Hello, Will the local media be reporting on this Metro Council vote, or will followup(s) be forthcoming here in the MacGroup?
-russ > On Feb 10, 2016, at 10:45 AM, Richard D. Meadows <[email protected]> wrote: > > YOUR HELP NEEDED! GET GOOGLE FIBER TO LOUISVILLE. > On this Thursday Louisville Metro Council will be having a vote on TWO > ordinances that we must get passed to make Google Fiber a reality here. The > first is for a universal franchise agreement across Jefferson county. In the > past, a communications provider (such as Google) would have to negotiate > agreements with all 85 2nd and 3rd tier cities across the county. This first > part will provide for a single point of negotiation, greatly simplifying the > process. The second part deals with what is called “one-touch make ready” > This will allow communications providers such as Google to be able to > dispatch their own work crews to install fiber to your neighborhood, without > having the involvement of AT&T. Currently AT&T is involved in the process > which can often add months to an installation time. > There is a lot of pushback from AT&T (Against Technology & Telephony) and our > “friends” at TWC merging with Charter Communications (Details: > http://www.multichannel.com/…/charter-twc-bad-deal-s…/397222). Obviously, > when Google puts in their fiber Internet access, it is going to have a > negative effect on both of those companies. They are lobbying members of the > Council. WE NEED TO LOBBY BACK. > What you can do. Call your council person. Here is the URL > (https://louisvilleky.gov/gover…/metro-council/districts-1-26) to get a > listing where you can get the contact information on your council person. > Call up their office and let them know that we want GOOGLE FIBER. If they > want more jobs in Louisville then they have to pass these two ordinances. If > they want a better life in Louisville for their children and grand children > they need to pass both these ordinances. We may not have huge campaign > donations for council members but we have a bigger voice if their phones are > flooded with calls asking them to vote for the ordinances. Your Voice Counts, > Call Right Now. And, call David Yates, President of the Louisville Metro > Council at (502) 574-1125 and ask him to support these ordinances and move > them forward for approval on February 11, 2016. > Thanks for your help in bringing Google Fiber to Louisville and making our > city a true 21st Century city. > > Richard > > > Richard D. Meadows > Co-Founder & CCO > Berndows Enterprise LLC > [email protected] > 502-593-5830 > www.berndowsenterprise.com > @HackerHostelLou > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
