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Northampton, December 4 — WiredWest, the cooperative of towns in western Mass working together to build and operate a regional fiber-optic broadband network, has reacted strongly to the December 1st statement by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute denying funding to the WiredWest project. WiredWest found the statement to be based on distortions, unsubstantiated claims and innuendo [...]
MBI said: “The MBI is committed to working with you to develop a sustainable plan for governance and operation of a regional network, and therefore will be prepared to partner with towns on new pathways to successfully expand broadband service as needed.” WW replies: The only way that MBI can work and partner with the [...]
Meeting: WiredWest Executive Committee Meeting Date / time: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 6:00 pm Location / address: Hampshire Council of Governments, 99 Main Street, Northampton Agenda - posted Monday, 5/23/16 8:42 am, updated 5/24/16 3:39 pm Meeting: WiredWest Board Meeting Date / time: Saturday, May 21, 2016, 9:30 am Location / address: Swift River School, 201 Wendell Rd., New Salem 01355 Agenda - posted Wednesday, [...]
This op-ed by Steve Nelson, WiredWest's Governance Chair, appeared in the Berkshire Eagle on April 15, 2015 For those of us in Western Mass. who have been without high-speed Internet service for far too long, our moment of truth is now at hand. A years-long effort to solve this problem will succeed or fail during town [...]
WiredWest will link the individual towns networks into a regional one using fiber rings. This will allow consolidation of bandwidth and services. We currently has an RFI out and is talking with potential vendors to operate the network. We are in the process of developing a financial model and business plan. All services, such as customer [...]
The original plan was to offer basic internet service starting at $49 per month. None will have data caps: $49/month basic 25 Mbps internet $79/month superfast 100 Mbps internet $109/month ultrafast 1 Gbps (1000 Mbps) internet We expect to offer digital telephone service with offerings as follows: $25/month full-featured phone The delivery of television over the [...]
WiredWest’s original “Plan A” was to build and operate a regional fiber broadband network for member towns. Fiber is the best technology that can deliver fast, reliable broadband internet to all premises. Doing this regionally is the most efficient and cost effective approach, and would minimize the burden to individual towns. MBI initially endorsed this plan and made [...]
WiredWest Project History and Overview (updated 4/6/2017) WiredWest's original "Plan A" was to build and operate a regional fiber broadband network for member towns. Fiber is the best technology that can deliver fast, reliable broadband internet to all premises. Doing this regionally is the most efficient and cost effective approach, and would minimize the burden to individual towns. [...]
There are a number of ways you can get involved and support the WiredWest project: Make a Donation to WiredWest: WiredWest operations are funded by grants, donations of funds and in-kind products and services, and significant volunteer time. The project requires ongoing financial support to assist with gathering data for the business plan, engineering, and [...]
WiredWest Communications Cooperative Corporation celebrates its first anniversary today amid key efforts to bring the network to fruition. The WiredWest Coop was formed on August 13, 2011 by 22 Western Massachusetts towns that had voted to create Municipal Lighting Plant (MLP) departments. The MLP legislation, Chapter 164 of Massachusetts General Laws, is over 100 years [...]