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----- - Page I of 2 Jean Giliberti From: "David DeAtecchio"<ddelvecchio@ci.mashpee.ma.us> To: "Andy Eliason"<Andrew@Eliason.com>; "Jean Giliberti"<JeanGiliberti@comcast.net>; "Jim Chisholm"<Jchis@aol.com>; "Jim Moroney"<BMor456556@aol.com>; "Lolita MacCray" <lomac2@verizon.net>; "Maxine Wolfset <BWolfset@comcast.net> Cc: "Joyce M. Mason" <jmason@ci.mashpee.ma.us> . Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: FW OpenCape in Mass High Tech Journal A little info on OpenCape. Thanks, have a great weekend. David i From: Gallagher, Daniel [mailto:dgallagher@capecod.edu] Sent:Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:05 AM Subject: OpenCape In Mass High Tech Journal Rural groups plow ahead with broadband plans Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology - March 30, 2007 by Efrain Viscarolasaga Mass High Tech The day before Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced his intention to file incorporation papers for OpenAirBoston,the city's wireless Internet initiative,a group on Cape Cod made the same claim-- beating Boston as the state's first nonprofit community-wireless entity by 24 hours. But while OpenCape and Open-AirBoston may look similar on the surface-- both aim to provide low- cost broadband access to help build local business and bolster emergency communications --the driving forces behind each are very different: Rural communities find themselves. developing their own networks out of need, while urban areas (which often have a variety of broadband options)aim to expand on existing infrastructure, officials say. "There are very few broadband options here(on Cape Cod)," said Dan Gallagher, information technology director of Cape Cod Community College and project supervisor for OpenCape. "And if carriers were going to consider bringing new high-speed services here, it would be very expensive. In Greater Boston, companies and residents have a choice of broadband services, from landline providers such as Verizon Communications.Inc.,Comcast Corp.,RCN Corp. and Covad Communications Inc., to wireless broadband providers such as Verizon Wireless, Cingular Broadband (which is now part of AT&T Inc.) and Sprint Nextel Corp. Because broadband is a network service, it requires a large amount of upfront capital, say industry experts. Groups such as OpenCape, Berkshire Connect in western Massachusetts, ConnectME in Maine and the Rhode Island Wireless Innovation Networks(RI-WINs) are necessary to bring broadband where carriers haven't. 4/12/2007