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Recognizing that fiber optic landline Internet access is critical public infrastructure, facilitate, advise, and oversee an egalitarian fiber optic deployment to all residents and businesses of Newport County, Rhode Island to spur economic development and increase quality of life.

FEATURED VIDEOS

"4 Terabit Internet?! Fiber Company Tour!" | Snazzy Labs with Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) (posted 05 Aug 2020)

"Why Your Internet Sucks" | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (posted 16 Jun 2019)

FEATURED ARTICLES

"The Case for Fiber to the Home, Today: Why Fiber is a Superior Medium for 21st Century Broadband" | Electronic Frontier Foundation (posted 16 Oct 2019)

PAGE DIRECTORY

• "A snapshot of Internet service pricing"
• "Did the chicken or the egg come first?" (Municipal Fiber Deployment Playbook)
  • "It’s all about the Benjamins"
  • Case Study | Andrew Cohill Interview
  • Case Study | Islesboro, ME
  • Case Study | Susan Crawford "Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution and Why America Might Miss It"
• "I can read e-mail, surf the web, and watch Netflix. Isn't that good enough?"
• "The telecom industry's 5G smokescreen"
• Cord Cutting - "How does it stack up against traditional services?"
  • Cord Cutting | "Why broadband delivered over copper cables is an inferior solution"
  • Cord Cutting | Cox Communications (Glassdoor)
  • Cord Cutting | Free Live Over-the-Air (OTA) High Definition Television (HDTV) Channels
  • Cord Cutting | Smarthome Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)

ADDITIONAL READING

1. Ars Technica frequently covers topics related to fiber-optics deployments.
2. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) posts comprehensive fiber optics related articles.
3. VICE Media's Broadband Land Project provides periodic updates.

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