On Wednesday 10 February 2010 21:11:47 larry price wrote: > Most of you have probably already heard something about Google's plan > to trial a fast fiber to the home service somewhere in the United > States. > > You can read about it straight from the source. > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/think-big-with-gig-our-experimental. > html > > > I would like to to encourage everyone who gets this message to go to > > http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options > > Right now. > > And fill out the form nominating Eugene as a test site for the > advanced high speed network. > > Things worth mentioning. > > Eugene has no current fiber to the home provider. > > Eugene has a highly educated workforce and a relative scarcity of > local employers. > > Eugene has a high percentage of telecommuters. > > Eugene has a lot of artists, musicians, dancers and others for whom a > true high speed network could open new markets and create new economic > opportunities. > > Eugene has an existing public utility that could partner with google. > And is also the location of an internet peering facility that is > currently underutilized (OIX http://www.oregon-ix.net/ ) > > A high speed network would create new jobs and would reshape the > economic landscape of Eugene and Lane County. > > Please pass this on and encourage everyone you know who cares about > the economic future of the lower willamette valley to visit > > http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options > and nominate Eugene as a test site.
I believe that Eugene should and will (How could they not?) apply to be a part of this program. So if they do it will really help their (our) cause if a large number of residents also nominate Eugene. When Eugene gets the network then we really need to get to work developing some applications to utilize it. :-) > Thank you for giving this your time and attention. > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
