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		<title>MBI May Broadband Meeting In Pittsfield</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the afternoon of Tuesday May 8th, I attended a broadband meeting hosted by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) at the Crowne Plaza in Pittsfield, MA. The operator of MBI&#8217;s backbone, Axia, was also present. Numerous representatives were invited to the meeting, including municipalities, public safety, internet providers, health and medical, state and local libraries, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMPORTANT BROADBAND INFORMATION&#8211;READ BEFORE THE TOWN MEETING!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Background to Article 13 of the Alford Town Warrant At the May 2011 Alford Town Meeting, voters approved an article that authorized Alford to establish a Municipal Lighting Plant (MLP). This was the first of two required steps for our town to join WiredWest, a planned cooperative that will provide fiber-optic-based broadband Internet infrastructure to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WiredWest April Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 16, 2012 WiredWest is continuing to work diligently to bring 21st century internet to our doorstep. 2011 was a productive year, with highlights being the official formation of the WiredWest Cooperative by 22 member towns; incorporation with the Commonwealth; development of key financial documents; and the award of two grants to complete critical work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Services In Alford As Of April 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alford has some broadband service, but we are still lacking complete coverage. Thanks to the residents who kindly participated in this year&#8217;s Alford Broadband Survey, I can give you a more accurate representation of the internet services that are currently available to our residents. I will discuss residential services from fastest to slowest, and will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alford Broadband FAQs March 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alford Broadband Committee has recently been asked some serious questions by fellow residents, and here are the best answers that we can provide at the current time&#8230; 1) Can you guess when the fiber will reach Alford? The MBI fiber-optic backbone in to Alford should be completed by June 2013. It will take some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBI Broadband Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 22nd 2012 I took part in an in-depth conference call, hosted by Judy Dumont (director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, a.k.a. MBI). The topics discussed in the meeting included Closing the Digital Divide, Network Infrastructure, End Use Network Connection, Broadband Availability and Adoption, as well as Milestones. In less than 468 days, MBI&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WiredWest Needs A Bit Of Your Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WiredWest wants to bring high speed internet to everyone in the Berkshires, here’s an easy way to help&#8230; During the month of March, a market research company will be calling randomly selected residents of WiredWest towns to determine demand for internet services and other telecom services. This is a necessary component of preparing our business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alford Broadband Survey Results 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alford&#8217;s Broadband Progress The broadband initiatives physically came to a halt in 2011. Earlier in the year we had some news from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute that they had finished their pole surveys for the fiber runs. Governor Patrick lead the broadband groundbreaking ceremony last summer. However, there was not much physical activity in our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why The Broadband Survey Is Important</title>
		<link>http://townofalford.org/2012/01/why-the-broadband-survey-is-important/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, January 12th, I attended an MBI conference call, and the briefing was about mapping verification. Each of the unserved and underserved towns have to verify internet coverage maps for the various services that are already available within their borders. Data that I collect from the Alford Broadband Survey (which should arrive in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Broadband Survey Is On The Way!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Dellea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of today, the Alford Broadband Survey for 2012 is being printed for postal delivery. It&#8217;s been a few years since we&#8217;ve performed a broadband survey, and we need updated statistics to determine the broadband internet needs for our town. You should receive the survey in your postal mail very soon, it is of the [...]]]></description>
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