Why we need a community network
Coalition founder Mark Hamill of Florence describes why Northampton needs a community network. Video editing provided courtesy of the students of Northampton High School.
Comcast increases prices
It should not be a surprise that being a monopoly, Comcast can raise prices at will. Most rate increases for 2019 affect their Cable TV offerings. One Internet plan price …
Gazette finally discovers South Hadley is building a community network
Ho ho ho! Just in time for Christmas, the Daily Hampshire Gazette finally gets around to telling us that South Hadley will be building their own community network. The decision …
For some odd reason, Charlemont doesn’t want Comcast to build their community network
In case you don’t know where Charlemont is, it’s roughly halfway between Greenfield and North Adams on Route 2. Anyhow, after waiting in vain for the private sector to connect …
Time to check in with the mayor
The coalition met Monday night at Free Press in Florence discuss where to go from here. So far we’ve done two outreach events downtown, resulting in 100+ signatures on a …
57 new petition signatures today!
It was a miserable day for a Hot Chocolate Run in Northampton today … steady rain and temperatures not far above freezing. That did not keep thousands of runners and …
South Hadley getting fiber to the home – why can’t Northampton?
South Hadley is going full community network! The town of South Hadley last month approved a proposal by the South Hadley Electric Light Department (SHELD) to build a community network for …
First outreach resulted in 88 paper signatures
We had our first outreach event this morning from 8 AM to 12 PM in downtown Northampton, next to the farmers market. We set up our awning at Gothic and …
Change in coalition meeting date and location
Unfortunately, we’re losing our meeting space at Northampton Community TV, at least through the end of the year, as they work through the logistics of their move to a new …
Outreach and petitioning set for 11/10 and Hot Chocolate Run
Yea! We’re all legit! If you attend the farmers market at the corner of Gothic and Main Street downtown this Saturday, we’ll be there when the market is open from …