[olug] Title II status and Google Fiber

[Dan Linder]

Done!

. @GoogleFiber <https://twitter.com/googlefiber> - Now that Title II is the
law of the land, how about re-investigating putting it up here in Omaha and
Bellevue Nebraska?

Dan

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:59 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Google has a data center 15 miles from Omaha. We were once rumored to be
> the first city in the country to get Google Fiber, but somehow that didn't
> work. Then we were rumored to be a finalist for the 2nd city, 3rd city,
> etc.
>
> There are rumors that local politics (where city politicians are
> financially connected to the 2 entrenched ISPs in town) have kept Google
> out of Omaha.
>
> With Title II status becoming official, Google would have access to poles
> in Omaha to run fiber without needing a deal from the city.
>
> I would encourage everyone in the city to tweet @GoogleFiber and let Google
> know we want competition in Omaha.
>
> -- T. J. Brumfield
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> Rewind and what does it show?
> Could be, the truth it becomes you
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