Category: Blog

Monopoly power in the local broadband market leaves Cape Codders disconnected

It was never more apparent that high-speed internet access is an essential public infrastructure than throughout the COVID-19 pandemic when much of our civic, economic, and personal lives shifted online. …
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Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill That Makes Broadband More Affordable

The U.S. Senate passed the infrastructure bill which makes broadband more affordable for millions of Americans. Here’s what else is in the bill. Read the article here

Report Finds Big Telecom Spends $320,000 on Lobbying Every Day

A new study argues crappy U.S. broadband is an active policy choice—and a direct result of pathetically weak U.S. lobbying and corporate finance laws. Over the last few years big…
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Falmouth Public Library, Fiber Optic Network Review: Press Release

Fiber Optic Network Review at Falmouth Public Library Falmouth, Massachusetts, Wednesday, March 31, 2021For Immediate Release A feasibility study of a fiber optic community network for Falmouth will be reviewed…
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Network Study Available!

The network feasibility study commissioned by the EDIC and performed by CCG has been finalized. It concludes that it is feasible to build and operate a community-based network in Falmouth.…
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Phone survey shows strong support for a community network

The recently completed survey of Falmouth residents shows strong support for a community based network. In professional study conducted by CCG Consultants, 70% said they wanted better Internet service and…
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Time to Act!

(The following is a letter to the editor published in the Falmouth Enterprise on Feb. 14) The Falmouth community could enter an internet competition, and the results of a new…
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A new competitive network option for Falmouth Businesses

OpenCape is now offering network services designed for small businesses. In coordination with the Falmouth EDIC and the Chamber of Commerce, OpenCape has designed a new Gigabit, fiber optic based,…
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Video of the Survey Kickoff Meeting

FCTV recorded the Dec. 12th kickoff meeting and you can watch it here. Members of the EDIC and the Falmouth community network group talk about the need for a local…
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Kick-off meeting for network study – Dec. 12 – 6:30 PM – Falmouth Library

The Falmouth Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC) will kick off a feasibility study for a community fiber optic network for Falmouth at a public meeting on December 12 at…
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