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References Chapter 4

by Malcolm Matson last modified 2006-08-02 10:42


4.1 INTRODUCTION


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4.2 PROCESS OF DEVELOPING LOCAL ACCESS NETWORKS


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4.2.1 THE DRIVE AND VISION OF A POLITICAL PROJECT CHAMPION


[i] Mayor Lewis K. Billings Remarks, Patriot’s Day Services, “All Americans Can and Should Be Patriots”, September 10, 2005. http://www.provo.org /index.php?module=ibcms&fxn= mayor.Mayor_s_Speeches_ main#broadband%20speech

[ii] fibers.org, “Amsterdam plans fiber-to-the-home roll-out”, 10 November 2005
http://fibers.org/articles/news/7/11/11/1

 

[iii] OpenPlanet interview – Nov 2005.

 

[iv] Corning News Release, “Hettrick Receives Second-Annual FTTXcellence Award”, June 8, 2005. http://www.corning.com/media_center/press_ releases/2005/2005060801.aspx

 

4.2.2 THE PROJECT GROUP


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4.2.3 DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST BUSINESS CASE


[1] ‘The Elemental Hierarchy of OPLANs’ – by Malcolm Matson published by National TeleCable Ltd.

[v] Matson, M., “The Elemental Hierarchy Of Oplans”, National Telecable, 1985.

 

[vi] Sicker, D., “Further Defining A Layered Model For Telecommunications Policy”, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002.
http://tprc.org/papers/2002/95/LayeredTelecomPolicy.pdf

 

[vii] Fortune Magazine, February 16, 2004

 

[viii] Cisco, “2010, Broadband City, “A Roadmap for Local Government Executives”.

[RF1]This is generally true but Cisco wrote this BEFORE they had their own meshed wireless solution in place. They may not stipulate this now. However, I still think this is the right policy strategically but tactically one may wish to deploy a wireless solution for res customers as a stepping stone to the full FTTH solution.


4.2.4 FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS


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4.2.5 COMMUNITY CONSENSUS

4.2.6 PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS


[x] Utopia FAQ’s, “Why Were Cities Asked to Pledge Sales Tax Revenues”.
http://www.utopianet.org/faq/faq2.d.htm

 

[xi] Information on the Wireless Philadelphia initiative can be found on its website:
http://www.phila.gov/wireless/index.html

 

[xii] Information on the Manassas BPL initiative can be found on its website:
http://www.manassascity.org/index.asp?NID=20

 

[xiii] ITOWN Communications News Release, “ITOWN Communications Launches ‘West Virginia First’ Advanced Broadband Project’, July 19, 2005.
http://www.itowncom.net/news.html



4.2.7 BUSINESS MODELS


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4.2.8 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS


[xiv] Freedman, L.,“Focused Solutions to Complex Wired Community Transaction Issues”, presentation to FTTH Council, undated.
http://www.ftthcouncil.org/documents/899701.pdf



4.2.9 LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATIONS


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