[Ta3m-Seattle] We've got ourselves a mayor's race! (Upgrade Seattle)

[Paul English]

I personally think that municipal broadband is a good solution to multiple 
problems in the internet space:
  * wealth inequality driven problems with access
  * privacy (yes, I know the city has problems in this area, but I assert 
they are probably less bad than Comcast/Centurylink on the whole, and can 
be driven by democratic process to be better)
  * free market competition (if you can believe it!) - the city provides the
  fiber, service itself CAN then be highly competitive
  * fiber and true broadband (defined by the FCC as 25mbps down/3 mbps up - 
virtually unattainable on DSL) availability

The Comcast/Centurylink duopoly have been failing hard on all these points 
in Seattle for a long time.

Upgrade Seattle are AFAIK the primary folks pushing muni broadband in 
Seattle - I suggest all TA3M and Seattle Privacy folks keep an eye on / 
support these folks.

And of course, the underlying point about the mega-mayoral race is that it 
is an opportunity to pressure candidates on various topics of interest 
well beyond muni broadband!

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Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 19:01:51 +0000
From: Upgrade Seattle <Devin at upgradeseattle.com>
To: tallpaul at engmooski.net
Subject: We've got ourselves a mayor's race!

Help us make sure the next mayor supports municipal broadband!
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Twenty-one!

Last Friday, 21 candidates filed to run for Mayor of Seattle. Between now and the Primary Election on August 1st, each of these candidates will be working hard to earn your votes.

We need your help to make sure that the next Seattle Mayor supports building a municipal broadband utility across this great city!

If the last two years have taught us anything, it's that mayoral support is important.

Twice now, when the Seattle City Council put forward incremental legislation aimed at building out a public broadband network, mayoral opposition was key in killing that progress.

In 2015 the mayor fought against building a pilot project in Beacon Hill. (http://upgradeseattle.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=76bf704d534868773d182b2d8&id=0c4128af5e&e=ad2177c677)  In 2016 the mayor opposed hiring a full time city employee to draw up a citywide build out plan. (http://upgradeseattle.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=76bf704d534868773d182b2d8&id=ab4d19ad63&e=ad2177c677)

Well it's 2017 and we have the opportunity to vote in a mayor who will be supportive of municipal broadband.  And this is where you come in:


Will you attend one of the following mayoral forums and ask the candidates their stance?

June 14th @ Seattle University: (http://upgradeseattle.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=76bf704d534868773d182b2d8&id=81506bc8cd&e=ad2177c677)  Candidate Jeopardy by the Seattle Weekly.

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