"Right now, the Johas’ connection is too slow to do anything except send an email. They would gladly pay for high-speed Internet, if only they could get it."
That sounds like a statement that needs correcting then. If James is happy with the service and willing to talk, I bet we could get a local paper to pick up the story of a local business picking up the slack for the "dominant carriers." Would you be willing to give him a call Kees? -Kristian On 05/16/2017 03:17 PM, Robert Andrews wrote: > So what speed is he getting and does he still think he needs wired? > Cause if the poster child speaks, somebody is likely to listen... > > On 05/16/2017 02:04 PM, Kees H wrote: >> We hooked James up a few weeks ago. >> >> >> >> *From:* Kristian Hoffmann >> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:18 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [California] CA Meeting Follow Up - AB1665 >> >> We all need to look at this, and most likely get involved in blocking >> this bill. If you note their supporting maps, they exclude fixed >> wireless, so huge swaths of CA show as "unserved." >> >> http://www.internetforallnow.org/district_maps_of_unconnected_and_underconnnected_california >> >> https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cetf/pages/144/attachments/original/1490040674/CETF_Map.jpg?1490040674 >> >> Brian, any chance you can ask Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry why >> they're excluding fixed wireless providers from their maps? >> >> Here's the content of an email the CETF sent out regarding this bill. >> Does anyone out there serve Clarksburg? >> >> Meet James Johas. He and his wife Noel live in Clarksburg, >> California, 10 miles south of Sacramento. The Johases do not >> live in a remote place, yet their home—and most of the homes in >> Clarksburg (population 750)—can’t get high-speed Internet >> because the dominant carriers refuse to serve the area. >> CampaignMiscImage_1494629934.2248.jpg >> The results for the Johases are bad. James is a grape farmer >> with 15 acres of Chardonnay and a farm advisor who consults on >> 2,500+ acres of vineyards. When he needs to send product-use >> reports for his vineyard to the county, he can’t do it from his >> home office. Noel is in a similar boat. She consults for a fruit >> packing company in Lodi. Much of her work requires being up to >> speed on food and worker safety standards, but she can't do her >> research from home. And although their sons are a few years away >> from homework, not having high-speed Internet for their school >> assignments is of growing concern. >> >> Right now, the Johas’ connection is too slow to do anything >> except send an email. _They would gladly pay for high-speed >> Internet, if only they could get it._ >> >> *James and Noel Johas represent one of the 420,000 households in >> California on the wrong side of the Digital Divide--unconnected >> to high-speed Internet because of inadequate infrastructure.** >> >> *They are also among the thousands of Californians who support >> the *Internet For All Now Act (AB 1665), a no-tax bill >> co-authored by 22 Democrat and Republican Assemblymembers* that >> extends a successful infrastructure program of the California >> Public Utilities Commission and that will put pressure on >> Internet service providers to ensure that 98% of Californians >> have fast service within the next five years. AB 1665 is >> motivated by numerous studies that show connecting individuals >> and businesses to the Internet boosts self-sufficiency and >> economic activity and being offline does the opposite. >> >> *So tell your Legislators every Californian deserves to be >> connected to the digital economy.**CLICK HERE >> >> <http://www.internetforallnow.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fp2a.co%2FmCoPwQA&e=52d58568a56ee31cd87b31a899098712&utm_source=cetf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=james_johas&n=1>* >> // >> //The California Emerging Technology Fund provides leadership >> statewide to close the Digital Divide by accelerating broadband >> deployment and adoption of broadband for unserved and >> underserved communities and disadvantaged populations through >> public policy and community investments.// >> >> California Emerging Technology Fund >> http://www.internetforallnow.org/ >> >> <http://www.internetforallnow.org/?e=52d58568a56ee31cd87b31a899098712&utm_source=cetf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=james_johas&n=2> >> >> >> -=-=- >> California Emerging Technology Fund · United States >> >> >> -Kristian >> >> On 04/27/2017 10:04 AM, Brian - Winters Broadband wrote: >>> Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry was unable to join us for lunch >>> yesterday, but sent the attached slide yesterday morning (came in >>> during our meeting) to update us on broadband bills currently being >>> considered in the Assembly. >>> >>> >>> >>> In a call with her yesterday morning, before our meeting when she >>> advised she would unable to join us for lunch, she advised she was >>> prepared to meet with members of the WISP community if there were >>> issues we want to discuss. >>> >>> >>> >>> Brian Horn >>> >>> Winters Broadband >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> California mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/california >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> California mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/california >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> California mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/california >> > _______________________________________________ > California mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/california _______________________________________________ California mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/california
