Tennessee Close to Approving FREE Community College for HS grads
Tennessee Gov. William Haslam has proposed that his state use lottery funds to provide high-school graduates with two free years of education at community or technical colleges.
The NY Times covers Wilson, NC
Wilson, NC, gets coverage in the NY Times as being a ‘Town with Fiber.’ The article points out that tech savvy entrepreneurs, as well as those with existing businesses who require greater speeds (in particular upload speed), are moving to the towns across the nation that have fiber to the home (FTTH). Check out the article at the link above.
Jonathan Feldman is a top CIO to follow
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/the-top-100-most-social-c_b_5028376.html
Very proud to see the Huffington Post recognize the City of Asheville’s CIO, Jonathan Feldman. Not only is he a top CIO to follow on Twitter (@_jfeldman), but he is a recognized tech rock star across the region and thought leader. Congratulations to Jonathan and to the City of Asheville.
The Age of ‘Fiber to the Press Release’
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140307/04485626475/weve-entered-age-fiber-to-press-release.shtml
Google Fiber intended to create a louder national dialogue about the lack of broadband competition. While their efforts have created competition in the areas where it’s deployed, Karl Bode says Google Fiber has created a new phenomenon he calls ‘fiber to the press release.’ This implies a carrier proclaims they, too, will soon be offering 1 Gbps broadband, but the announcement contains no hard specifics while the it states that ‘ISP X’ has joined the ultra-fast broadband race. Check out the article.
The FCC seeks input on E-Rate
http://www.bbklaw.com/?t=40&an=29305&format=xml
The FCC is looking for additional input on the E-Rate program. Check out the link to Best Best & Krieger’s write-up on the issue.