>From a 5-page letter, dated October 30, from the Portland City Council to Congressman Blumenauer (at the end of a long list of other projects), comes this paragraph:
"Broadband Access: Speaker Pelosi, as recently as yesterday, suggested that funds for broadband should be included in the stimulus package. We agree. Ubiquitous, affordable, high-speed broadband infrastructure is absolutely essential to Portland's economic growth and job creation. Fiber broadband infrastructure encourages cost-effective advances in health care, education, public safety, environmental protection, sustainability, independent living, and other government services. Any broadband funding included in the stimulus bill needs to be directed to local governments. Both of the City's incumbent cable and telephone providers have declined to offer any plans to deploy fiber broadband in Portland. The only foreseeable way that Portland will get the fiber broadband infrastructure it needs will be for the City to either build the infrastructure itself or leverage public and private dollars in a public/private partnership. Stimulus funds directed to local governments for broadband deployment can make that happen." -- Russell Senior, Secretary [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
