[PLUG] TONIGHT PLUG Meeting: Municipal Broadband in Portland

[Russell Senior]

Someone asked me today for the link to the video I showed at my talk. Here
it is:

https://youtu.be/vELWXp3OOUA

On Thursday, February 1, 2018, Michael Dexter <dexter at ambidexter.com> wrote:

>
> Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement
>
> Who: Russell Senior
> What: How to get a Municipal Broadband network in the City of Portland
> Where: PSU, 1930 SW 4th Ave
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1930+SW+4th+Ave&entry=gmail&source=g>. Room
> FAB 86-01 (Lower Level)
> When: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 at 7pm
> Why: The pursuit of technology freedom
> Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live
>
> How to get a Municipal Broadband network in the City of Portland
>
> As many of you know, Russell has been kind of passionate about building an
> open-access Internet infrastructure in Portland for the last decade or
> more. No privately owned network would voluntarily allow open-access, and
> hasn't since the DSL days (when they were required to), and the Feds,
> namely the FCC has been steadfast in its refusal to enforce line-sharing
> (essentially the same thing as open access) on infrastructure built since
> 1996. Many of you may have heard about the FCC action in December
> rescinding the relatively new Title II regulation of ISPs and the Network
> Neutrality rules that went with it. With the consciousness raising this
> event has provided, there is a new window of opportunity from the
> groundswell of interest to create pressure on our political systems, namely
> City Council in Portland OR, failing that, an initiative petition to
> provide a local solution.
>
> Russell will describe the problem and what a solution would look like,
> where the user ends up in the driver seat.
>
> Bring your Net Neutrality questions!
>
> Calagator Page: http://calagator.org/events/1250473188
>
> Many will head to the Lucky Lab at 1945 NW Quimby St
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1945+NW+Quimby+St&entry=gmail&source=g>.
> after the meeting.
>
> Rideshares to the Lucky Lab available
>
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> Michael Dexter
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