tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89196672012-01-09T18:16:57.694-09:00Alaska, Rural, Telecommunications, Infostructure, Technology Issues, trends affecting connectivity on the last frontier. http://alaskaruraldevelopment.blogspot.com/ Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629834305768029492noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919667.post-72930791514491482632009-03-16T17:39:00.001-08:002009-03-16T17:48:13.108-08:00

Alaska Internet Speed Test WeekMarch 30th through April 5th, 2009The NW Arctic Broadband Task Force, ASTE, AkDEC, and various internet-for-Alaska advocacy groups are gathering data about the state of Alaska to see what internet speeds actually exist in our villages and cities. We are working to get faster and more reliable internet access to our homes, schools, and businesses in all our villages

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8-29-06 From the Delta Discoveryby Robert NickUUI-VTS August InstituteFor the past two weeks, ten young men and women from Upper and Lower Kalskag, Tuntutuliak, Kongiganak and Kipnuk participated in a Village Technology Specialist Program at the Kuskokwim Campus (KuC) of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Due to increasing demand of the use of telecommunication services even in the remote small

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“$200 Billion Broadband Scandal” Exposed by Investigative eBook, Offered Free Through June 26th, 2006Controversial and provocative book becomes centerpiece of a campaign to save the Internet and innovation, as we know it.WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) June 20, 2006 – As Congress debates the future of the Internet this week, consumer advocates are promoting Bruce Kushnick’s controversial book, “$200

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USDA, UUI, Alaska State and YK Delta Tribes PUBLIC ACCESS TO BROADBAND INTERNET DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE OF RURAL BROADBANDUnder the direction and support of local Tribal Councils, United Utilities, Inc. with funding from the US Department of Agriculture, village communities in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta are enjoying improved telecommunications services.Along with the development of new

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I was getting some poor reception with the internal Intel wireless card while hoteling it...so with a little improvisation I was able to triple my local WiFI reception.Dish construction is comprised of an oriental sieve/fryer/cooker (hey, I'm in Hawaii and they are readily available), plumbing fittings, a Hawking mini wireless-G USB adapter (HWU54G), a ten foot usb extension cable, some copper

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Delivering on 'The Promise of Broadband'(excerpted from a presentation developed in support of United Utilities, Inc, Delta Net Proposal, for testimony before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, October 2004)Regarding the 'Rural Alaska Broadband Internet Program'http://www.state.ak.us/rca/broadband.htmlBACKGROUNDFor me the obvious question that arises when I consider the

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Overview The internet and data communications have almost become a panacea, a proposed quick fix, for solving rural Alaska's economic problems. Community leaders, economy "experts" and politicians alike all have jumped on the 'bandwidth' wagon...how many times have you heard about how proposed village websites selling crafts will solve the woes of the many in our rural communities. Look closely

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Broadcasting Live From ... the BasementBy Giselle Velazquez, Pop and PoliticsPosted on August 20, 2005, Printed on August 20, 2005http://www.alternet.org/story/24300/Geography was destiny for Karoline Hatch."My parents live on top of the hill in [San Francisco's] the Castro, and they have an amazing view," explains Hatch. "One time I was over at their house and I thought, this would be a great

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IN THESE TIMESPlease consider subscribing to the print edition and supporting independent media: http://www.inthesetimes.com/subscribe/This article is permanently archived at: http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2071/Is Low-Cost Wi-Fi Un-American?By Timothy Karr April 18, 2005We have Big Media to thank for saving Americans from themselves. Just as the notion of affordable broadband for

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Bethel Native CorporationKuskokwim Campus UAF Defining Successful EffortsInfostructure Development in Rural Alaska Over the last 4 years, The BNC Workers’ Academy has developed a new and very successful, village based, computer-training model in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta that has demonstrated major successes in initiating the office based software “infostructure” training. Established by

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From the Delta Discoveryby Tommy Wells Carla Green,Eek VTS 02/06 Within a few weeks, the Yukon-Kuskokwim region is going to become a much safer place to live … well, at least part of it will when the new telecommunications tower in Eek becomes operational.United Utilities’ construction crews are expected to complete work on the 300-foot tower in a few weeks by installing the

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http://www.democraticmedia.org/primer.html What is Broadband? "Broadband" refers to high-speed Internet connections that allow for transfers of information at rates far faster than those of dial-up modems. While the Internet has often been jokingly referred to as the "World Wide Wait" on account of slow downloads, Broadband connections allow people to view streaming media at speeds closer to

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http://www.democraticmedia.org/billofrights.html The impending marriage of television and the Internet, consummated with the help of next-generation set-top boxes that will add online access to the cable industry's multi-channel offerings, promises to extend the reach of the Internet into millions of US households. But at what cost? Will the Internet, historically an open, diverse, and

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http://www.democraticmedia.org/news/washingtonwatch/BrandXfiles.html Even the opponents in the case of FCC v. Brand X Internet Services, now under review at the Supreme Court, agree on one thing:  "This battle is over the future of the Internet," as FCC Commissioner Michael Copps expressed it.  At stake is whether the broadband Internet will preserve the dial-up Internet's longstanding open,

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http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/telecomact/act.htm For over 50 years, the Rural Utilities Service has been promoting universal service in rural America through targeted lending and technical advice. The competition and universal service provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 have brought a new era with both challenges and opportunities for rural Americans. RUS is working in concert

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Firm aims to bring Bush Alaska up to speed online By Margaret Bauman Alaska Journal of Commerce Publication Date: 11/21/04 http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/112104/pro_20041121018.shtml © The Alaska Journal of Commerce Online Stanley Edwin installs a dish to be used for high-speed Internet access in Bethel. PHOTO/ Courtesy of Village Telecom Management Services Two years ago Jim

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YKHC Media Release - DeltaNet http://www.ykhc.org/868.cfm Val Davidson, YKHC's Executive Vice President, Speaks in support of DeltaNet. Steve Hamlen, President of United Utilities, Inc., listens in the foreground. Global warming, higher costs disrupt DeltaNet development [YKHC - 11-08-04] During the Alaska Federation of Natives convention week, organizations desiring the continuation of a

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Alaska Telecommunications Users Consortium Who is ATUC ? ATUC is a non-profit organization with a statewide non-profit membership composed of K- 12 schools, universities, health care organizations, libraries, research institutes, public broadcasting, municipal governments, and state government. What is ATUC’s purpose ? ATUC is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing education,

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News: http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/112104/pro_20041121018.shtml Firm aims to bring Bush Alaska up to speed online...By Margaret Bauman Alaska Journal of Commerce http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/081103/loc_20030811017.shtml Alaska Journal of Commerce: High-speed Internet service bound for...the purpose of the Rural Alaska Broadband Internet Access Program, Mora said, is to provide

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High-speed Internet service bound for rural communities By Robert Howk Alaska Journal of Commerce http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/081103/loc_20030811017.shtml The State of Alaska is looking for companies that are capable of bringing state-of-the-art Internet access to small, economically strapped communities in remote areas. And there is $7.5 million in federal grant money in the bank to

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I recently read a note on the digital divide network regarding FCC Chair Michael Powell making reference to VoIP regulatory issues and the liberties at hand. ...Michael Powell discussed Skype and how applications like that are changing world of media and telco regulations a few months ago at AlwaysOn. You can listen to his speech from the AlwaysOn server as a streaming DRM'ed Real or Windows

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