Comments on: Monticello FiberNet update with Christopher Mitchell

By: Star Tribune and comments on Monticello FiberNet « Blandin on Broadband

Star Tribune and comments on Monticello FiberNet « Blandin on Broadband — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:25:31 +0000

[...] the most interesting part of the article for those of us who have been following the story for a year now is the comment section – all 40 or so of them. A handful of them thought [...]

By: Monticello awards contract for Fiber Loop project « Blandin on Broadband

Monticello awards contract for Fiber Loop project « Blandin on Broadband — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:05:37 +0000

[...] Thanks a million to Lynne Dahl-Fleming for the following update on the progress in Monticello (despite the lawsuit issued by local ISP). I continue to be so impressed with their drive forward and appreciative of their efforts [...]

By: Ann Treacy

Ann Treacy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:01:27 +0000

Bill,

Thanks a million for the clarification. Ann

By: Bill Coleman

Bill Coleman — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:45:49 +0000

Hi Ann,
Just to clarify, Monticello was approved to be a Get Broadband community with Blandin Foundation funds for the purpose of market development. One of the requirements for that program is that the community effort must be provider neutral, enabling all provides to participate in the market development efforts.

As Monticello was just then engaged in the referendum phase of its fiber project, the community decided that the timing was poor to launch this initiative and withdrew their application.