bad news for cable modems in Lansing

[Mark Szidik - Michigan Library Consortium]

On Tue, 2 May 2000, Eric Hendrickson wrote:

> 
> Personally, I cannot believe that BWL does not already have their own fiber 
> running down every street of this city! We have an incredible resource in 
> the BWL, I think it is simply poor foresight on the part of the City that 
> the Board has not become a more diversified entity.
> 
> Cities across the country are rapidly deploying their municipal fiber 
> initiatives. After days of ponder I cannot understand why the City of 
> Lansing has such disinterest in providing what could be a very modernizing 
> and revitalizing public project.
> 
> 
> Eric Hendrickson, Network Engineer
> Voyager.net East Lansing, Michigan
> 

Nicley put.  

I think Lansing government is too busy selling their soul to GM.  
Lansing is obviously stuck in the Industrial Age while the rest of the
world is blazing past in the Information Age.


-Mark

> 
> 
> 
> At 11:32 AM 5/2/2000 -0400, Sean wrote:
> >I wouldnt think the BWL would even consider it.
> >
> >The BWL and att have pole contracts together for electric and
> >phone and cable services which is how BWL could be involved periphereally.
> >They might also be involved in laying fiber down to some extent.
> >
> >I think hte best bet is getting on the cablecompany, they might be able to
> >tie into a newer switch thats in the bordering area(s) without having to
> >string cable to far or violate existing agreements.
> >
> >
> >
> >  On Tue, 2 May 2000, Paul Melson wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 08:19:09AM -0400, Alan Garrison wrote:
> > > > My understanding is that the city of Lansing is generally
> > > > happy with BWL utility service.  I think that the company
> > > > is capable of doing this, the question is "do they want to?"
> > > > My feeling is that they wouldn't want to take this on,
> > > > just because of the "newness" of the whole thing.  Consider
> > > > that the BWL is over 100 years old, and for that time, they
> > > > have almost exclusively dealt with electricity (most of the
> > > > time), water, and steam.  Just three services, and now
> > > > there is the possibility of a fourth.  This would involve
> > > > a major overhaul of company internally and externally,
> > > > and I don't see any major excitement in the company about
> > > > adding a fourth utility.
> > >
> > >
> > >       As a BWL customer, I would agree - I am very happy
> > >       with the quality of service I receive, both in terms
> > >       of cost and quality of service.  Even during that
> > >       nasty ice storm back in early 1998, I had power back
> > >       before most of the Consumers' customers I know.
> > >
> > >       However, I don't see BWL throwing their proverbial
> > >       hat in the arena to compete for ISP business.  They
> > >       don't have the right people (or at least their ppl
> > >       don't have the right training) at the central office
> > >       or on the lines to take that on.  Of course, these
> > >       are the same issues that plague TCI/AT&T and Horizon,
> > >       and it didn't prevent them from getting into the
> > >       business...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > PaulM
> > >
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