
City council gives final approval to mayor’s capital fund plan
Last night, the Northampton City Council gave final approval to the mayor’s capital plan for FY20 – FY25. The plan includes funding for a study of a municipal network for …
An update on next steps for a community network for Northampton
This Thursday, there will be another opportunity Thursday to tell the Northampton City Council and the mayor that you want a community network! On February 21, the city council approved …
City Council approves in concept study of Northampton Municipal Network
Note: This post was updated to note the City Council’s approval was in concept. Last night, the Northampton City Council approved in concept funding for a study of a Northampton …
Coalition meeting update
The Northampton High-speed Community Network Coalition met last night to assess our progress and figure out where to go from here. The obvious topic of discussion: Mayor Narkewicz’s recent decision …
A good meeting with Ward 7 counselor Alisa Klein
We met with Alisa Klein last Thursday. Alisa is Northampton’s Ward 7 city counselor. It was a cold day to meet but hot tea and hot chocolate at Bread Euphoria …
Updated strategy
Our coalition met last night and talked about an updated strategy. In general, we feel we are on the right track. We have at least 460 signatures on our petition …