Author Archive
Miles Fidelman
Digital Government
Is There Cash in Your Conduit?
As telecommunications competition heats up, many communities will be faced with an onslaught of street construction.
- By Miles Fidelman
Modernization
The FCC: No Friend of Local Government
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 promised a new era of advanced communications services universally available at affordable prices all provided by carriers operating in a competitive environment.
- By Miles Fidelman
Modernization
Leveraging the Municipal League to Protect Local Telecom Rights
The success of the telephone industry in whittling away at cities' rights to manage and regulate their local telecommunications rights-of-way has created a revenue emergency for some local governments.
- By Miles Fidelman
Modernization
The New Universal-Service Rules: Less Than Meets the Eye
On May 8 the Federal Communications Commission released its longawaited rules defining how universal telecommunications service will be achieved.
- By Miles Fidelman
Digital Government
No more free rides on the community network
Has your jurisdiction been asked to participate in a community network?
- By Miles Fidelman
Digital Government
Need the Statehouse Internet-Ready? Consider Your Electric Company
For most communities the information superhighway lies in the future a reality only in government white papers and marketing promises from telephone and cable TV companies
- By Miles Fidelman