Comments on: New Orleans Wants to be a Variable in Google's Gigabit Internet Experiment http://neworleanstech.net/2010/02/new-orleans-want-to-be-a-variable-in-googles-gigabit-internet-experiment/ Your local source for tech news in New Orleans Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:30:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica Rohloff http://neworleanstech.net/2010/02/new-orleans-want-to-be-a-variable-in-googles-gigabit-internet-experiment/#comment-135 Jessica Rohloff Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:36:11 +0000 http://neworleanstech.net/?p=1398#comment-135 Ah, okay. That makes sense, I guess. I hope the LTC does pick up the ball and help with this. They're definitely the group that should be leading the charge. <br><br>Good to know that you've reached out to public officials, and please do keep us posted when/if you Ah, okay. That makes sense, I guess. I hope the LTC does pick up the ball and help with this. They're definitely the group that should be leading the charge.

Good to know that you've reached out to public officials, and please do keep us posted when/if you

]]> By: Brett Harrington http://neworleanstech.net/2010/02/new-orleans-want-to-be-a-variable-in-googles-gigabit-internet-experiment/#comment-134 Brett Harrington Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:11:16 +0000 http://neworleanstech.net/?p=1398#comment-134 After talking with Mr. Lewis his statement "mechanisms for implementation," indicated - and I can't be sure until I speak with again - that the LTC would work to help navigate any red tape if a Louisiana city is selected as a variable in Google's experiment. Of note Lewis said "We can help push it" if contacted; so the NOfiber group may want to contact him.<br><br>We will continue to update as the situation progresses and as it gets closer to the late March deadline for submissions. I have reached out to public officials to get their feelings on the matter but have yet to receive a response. Updates to this story will go up as I speak with GNO inc. and the New Orleans CWA who I have also reached out to. After talking with Mr. Lewis his statement "mechanisms for implementation," indicated - and I can't be sure until I speak with again - that the LTC would work to help navigate any red tape if a Louisiana city is selected as a variable in Google's experiment. Of note Lewis said "We can help push it" if contacted; so the NOfiber group may want to contact him.

We will continue to update as the situation progresses and as it gets closer to the late March deadline for submissions. I have reached out to public officials to get their feelings on the matter but have yet to receive a response. Updates to this story will go up as I speak with GNO inc. and the New Orleans CWA who I have also reached out to.

]]> By: Jessica Rohloff http://neworleanstech.net/2010/02/new-orleans-want-to-be-a-variable-in-googles-gigabit-internet-experiment/#comment-133 Jessica Rohloff Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:03:38 +0000 http://neworleanstech.net/?p=1398#comment-133 Great article, Brett. Question, though: WTF does "mechanisms for implementation" mean? How is Mark Lewis and the LTC as a whole working to help Baton Rouge (or New Orleans, or any Louisiana city) successfully lobby Google to make this happen? It seems they should be at the forefront of this initiative, in every city that wants to submit a response to the RFI, given LTC's mission "to encourage the advancement of technology applications and to improve the long-term competitiveness of the New Orleans economy." (source: <a href="http://ltc-la.org/en/cms/?10" rel="nofollow">http://ltc-la.org/en/cms/?10</a>)<br><br>In any event, there's a coalition forming in NOLA to work on developing a response to Google's RFP, and we're having a meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday, 2/19/2010) at Launch Pad (643 Magazine St. Suite 102). There's also a Google group, NOFiber (<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/nofiber/" rel="nofollow">http://groups.google.com/group/nofiber/</a>), that's being used to collaborate/communicate/plan our strategy for getting Google to build a fiber network in New Orleans. Anyone who is interested in helping to make this happen should join the Google group, as well as attend tomorrow's meeting if possible. <br><br>The biggest challenge, I believe, will be getting city government on board, since they are the ones who have to actually submit RFI proposals. (I believe. This is one of the things we'll talk about tomorrow, probably.) We're going through a transition right now, which may make it harder to get the city's official attention. That said, fortunately we've got a new mayor who, I assume, will be much more receptive/likely to support an initiative to take advantage of an amazing opportunity such as this. <br><br>Thanks again for the overview. You hit on many of the key points related to the impact Google Fiber would have on the city. It would be great if <a href="http://NewOrleansTech.net" rel="nofollow">NewOrleansTech.net</a> could continue to provide status updates/analysis/progress reports as we move forward with our proposal for New Orleans. Please join us tomorrow if someone is available. <br><br>Hope to see you there! Great article, Brett. Question, though: WTF does "mechanisms for implementation" mean? How is Mark Lewis and the LTC as a whole working to help Baton Rouge (or New Orleans, or any Louisiana city) successfully lobby Google to make this happen? It seems they should be at the forefront of this initiative, in every city that wants to submit a response to the RFI, given LTC's mission "to encourage the advancement of technology applications and to improve the long-term competitiveness of the New Orleans economy." (source: http://ltc-la.org/en/cms/?10)

In any event, there's a coalition forming in NOLA to work on developing a response to Google's RFP, and we're having a meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday, 2/19/2010) at Launch Pad (643 Magazine St. Suite 102). There's also a Google group, NOFiber (http://groups.google.com/group/nofiber/), that's being used to collaborate/communicate/plan our strategy for getting Google to build a fiber network in New Orleans. Anyone who is interested in helping to make this happen should join the Google group, as well as attend tomorrow's meeting if possible.

The biggest challenge, I believe, will be getting city government on board, since they are the ones who have to actually submit RFI proposals. (I believe. This is one of the things we'll talk about tomorrow, probably.) We're going through a transition right now, which may make it harder to get the city's official attention. That said, fortunately we've got a new mayor who, I assume, will be much more receptive/likely to support an initiative to take advantage of an amazing opportunity such as this.

Thanks again for the overview. You hit on many of the key points related to the impact Google Fiber would have on the city. It would be great if NewOrleansTech.net could continue to provide status updates/analysis/progress reports as we move forward with our proposal for New Orleans. Please join us tomorrow if someone is available.

Hope to see you there!

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