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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>It’s CenturyLink’s first major expansion outside its ILEC territory so will increase competition in Springfield. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is exactly the same model used in Huntsville, Alabama (where Google Fiber is the anchor tenant), and it seems to be working well there. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more details, see: <a href="https://www.bbcmag.com/community-broadband/springfield-missouri-and-centurylink-expand-fiber-network">https://www.bbcmag.com/community-broadband/springfield-missouri-and-centurylink-expand-fiber-network</a> - and there will be a session on this project at the Broadband Communities Summit in April. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Masha Zager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Editor-in-Chief, Broadband Communities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:masha@bbcmag.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>masha@bbcmag.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>518-943-0374<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.bbcmag.com"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>www.bbcmag.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.twitter.com/bbcmag<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> 1st-mile-nm <1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christopher Mitchell<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 21, 2020 11:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> David Breecker [dba] <david@breeckerassociates.com><br><b>Cc:</b> 1st-Mile-NM <1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [1st-mile-nm] How a new model can expand broadband access across communities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Worth explaining that AT&T is the incumbent telephone company that CenturyLink is partnering with the city of Springfield to compete against other. This is an arrangement that CenturyLink lobbyists have previously tried to ban in Missouri and are still trying to ban arrangements like this in other states. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I think this is nonetheless a sign of hope for more choice in urban areas and I hope it works well. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Christopher Mitchell<br>Director, Community Broadband Networks<br>Institute for Local Self-Reliance</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><br><a href="http://www.muninetworks.org/" target="_blank">MuniNetworks.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>@communitynets<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>612-545-5185<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 6:30 PM David Breecker [dba] <<a href="mailto:david@breeckerassociates.com">david@breeckerassociates.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’m curious to know if folks have any reactions to this model:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#101010;background:#FAFAFA'>City Utilities (CU), Springfield, Missouri’s city-owned electric utility, recently </span><a href="https://www.cityutilities.net/2019/08/13/20190813-network/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#DC2A2A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#FAFAFA;text-decoration:none'>announced plans</span></a><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#101010;background:#FAFAFA'> to expand its fiber optic network to every home in the city and lease excess fiber—on a nonexclusive basis—to the internet service provider (ISP) CenturyLink. CenturyLink, in turn, will offer high-speed fiber broadband services citywide and pay for marketing and customer service costs. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/02/13/how-a-new-model-can-expand-broadband-access-across-communities/?utm_campaign=Metropolitan%20Policy%20Program&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=83662871" target="_blank">https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/02/13/how-a-new-model-can-expand-broadband-access-across-communities/?utm_campaign=Metropolitan Policy Program&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=83662871</a> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>David Breecker,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><img border=0 width=204 height=68 style='width:2.125in;height:.7083in' id="gmail-m_-6770191871618684563BD6C7717-7563-45E4-B289-98109FE3B97B" src="cid:image001.png@01D5E8AF.1F7352B0"><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0433FF'><br>David Breecker Associates</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0433FF'><a href="http://www.breeckerassociates.com" target="_blank">www.breeckerassociates.com</a></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Santa Fe Office: 505-690-2335<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Abiquiu Office: 505-685-4891<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Skype: dbreecker<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>1st-mile-nm mailing list<br><a href="mailto:1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org" target="_blank">1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org</a><br><a href="http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/1st-mile-nm" target="_blank">http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/1st-mile-nm</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>