1. Christopher Mitchell
Director, Community Broadband Networks
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
June 12, 2014
@communitynets
www.MuniNetworks.org
Internet Access
Today’s Essential Infrastructure

5. Institute for Local Self-Reliance
 Formed in 1974
 Focuses
 Community Banking
 Decentralized Energy
 Main Street Businesses
 Recycling – Waste to Wealth
 Telecommunications as
Commons Initiative
 MuniNetworks.org

9. Study Results
 Faster Speeds
 More Reliability
 Lower Prices
 Increased Investment
 http://bit.ly/gao-muni-nets

10. MuniNetworks.org/communitymap

13. Vs

20. Learn More: MuniNetworks.org/tags-349

24. Download:
www.ctcnet.us/gigabit

25. Download:
ilsr.org/santa-monica-city-net

26. Thank you
Christopher Mitchell
 christopher@newrules.org
 MuniNetworks.org
 @communitynets
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