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Daviel DelVecchio_-IT Update <br /> David reported that if the proposed new Cell Tower to be placed on Town land by the fire substation is <br /> approved at October Town Meeting, that will be most beneficial to the Town. <br /> David said new equipment was installed at DPW and will reach out to the fire substation once approved. <br /> Internet Services on Cane Cod <br /> Dan Riley said Rep. Randy Hunt's office is spearheading an effort allow connection to the OpenCape <br /> fiber optic backbone. It is the cable backbone that was paid through federal grant to connect all Cape <br /> services. CapeNet was doing the services but now OpenCape will be doing their own services. <br /> Dart said Rep. Hunt's point is why should we not be able, as communities, to connect to that backbone. <br /> Wendy Williams proposed that MCAT invite Randy Hunt to the next MCAT meeting to make that <br /> presentation. She said after giving us a presentation then in the fall do a public presentation. Lola <br /> McCray commented that Rep. Hunt already had meetings for the public at Cape Cod Community College <br /> and Lola provided 2 newspaper articles–one from the Mashpee Enterprise,June 30, 2017 and one from <br /> the Cape Cod Times,April 27, 2017. Lola said that right now it looks as though the priority is more for <br /> business than for residential. Dan said he thinks the big thing to understand and discuss with thein is what <br /> they see as the end game—is it to change the law so that the Town is not constrained as to how they <br /> make agreements or opening up to competition. <br /> Dan asked: Have we limited ourselves, as communities,within the Commonwealth to get better service. <br /> He said here is an opportunity to take something we all paid for and make the information,at least,to <br /> provide us with better service. <br /> David DelVecchio said the new Director of OpenCape is opening everything up to get more services. <br /> David said the Director just hired a Director of Client Solutions, who is a good resource. David said the <br /> biggest thing is the laws and how they distribute---just providing Internet access doesn't do it. <br /> Dan Riley said fiber optic cable was strung down here to support business and the Town entities, but not <br /> for residential use. So, you have a fiber optics backbone but not to every street within each Cape Cod <br /> community. Town Hall is connected, but DPW is not. It still comes down to cost—it comes down to <br /> drops per mile for a provider to make the connections to homes. <br /> Dan said he is not clear on how the State interprets things, Does cable license have to impact the whole <br /> municipality or merely parts of the Town? <br /> David DelVecchio mentioned that he heard on a radio broadcast this morning that a state or several states <br /> are looking at taxing"streaming"`I`V services. <br /> MOTION: Wendy Williams motioned to ask someone from Randy Hunt's office to come to the next <br /> MCAT meeting to talk about this. Lolita McCray seconded this motion. <br /> VOTE: Yes-d. <br /> Roll Call.Vote: Lolita McCray,yes. Dan Riley,yes <br /> Andrew Eliason,yes Wendy Williams,yes <br /> 2 <br />