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OneCommunity: A Bit of Background
KMOX, a station from St. Louis, recently asked what Ohio's OneCommunity did correctly in building a regional broadband network. The article is interesting for some background on OneCommunity, but the...
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In Ohio, OneCommunity Network Expands with Stimulus Grant
Almost $45 million from the broadband stimulus is heading to OneCommunity, a nonprofit organization in Northeast Ohio (originally named OneCleveland), in order to expand their network across 27...
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Intelligent Communities in US Invested in Community Networks
The Intelligent Community Forum has released their list of 2011's 21 smart communities. The 2011 Smart21 ... highlights communities from 12 nations and includes 7 that appeared on last year’s list. Two...
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Case Western Gig Network Releases Video of Case Connection Zone
Case Western Reserve University, one of the original partners in the OneCommunity Project, lit up a 1 Gbps network in a poorly served neighborhood near campus. This video explains some of the uses they...
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Telecom for Medicine: Public Networks Beat Monopoly and Duopoly
This is a good news/bad news story. The good news is, cable companies are starting to challenge telco dominance in health care communications. According to Bloomberg, they are “ramping up sales staffs...
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Highland Schools in Ohio First to Connect to Medina County Fiber Network
Quite some time ago, we let you know about the plans and funding for the Medina County Fiber Network (MFCN). The network, owned by the Medina County Port Authority (MCPA) began construction in March,...
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Brunswick, Ohio, Uses County Fiber to Drive Economic Development
Last summer, Medina County Schools announced a savings of almost $90,000 a year by switching from Time Warner Cable to the new Medina County Fiber Network. Scheduled for completion in late November,...
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OneCommunity Helps More Ohio Towns Take Advantage of Fiber
In Cuyahoga County, OneCommunity is leading the effort of upgrade the County's networking ability. With a special focus on improving pubic safety, the project is estimated to save the county $10...
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Medina County, Ohio, Celebrates Fiber Network Completion
Community leaders in Medina County, Ohio, recently celebrated the completion of the Medina County Fiber Network (MCFN). Loren Grenson of the Medina Gazette reported on the celebratory breakfast event...
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An Increasing Call for Community Owned Networks
While Comcast focuses on increasing its market power rather than improving services in the communities it monopolizes, no one should be surprised that we are seeing a surge in interest for building...
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Shaker Heights Considers Expanding Fiber in Ohio
The Shaker Heights City Council is considering expanding an existing fiber network, reports Cleveland.com. The project would allow OneCommunity, the nonprofit managing a regional fiber network, access...
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Nonprofit ISP Offers “Big Gig Challenge” To Connect Northeast Ohio
OneCommunity, a nonprofit ISP and data services provider in northeast Ohio, recently announced an interesting initiative to spur the expansion of fiber optic connectivity in the region - it will help...
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OneCommunity Announces "Big Gig Challenge" Award Recipients
Last fall, nonprofit ISP OneCommunity created the "Big Gig Challenge" to jump start expansion and promote gigabit applications in northeast Ohio. The organization recently announced the winners and...
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OneCommunity's Middle Way - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 135
OneCommunity is a nonprofit organization in northeastern Ohio that has connected thousands of community anchor institutions with high capacity connections. Created as OneCleveland before expanding, it...
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Medina County Bonds for Network in Partnership with OneCommunity
The Port Authority of Medina County, Ohio, has successfully bonded $14.4 million to take advantage of a broadband stimulus award to build a fiber-optic network connecting community anchor institutions...
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