{"id":14784,"date":"2019-03-18T20:20:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T03:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=14784"},"modified":"2019-04-12T21:20:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T04:20:30","slug":"wired-to-deliver-new-site-promotes-community-fiber-not-industry-driven-5g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=14784","title":{"rendered":"Wired To Deliver: New Site Promotes Community Fiber Not Industry-Driven 5G"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span class=\"entry-date\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wired-to-deliver-new-site-promotes-community-fiber-not-industry-driven-5g\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2019-03-18T19:14:27+00:00\">2019\/03\/18<\/time><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"byline\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/author\/linda\/\" rel=\"author\">LINDA<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wired-to-Deliver-New-Site-Promotes-Community-Fiber-not-Industry-Driven-5G-Press-Release-by-Connected-Communities-March-18-2019.pdf\"><strong>http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wired-to-Deliver-New-Site-Promotes-Community-Fiber-not-Industry-Driven-5G-Press-Release-by-Connected-Communities-March-18-2019.pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97361\">connected.communities.ca@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97348\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97349\">WIRED TO DELIVER<\/span><\/b><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97350\">: <strong>New Site Promotes Community Fiber not Industry-Driven 5G<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97365\">While last week\u2019s launch of the federal spectrum auction gave the green light to 5G in Canada, many communities across North America are choosing to build and operate their own fiber-to-the-premises networks. An innovative new Canadian website \u2013 <\/span><strong><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT373_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97366\" href=\"http:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97367\">Connected Communities<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97368\"> \u2013 explains the many benefits of community-owned fiber, and provides a blueprint for how towns and cities can make it happen<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97372\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97373\">Why Community-owned Wired Fiber<\/span><\/b>?<\/p>\n<ul id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97524\" dir=\"\">\n<li><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97378\">Wired fiber is faster, safer, cheaper, greener, more reliable, and more data secure than wireless 5G \u2013 the 5<sup id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97379\">th<\/sup> generation of cellular technology. <\/span><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT374_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97380\" href=\"http:\/\/electromagnetichealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ReInventing-Wires-1-25-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97381\"><strong>This in-depth report<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97382\"> explains why<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97382\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97523\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97387\">Community owned fiber keeps telecommunications infrastructure in local hands and keeps it responsive to local needs. From improved emergency services and economic opportunities to resource monitoring and distributing locally generated renewable energy \u2013 the manifold benefits of community-owned fiber make it the truly smart choice<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97390\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97391\">A Smarter Choice than Wireless 5G<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97394\">As Senator Blumenthal uncovered in <\/span><strong><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT375_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97395\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ekNC0J3xx1w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97396\">this Senate hearing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97397\">, 5G is being unleashed with no pre-market safety testing. Wired fiber can essentially fill the same functions as wireless 5G, without the risk<\/span>s.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97624\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97402\">The Globe and Mail\u2019s European Bureau Chief Eric Reguly discusses the health risks of 5G <\/span><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT376_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97403\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-the-miracle-wireless-technology-of-5g-networks-whose-health-risks-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97404\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97405\">.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97620\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97410\">In the wake of the Huawei scandal, <\/span><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT377_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97411\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/the-5g-cold-war-heats-up_2828578.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97412\"><strong>this article<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97413\"> reveals the sinister cyber and national security risks of 5G<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97416\">Beneath the marketing hype, it is unlikely wireless 5G will fulfill its promises. (Learn more <\/span><strong><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT378_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97417\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/opinion\/2019\/03\/06\/the-complicated-race-for\/mvcbyZuJP0o5vFFpDYekHK\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97418\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97419\">.) Rather than heralding the future, 5G is shaping it to telecom\u2019s advantage<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97422\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97423\">Success Stories<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97426\">Cities like <\/span><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT379_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97427\" href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/ezpk77\/chattanooga-gigabit-fiber-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97428\"><strong>Chattanooga<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97429\"> Tennessee, <\/span><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT380_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97430\" href=\"https:\/\/municipalbroadbandpdx.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97431\"><strong>Portland<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97432\"> Oregon, <\/span><strong><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT381_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97433\" href=\"https:\/\/community-broadband.ca\/olds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97434\">Olds<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97435\"> Alberta, <\/span><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT382_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97436\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2018\/02\/san-francisco-building-community-broadband-protect-net-neutrality-and-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97437\"><strong>San Francisco<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97438\"> and <\/span><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT383_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97439\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upgradeseattle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97440\"><strong>Seattle<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97441\"> \u2013 cities that value data privacy, autonomy, local prosperity and wellbeing \u2013 have chosen or are choosing community-owned fiber. The telecommunications highway <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT384_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\">today<\/span> fulfills the same function that roads and railways once filled for trade and commerce. It is essential that this infrastructure be not for meeting corporate interests, but for the public good<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97444\">To learn more, visit <\/span><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT385_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97445\" href=\"http:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97446\"><strong>Connected Communities<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97447\"> and spread the word \u2013 wired networks offer safe, net neutral, fast and reliable connectivity for years to come<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97450\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97451\">The best way to predict the future is to create it.<br id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97452\" \/><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97453\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97454\">\u2013<\/span><\/b> Buckminster Fuller <\/span><\/b><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97451\"><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97453\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1552927673060_97454\">\u2013<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"hestia-title title-in-content\">First Nations Connectivity<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222 size-full lazy-loaded\" src=\"http:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rolling-out-fibre-Aug18-2011-1_text.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rolling-out-fibre-Aug18-2011-1_text.jpg 750w, http:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rolling-out-fibre-Aug18-2011-1_text-300x169.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"http:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Rolling-out-fibre-Aug18-2011-1_text.jpg\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Rolling out the fiber optic cable connecting the two remote First Nations of KI and Wapekeka in Ontario\u2019s far north.<\/strong> <\/em>Photo by Luke Sainnawap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Envision this: Your community owns and controls a high-speed information highway that helps secure a healthy, prosperous, and sustainable future for all.\u00a0Let\u2019s bring <strong>community-owned wired high-speed internet to Canada\u2019 s First Nations<\/strong>.\u00a0To protect human health and the environment we need fiber without any wireless transmitters attached to it. This will allow us to replace existing or\u00a0planned wireless emissions in public and private, indoor and outdoor areas with safe and\u00a0speedy wired fiber-to-the-premises.<\/p>\n<p>At the 1st ever Indigenous Connectivity Summit held in Santa Fe, New Mexico in November 2017, there was a general consensus that community networks are an ideal path for Indigenous communities to empower themselves and drive their own connectivity solutions.<\/p>\n<p>What are some of the advantages a community wired-to-the-premises fiber optic network can provide? Improved emergency services and\u00a0healthcare, as well as educational and economic opportunities are just some of the benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s\u00a0<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532883444303_5414\">how one Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations built a fast, secure, and healthy wired network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE &gt;&gt;\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/first-nations-connectivity\">http:\/\/connected-communities.ca\/first-nations-connectivity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019\/03\/18 LINDA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wired-to-Deliver-New-Site-Promotes-Community-Fiber-not-Industry-Driven-5G-Press-Release-by-Connected-Communities-March-18-2019.pdf Contact:\u00a0\u00a0 connected.communities.ca@gmail.com WIRED TO DELIVER: New Site Promotes Community Fiber not Industry-Driven 5G While last week\u2019s launch of the federal spectrum auction gave the green light to 5G in Canada, many communities across North America are choosing to build and operate their own fiber-to-the-premises networks. An innovative new Canadian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,103,515,512,516,173,698,585,682],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bc","category-canada","category-fiber-optic","category-fiber-based","category-fibre-optic","category-first-nations","category-nuu-chah-nulth","category-smart-city","category-wired-smart-cities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14784"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14837,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784\/revisions\/14837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}