[isoc-ny] VIDEO: Appalachian Ohio-West Virginia Connectivity Summit

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The FCC has designated August as Rural Broadband Month
<https://www.facebook.com/FCC/posts/10154999859879671> and will discuss
many related matters at its Open Meeting
<https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2017/08/august-2017-open-commission-meeting>
on Wednesday. Just because ISOC-NY is primarily an urban Chapter does not
mean we are not concerned with rural connectivity. Plenty of upstate,
despite Cuomo's best efforts <https://www.ny.gov/programs/broadband-all>,
remains an Internet desert. The Appalachia/Ohio event below, from a couple
of weeks back, is a brief yet definitive exploration of the current issues,
funding, models, regulation etc etc.  I suggest skipping the first 26 mins
in Chris Mitchell's to where he gets down to business. The message that he,
and Commissioner Clyburn, delivered is that it is up to communities to take
their connectivity into their own hands, and to organize sooner rather than
later, before massive subsidies end up in the hands of the incumbents.
Existing such community efforts are explored in the panel. Finally I do
recommend spending time to listen to the background interview with
community organizer LIz Shaw, in which she graphically and humorously
relates the frustrations that led to the conference itself.


joly posted: "On July 18 2017 the Appalachian Ohio-West Virginia
Connectivity Summit was held at Washington State Community College in
Marietta, OH. Keynote Speaker was Chris Mitchell, Director of the Community
Broadband Networks Initiative. After breakout sessions the"


[image: APPALACHIAN OHIO-WEST VIRGINIA CONNECTIVITY SUMMIT]
<http://ruralassembly.org/blog/2017/6/15/appalachian-ohio-west-virginia-connectivity-summit>On
*July 18 2017* the *Appalachian Ohio-West Virginia Connectivity Summit
<http://ruralassembly.org/blog/2017/6/15/appalachian-ohio-west-virginia-connectivity-summit>*
was held at Washington State Community College in Marietta, OH. Keynote
Speaker was *Chris Mitchell*, Director of the Community Broadband Networks
Initiative. After breakout sessions there was a plenary panel on *Community
Ownership Models*. Video of both is below. FCC Commissioner *Mignon Clyburn*
also spoke. There's no video of that but a *transcript of her prepared
remarks*
<http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0719/DOC-345873A1.pdf>
is available.

*Keynote Speaker – Chris Mitchell*: https://www.facebook.com/
WSCCMariettaOH/videos/10154782856332919/

 *Community Ownership Models Panel*: Letcher County, KY Broadband Board;
Coschocton County, OH Broadband Project;
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arrett County; MD Broadband Project; Pikeville, KY Fiber-to-the Premises
Project. Moderator – Marty Newell
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: https://www.facebook.com/WSCCMariettaOH/videos/10154783486877919/

** Itinerary:* http://bit.ly/2vqfNAu (pdf)

** Background radio interview
<https://soundcloud.com/woubdigital/episode-014-community-hooks-for-the-net>*
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<https://soundcloud.com/woubdigital/episode-014-community-hooks-for-the-net>
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mins)


   - *Facebook Page:* https://www.facebook.com/broadband4app
   - *Public Knowledge* report
   <https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/whats-lacking-in-appalachia-tales-from-a-broadband-connectivity-conversation>
   - *muninetworks.org <http://muninetworks.org>* report and resources
   <https://muninetworks.org/content/watch-video-appalachian-ohio-west-virginia-connectivity-summit>

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