Business Plan Draft Oct 12 2015
The most recent draft release of the WiredWest Business Plan is now available for review.
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WiredWest Financial and Business Management Procedures
WiredWest Management The WiredWest Executive Committee (which comprises a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Vice Treasurer, Clerk, and up to four additional ackhauloard members) will continue to serve on a volunteer basis and be intimately involved with the affairs of WiredWest on a volunteer basis. The Executive Committee will meet twice a month to discuss and [...]
Municipal Light Plant (MLP) Authority
Municipal Light Plant (MLP) Authority Prepared by Diedre Lawrence Duncan & Allen N.E., LLC 35 Braintree Hill Office Park Suite 201 Braintree, MA 02184 (617) 435-2546 Overview of Municipal Light Departments Municipal light departments generally are not governed by the same laws that govern cities and towns. Rather, General Laws Chapter 164 governs the management and [...]
The State Should Work with WiredWest on a Regional Plan
MBI was initially funded and created by emergency legistlation in 2008 with a mandate to bring broadband internet service to all 45 unserved communities. Instead, they spent $80M building the MB123 middle mile to 123 communities which they claimed would attract private companies to finish the last mile. It never did and now is a hindrance to [...]
WiredWest Continues to Develop Plans as State Reviews Last Mile Broadband
WiredWest continues to actively develop its plans in coordination with the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI). WiredWest will continue to push hard on behalf of and in concert with our towns and citizens for this desperately needed project to move forward. Every household, business, organization and town without access to high-speed Internet access is suffering today, [...]
CTC Report supporting WiredWest Business Model
CTC Technology & Energy (Columbia Telecommunications Corporation) is an independent communications engineering consultancy that offers a unique combination of qualifications and capabilities in broadband financial analysis, business planning, engineering, network strategic planning, and marketing automation. If you are not sure what software to use to automate your business marketing then read Marketo vs Hubspot comparison. Founded [...]
2012 Recap and Plans for 2013
2012 was a busy year for WiredWest that included the addition of 16 new towns to the Cooperative, bringing the current membership to 42 towns eager to work together to create a long-term, comprehensive solution to the problem of inadequate broadband access. Regular meetings of WiredWest’s organizational bodies were conducted throughout the year, with Board [...]
WiredWest Engages Community Broadband Consultant and Regional Planning Agencies
WiredWest has procured the services of Dr. Andrew Cohill, of Design Nine, to work on the first phase of broadband planning. It’s estimated the work will take six months to complete. Cohill is a broadband architect with an international reputation for his work advising large and small communities on technology and broadband issues. In the [...]
Regional Broadband FAQ’s
Regional Broadband FAQ's No, WiredWest’s service will be delivered on separate lines. Subscribers can either keep their Verizon phone service or replace it with WiredWest’s optional phone service. Whereas Verizon offers DSL on top of phone service, WiredWest offers phone service on top of internet service. With all the TV and Movie content being [...]
Who Is Killing the Towns of Western Massachusetts?
by Susan Crawford. Reprinted from BackChannel. Read the original article. It may be the governor. In the State House. With the lobbyists. This is the story of a dramatic failure of imagination and vision at the state level: Governor Charlie Baker’s apparent insistence that Massachusetts relegate small towns to second-rate, high-priced, monopoly-controlled (and unregulated) communications [...]