MUNICIPAL BROADBAND SUMMIT
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress Street, Portland, ME
~ AGENDA ~
8:00 a.m. Registration ~ coffee/tea/muffins/danish
8:30 a.m. Panel Member Introductions
8:35 – 9:00 a.m. Jeff McCarthy, VP, Maine Fiber Company
Fiber Optic Connectivity – Using Open Access Fiber to Drive
Economic Growth
9:00 – 9:25 a.m. David Maxwell, Broadband Program Director, ConnectME Authority
Developing Broadband in Maine: A comparison of data and other information in support of expanded availability and
Update on broadband legislation for Maine
9:25 – 9:55 a.m. Fletcher Kittredge, CEO, GWI
Roadmap to Building a Community Gigabit network –
A step-by-step Guide for Maine Municipalities
9:55 – 10:15 a.m. Richard Bates, Rockport Town Manager
High Speed Internet – Why it matters to Rockport and all of Maine
Break 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Jim McKenna, President, Redzone Wireless
4G LTE Advanced Wireless - Fast, affordable municipal broadband
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Aaron Paul, Director of Broadband Consulting, Tilson Technology
Municipal Broadband: Helping Communities Plan for a Faster
Internet Future
11:30 – 11:45 p.m. Chris Dumais, South Portland IT Director
Municipal Broadband: Why & How South Portland chose to become an
anchor tenant
11:45 – 12:15 p.m. Michael Edgecomb, Director of Government Relations, Time Warner
Time Warner Cable and Municipal Broadband Options
12:15 – 12:45 p.m. Jeffrey J. Nevins – Director, Regulatory & External Relations
and Community-based Broadband Development,
Fairpoint Communications
A Collaborative Approach to Ensure Your Broadband Development Project Succeeds
Question & Answer Period 12:45 – 1:00 p.m.
Buffet Lunch@ 1:00 p.m.
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