Broadband meeting summary
We’ve gotten a number of requests for a summary of a community broadband meeting with Mayor Sciarra on Wednesday. We were hoping the press would be there and report on …
Broadband study released by city
From the mayor’s office today: NORTHAMPTON – Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra has released the Broadband Feasibility Study, prepared by Design Nine, Inc. A presentation and community discussion of the findings are scheduled …
Municipal Broadband Community Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 20
If you want to see municipal broadband in Northampton, make plans to attend this meeting with the Mayor Sciarra on 9/20 at 6:30 PM. You can attend in person or …
Switching to T-Mobile Home Internet not an option in most of Northampton
A few posts back we noted that T-Mobile Home Internet might be an option for “high speed” internet for some in Northampton. It does not appear to be widely available, …
Easthampton to get fiber to the home starting in 2024
The City of Easthampton is partnering with GoNetspeed to bring fiber internet access to residences starting in 2024. As you may recall, Easthampton voted to allow its city council to …
The T-Mobile internet to the home alternative
We get regular queries on the status of a municipal network for the city. Unfortunately we have no news to report at present. We are eagerly awaiting the city to …
City is modeling municipal network cost options
On Thursday, our coalition met virtually with Mayor Sciarra. The Mayor thanked our coalition for helping move a municipal network forward. She brought us up to date on where the …
City plans to use federal stimulus money to help construct a municipal network
During a virtual meeting on Zoom with Northampton Neighbors on Monday, Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra answered some of our coalition’s questions regarding a municipal network. Watch the video below. It only …
How could a Northampton municipal network be managed?
In this post we look at various ways the city could manage a municipal network. There are a lot of choices, but one thing is clear: to do it, the …
Is Northampton up to creating a municipal network?
In this post, we look at the concern that there might not be sufficient expertise in city government to create and manage a municipal network, causing it to cost too …