[sllug-members]: Fiber for Salt Lake and Utah Movement

[Thomas S Hatch]

Ok, the Competition and Privatization Subcommittee Hearing September in on
the 26th, 1:00 PM, Unfortunetly I can't make it.  If those who have
expressed interest in joining this pro-Utopia group would like to get
together on Tuesday and try to give those who can go the right ammunition,
tell me and I will find a meeting place for Tuesday.

On 9/22/07, Thomas S Hatch <thatch45 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ok, can someone confirm this meeting time for me?  I think we should try
> to meet before the meeting, determine who can go up and give them all the
> ammo we can muster, it is a good start.
>
> On 9/22/07, Scott K <zspecialk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If we could have a meeting Tuesday night and sign a petition to submit
> > to the committee on Wednesday that would be a good start. Maybe get a couple
> > of people who can't necessarily spend an an afternoon on the hill, or lack
> > the compelling business case testimony to share with the committee.
> >
> > Technology might be our real friend here. We need to convince the
> > committee that there are too many places in the state that don't have any
> > competition at all in the way of broadband (because of the distance
> > limitations of DSL). We also need to make the point that the UTOPIA model
> > infrastructure levels the playing field for all providers (including Qwest
> > and Comcast), while complete bans at the state level enforce a monopoly of
> > primitive technology.
> >
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