March 2, 2004
Broadband Committee Meeting
Sr. Lounge, Shutesbury Town Hall

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ATTENDEES
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Aron, Glen, Fred, Mark, Julian (visitor), Rob, Bill, Emily (visitor)

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AGENDA
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Introductions

Agenda Review

1. Intros (5 mins.)

2. Approval of Agenda (5 mins.)

3. Approval of Feb. Minutes (5 mins.)

4. Demographic Thoughts (20 mins.)

5. Congratulations to wyola.net (10 mins.)

6. FTTH: Rural Utility Service application roundup (45 mins.)
a. What kind of entity? (Michael, Glen)
b. Engineering Study (Dan, Dave)
c. Business modeling (Dan, Aron)
d. Other Parts, Next Steps

7. New Funding Possibilities: (10 mins.)

8. Other Business

9. Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 6, Leverett Town Hall

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MINUTES
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3. February minutes approved anonymously

4. Demographics Thoughts

How will FTTH change the demographics of Shutesbury?

It is very difficult to predict specifically. But FTTH will
help all levels of society: for example, with on-line
communities and better TV service at a lower price to name
two.

5. Wyola.Net (Paul Borneo)

SkyNet 1/2 T1 in Shutesbury. Small coop of Lake Wyola households:with
wireless. In process.

6. FTTH: RUS roundup

a. Marketing/Survey Data: is good enough. Package it up and
put in that section of RUS grant app.

b. Entity: Glen passed out sheets on coops. See Feb.
minutes for list of other types of entities. We need to
be aware of funding bias towards entity type; for
example, National Institute of Standards and Technology
some require a for-profit corporation. Need support of
finance committees. Find out what entity works for RUS.

c. Business Model: Mark will look at expanding spreadsheet
to include costs from Dave Pawicki and roll in Aron's
revenue projections.

7. New Funding Possibilities: (10 mins.)

Northeast Utilities
http://www.nu.com/develop/community.asp

The Universal Service Administrative Company
www.universalservice.org

Natn'l Inst. of Standards & Tech, Advanced Technology Program
www.atp.nist.gov/atp/overview.htm