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Blue Hill Broadband Committee & Updates
The Town of Blue Hill Select Board voted to create a Town Broadband Committee on 12 April 2021 Its members were identified as: Scott Miller - Chair & Town Select Board member Butler Smythe Lori Sitzabee Jennifer Jackson Christina Schunemann Hugh Nazor Overview The Blue Hill Broadband Committee has met since 12 April with the fruits of our efforts are being developed in Facebook, Instagram, this and the Town Web Site, as well as face to face venues over time. Smaller team meetings have been conducted to address a Communications Plan while another is worked a Request for Proposal (RFP) with three other Peninsula Towns. 1. We presented technical options to the Select Board on 20 April. 2. We developed a Request for Proposal (RFP) with Brooksville, Deer Isle and Penobscot which was released July 9th 3. Broadband has been a discussion item at every Monday evening Select Board Meeting. 4. We're starting a broader community engagement on the subject of Fiber to the Premise - with more coming soon. Please see the What’s Happening page for more information. |
Blue Hill Broadband Report
The locally developed and Updated (March 2021) Blue Hill Broadband Report was created to more accurately identify wired Internet access in Blue Hill and provide basic facts about the Internet and how they relate to the Town's wired infrastructure. The document attempts to clarify what we have, do not have and why and it captures some key shortfalls in the town's DSL capacity, and why they will not be corrected.
Changes are occurring in how providers look at legacy systems. CCI recently changed how they expect their internet market to look and are focusing on fiber. Others like Spectrum are not shifting fully to fiber retaining their networks with their traditional copper (Coax) medium. How we are affected and when, can be in our control were - if we are proactive - in addressing the issues. The 25 February 2022 NTIA Award is an effect of just that!
Changes are occurring in how providers look at legacy systems. CCI recently changed how they expect their internet market to look and are focusing on fiber. Others like Spectrum are not shifting fully to fiber retaining their networks with their traditional copper (Coax) medium. How we are affected and when, can be in our control were - if we are proactive - in addressing the issues. The 25 February 2022 NTIA Award is an effect of just that!