Aquidneck Light

Recognizing that fiber optic landline Internet access is critical public infrastructure, facilitate, advise, and oversee an egalitarian fiber optic deployment to all residents and businesses of Newport County, Rhode Island to spur economic development and increase quality of life.

• "Did the chicken or the egg come first?" (Municipal Fiber Deployment Playbook)
  • "It’s all about the Benjamins"
  • Case Study | Andrew Cohill Interview
  • Case Study | Islesboro, ME
  • Case Study | Susan Crawford "Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution and Why America Might Miss It"
• "I can read e-mail, surf the web, and watch Netflix. Isn't that good enough?"
  • "A snapshot of Internet service pricing"
• "The telecom industry's 5G smokescreen"
• About Us
• Cord Cutting - "How does it stack up against traditional services?"
  • Cord Cutting | "Why broadband delivered over copper cables is an inferior solution"
  • Cord Cutting | Cox Communications (Glassdoor)
  • Cord Cutting | Free Live Over-the-Air (OTA) High Definition Television (HDTV) Channels
  • Cord Cutting | Smarthome Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
• Meeting notes
• Space Index

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has posted numerous fiber optics related articles.

Ars Technica frequently covers topics related to fiber-optics deployments.

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