Rural Broadband Internet Pitkin County

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Board of County Commissioners

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We the undersigned declare, in the interest of a better economy, improved education, health and well being of all citizens, that every citizen has a right to Broadband Internet access, with these qualities:

1. Continuous broadband Internet speed and reliability on par with the top countries in the world. Rural citizens should have access to similar download speeds as their city neighbors.

2. Installation costs comparable to those in top countries in the world.

3. Service costs comparable to those of the top countries in the world.

4. Freedom to switch Internet service providers with minimum penalty which encourages free market competition.

5. Freedom to access any Internet Service without interference or redirection from the Network or Internet service provider.

6. Freedom to share content produced by the member with local and or global Internet users as the member sees fit within the law.

7. Freedom to access unfiltered content from any site.

8. Freedom to access educational services.

9. Freedom to access tele-medicine services.

10. Freedom to connect devices that do not harm the network.

The Citizens of Pitkin County do hereby petition the County governance to implement immediate plans to establish these rights.

1. Continuous broadband Internet speed and reliability on par with the top countries in the world. Rural citizens should have access to similar download speeds as their city neighbors.

2. Installation costs comparable to those in top countries in the world.

3. Service costs comparable to those of the top countries in the world.

4. Freedom to switch Internet service providers with minimum penalty which encourages free market competition.

5. Freedom to access any Internet Service without interference or redirection from the Network or Internet service provider.

6. Freedom to share content produced by the member with local and or global Internet users as the member sees fit within the law.

7. Freedom to access unfiltered content from any site.

8. Freedom to access educational services.

9. Freedom to access tele-medicine services.

10. Freedom to connect devices that do not harm the network.

The Citizens of Pitkin County do hereby petition the County governance to implement immediate plans to establish these rights.

1. Continuous broadband Internet speed and reliability on par with the top 10 Countries in the world. Rural citizens should have access to similar download speeds as their city neighbors.

2. Installation costs comparable to those in top countries in the World.

3. Service costs comparable to those of the top countries in the World.

4. Freedom to switch Internet service providers with minimum penalty which encourages free market competition.

5. Freedom to access any Internet Service without interference or redirection from the Network or Internet service provider.

6. Freedom to share content produced by the member with local and or global Internet users as the member sees fit within the law.

7. Freedom to access unfiltered content from any site.

8. Freedom to access educational services.

9. Freedom to access tele-medicine services.

10. Freedom to connect devices that do not harm the network.

The Citizens of Pitkin County do hereby petition the County governance to implement immediate plans to meet these requirements.

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# 40:

9:00 am PST, Nov 21, Name not displayed, Colorado
This would be great on E Sopris Creek!

# 39:

7:22 am PST, Nov 19, Tom Waldeck, Colorado

# 38:

7:22 am PST, Nov 19, Tom Waldeck, Colorado

# 37:

6:43 am PST, Nov 19, Lisa Pankoski Walker, Colorado

# 36:

6:59 pm PST, Nov 18, Margaret Walker, Colorado
We currently subscribe to the Shield-O Terraces wireless T-1 service provided by Sopris/Skybeam. This service is about one-third the speed that it is supposed to be for T-1 service (1.5Mbps). We have spoken with Skybeam several times to no avail. They are the only service in the area and we would certainly welcome and support another provider.

# 35:

5:43 pm PST, Nov 18, Michael Kinsley, Colorado

# 34:

3:18 pm PST, Nov 18, Tom DiCecco, Colorado

# 33:

1:13 pm PST, Nov 18, Joseph Grange, Colorado

# 32:

12:13 pm PST, Nov 18, Parker Maddux, Colorado
I have terrible internet access at the moment, and cannot get Comcast to extend its service to me even though its cable runs just a few hundred feet from my front door (on the opposite side of Highway 82). I am therefore stuck with DSL through my phone line, and it works at a very slow speed and only about 80% of the time, thanks to degraded infrastructure of Qwest. Please give me reasonable internet speed and reliability!

Parker A Maddux 1637 Emma Road Basalt, CO 81621 970-927-3682

# 31:

9:39 am PST, Nov 18, George Johnson, Colorado

# 30:

9:29 am PST, Nov 18, Beth Hoff Blackmer, Colorado
For all of us living in rural places-this would be huge! My parents in Woody Creek have been in a no-man's land....

# 29:

9:29 am PST, Nov 18, Mark Fox, Colorado
This would be a wonderful and valid use of Stimulus Funds.

# 28:

8:58 am PST, Nov 18, Patricia Batchelder, Colorado

# 27:

8:31 am PST, Nov 18, Kurt Lageschulte, Colorado

# 26:

7:03 am PST, Nov 18, John Dufficy, Colorado
You can make a difference by signing this petition. Can you attend the December 1 BOCC meeting? Please show your support.

Please send your contact information, it will not be shared with any others.

# 25:

2:53 pm PST, Nov 17, Edward P. Bass, Colorado

# 24:

8:47 am PST, Nov 17, Jim Ferrara, Colorado

# 23:

5:27 pm PST, Nov 16, Douglas Paley, Colorado

# 22:

5:25 pm PST, Nov 16, Landon Deane, Colorado

# 21:

5:21 pm PST, Nov 16, Travis Fulton, Colorado
I will maintain the Dancing Fountain if you act on this petition.

# 20:

4:42 pm PST, Nov 16, Allen Symonds, Colorado

# 19:

1:39 pm PST, Nov 16, Michael Ernemann, Colorado

# 18:

8:18 pm PST, Nov 15, Hazel PATTERSON, Texas

# 17:

4:09 pm PST, Nov 14, Name not displayed, Colorado

# 16:

1:16 pm PST, Nov 14, Cindy McCollum, New York

# 15:

6:29 am PST, Nov 14, Jim Albert, Colorado

# 14:

6:20 am PST, Nov 14, Janette Logan, Colorado
This service is way overdue in our area. Please consider making broadband internet access available to rural customers.

# 13:

2:24 pm PST, Nov 10, Allison Bellows, Colorado
We need this badly! And it would be nice to also be able to use our cellphones as well.

# 12:

10:22 am PST, Nov 10, Mark & Karen Hedstrom, Colorado

# 11:

2:56 am PST, Nov 10, Steve Klein, Virginia

# 10:

11:18 pm PST, Nov 9, Pam Boland, Georgia

# 9:

8:28 pm PST, Nov 9, Carole Hagen, Oregon

# 8:

6:04 pm PST, Nov 9, Wendy Golden, Washington

# 7:

4:59 pm PST, Nov 9, P Carvelli, Colorado

# 6:

4:15 pm PST, Nov 9, Chum R, Canada

# 5:

4:11 pm PST, Nov 9, David Hiser, Colorado
I am a photographer and it is necessary for me view video over the Internet to do my work competitively. I can't do that with the slow wireless service I'm getting from Skyband (Sopris.com) which is the best service available to someone living on Shield-O Mesa in Old Snowmass.

# 4:

3:58 pm PST, Nov 9, Lois Rougeau, Canada

# 3:

3:56 pm PST, Nov 9, Norm Clasen, Colorado

# 2:

3:07 pm PST, Nov 9, Alex Huppenthal, Colorado
This is outstanding and long over due! I'm pleased to be involved in this effort.

# 1:

2:51 pm PST, Nov 9, Elizabeth Boyles, Colorado

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