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The Syracuse Municipal Broadband Initiative seeks to educate the community and city government on the benefits of municipal broadband, and to bring together technical and business expertise to build a municipal broadband utility...more

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We recommend that new visitors review the project page, then browse the resources page to learn more. We then urge you to sign our petition and stay updated on the initiative by visiting the news page.

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The buzz on the future of city cable television - November 21, 2009

An article on municipal ownership of cable, franchise renewal, and SMBI from...

Cable Franchise Renewal Needs Assessment Recap - November 16, 2009

To prepare for negotiating a cable franchise renewal with Time Warner Cable (TWC), the city of...

What is Net Neutrality? - July 18, 2009

A common description of Net Neutrality goes something like this one from Google...

SMBI Rationale and Proposal Document - May 22, 2009

We have created a rationale and proposal document describing the Syracuse Municipal Broadband...

SMBI Overview Document - May 22, 2009

We have created a one page document describing the Syracuse Municipal Broadband Initiative. You...

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