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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>David, et al,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I co-founded a fiber-to-the-home company
10 years ago that built networks for new community developments. The
following are some quotes that you might find useful and are still pertinent
today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>"Cities of the past
were built along railroads, waterways, and interstate highways. Cities of the
future will be built along information highways - broadband systems of
communications connected to every home, office, school, library and healthcare
facility in the region, and through the World Wide Web to millions of other
institutions across the globe."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>- John M. Eger, World
Foundation for Smart Communities<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>"All of a sudden, we
found that one of the most important questions for homebuyers-right after they
verified the tax rate and the school system was, what kind of broadband access
do I have?"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>- Robert Lohr, town
manager for Purcellville<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>"Fiber to the Home
(FTTH) networks are a future-proof architecture."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>- The International
Engineering Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>"One development
reports 50 percent of homebuyers purchased specifically due to the
technology."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>- Donna Keegan, TechHome
Builder Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sincerely,</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Charlie</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Charles Frans<br>
Cyber Mesa</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Office: 505-988-9200</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cell: 505-795-7107</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org [mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Breecker (dba)<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 11,
2013 3:21 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 1st-Mile-NM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [1st-mile-nm] Why you
MUST fight for fiber-optic (or fall behind) |www.smartcitiescouncil.com</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://smartcitiescouncil.com/article/why-you-must-fight-fiber-optic-or-fall-behind">http://smartcitiescouncil.com/article/why-you-must-fight-fiber-optic-or-fall-behind</a><br>
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In the process of researching our forthcoming Smart Cities Readiness Guide, we
learned about the importance of high-speed fiber-optic networks. To quote this
useful article from Governing Magazine, "a fiber-optic network can be 200
times faster than cable and has the potential to trigger a new generation of
economic development."<br>
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I would add this: If you do NOT get a fiber backbone for your city, it may well
trigger a new generation of economic distress. Quoting once again: "Fiber
networks are seen by many as one of the most important infrastructure
developments of the 21st century." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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dba | David Breecker Associates, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:black'>Santa Fe</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=1
color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:black'>: 505-690-2335<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Abiquiu:
505-685-4891<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'><a
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