I used to have to look a little to find broadband stories – now I feel as if I can’t turn a corner without hearing about another great use or deployment. It’s great – I hope it’s a sign that more is going to be happening.
Today I read about the 2008 highlights in Carver County and broadband popped up, “High-speed, broadband technology has made its way to Carver County. To create a more connected county, the board approved a fiber optic project linking the county’s cities, schools and libraries, and ultimately businesses and homeowners, at light speed for transferring data and information sharing.”
I found an older article on their plans in the Chanhassen Villager. The county plans to partner with Jaguar Communications to install the fiber network. The fiber-optic ring will cost about $3 million, with the county paying less than half of construction costs. It’s a public-private partnership where Jaguar is building the fiber ring but the county will own it in 6 years. Jaguar will be able to provide fiber to local business.
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE IN BUISNESS! They are using Taxpayer money to elimanate Taxpayers Jobs in the Telcom Field.. This needs to be STOPPED
As a telecommuncations contractor, bring on the work! Last I checked, taxpayers build the networks(I pay taxes), and it takes taxpayers to maintain the networks( again, I pay taxes).
We need more government funding to the munis and smaller entities as it is apparent that the big boys are going to hold onto their cash instead of investing in infrastructure( ATT, ALL CATV MSO’s ect)