"Fiber to the Library"- FTTL Project
Library as "Community Technology Hub"
The Community TeleStructure Initiative proposes a national Fiber to the Library Project.
Make delivering 100+mbs connectivity to the nation's 16,500 public libraries a spearhead project for national broadband buildout strategy.
FTTL delivers high performance connectivity to every community and within a "mile" of every premise. Since libraries are accessible, free and open, uses like high definition video applications actually become quickly available to everyone.
This goal further supports at least three new key roles for the library as:
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| "Community Technology Hub" |
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| Early Adopter |
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demo site & showcase/test bed for emerging technologies. |
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anchor node to extend wider, faster network deployment |
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| Face of E-gov |
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guidance and research assistance as first stop for online gov’t. (local, state, fed) |
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tech support resource & community knowledge base |
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| First Responder |
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hardened communications/information facility for disaster readiness and recovery |
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anchor for civic emergency local voice/data network
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