From LSanders at somervillema.gov Thu Feb 25 15:26:34 2010 From: LSanders at somervillema.gov (Lynn Sanders) Date: Thu Feb 25 11:46:13 2010 Subject: [Youngsomervilleresistat] Google fiber to communities network pilot References: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB04138EDF@exchange.somerville.ma.us> <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB052E2F16@exchange.somerville.ma.us> <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB04138EE0@exchange.somerville.ma.us> <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB052E2F4A@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Message-ID: <05E737CD9BF1C7479D7F1A4A881272EB04138EE2@exchange.somerville.ma.us> Hi all - Please see the below announcement regarding an exciting opportunity for the City to participate in a Google pilot. Mayor Curtatone recently announced that the City of Somerville will seek to be included as one of the selected trial areas for an ultra-high speed broadband network by Google. The network will be offered at a competitive price to a small number of trial locations across the country. With Google's plan, a fiber-optic broadband network would provide an attractive choice for the residents of Somerville, and should ultimately increase competition and lower prices. The City will be submitting a Request for Information (RFI) to Google, which Google is using to identify interested communities. Click here for the City's news detail: http://www.somervillema.gov/newsDetail.cfm?instance_id=1561, or here for more information from Google: http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/. Thanks! ResiStat is the City of Somerville's effort to bring data-driven discussions and decision-making to residents via the web and regular community meetings. RESISTAT INTERACTIVE TOOLS: Unsubscribe from ResiStat mailing lists: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/mailman/listinfo Subscribe to lists and view archives from mailing lists: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Mailing_Lists.html View or submit a SomerBlog Question or Comment: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Blog.html View or submit a Community Calendar item: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Home_Page.html Lynn Sanders ResiStat Intern City of Somerville lsanders@somervillema.gov P: 617.625.6600 x2120 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.somerville.ma.us/pipermail/youngsomervilleresistat/attachments/20100225/7e5650e2/attachment.html