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Final supporters
As many of you know, Consolidated Communications completed its merger with Fairpoint last July. While this may result in no changes to the lousy status-quo of DSL in town, a few months ago I had an encouraging conversation with a local Fairpoint employee about what’s going on under the hood of this merger.
I was told that Considated is currently VERY receptive to broadband upgrade proposals in underserved locations, because they want to make this merger look good to the NH PUC. This local employee said because of Lyme's unique issues that have contributed to its shoddy DSL network, Lyme is an INCREDIBLY GOOD candidate for early improvements of its current network technology. In his opinion, we should make a request that our DSL network be improved for everyone in town (not just a lucky few near the Green) and that he would assist guiding our request to the proper group at Consolidated.
This is going to be accomplished by sending the following:
1) a short letter (found here: http://bit.ly/2CUjcvi) making our case about why Lyme has been underserved for internet service and how Consolidated improving the DSL network would help the community.
2) Letters of support from relevant New Hampshire agencies, including one from the Director of Broadband Technology at the NH Division of Economic Development.
3) A petition from as many Lyme residents as possible supporting such an upgrade.
I have the first two parts. The third point is what I need help with. I’d like a tally of those in town who would like Consolidated/Fairpoint to do more. I know there’s a lot of anger and resentment at Fairpoint, because they’re incompetent and unresponsive. It’s unclear at this point if Consolidated will do better for Lyme, but we won’t know UNLESS WE ASK. While there’s no promise that any upgrades will happen, the more of us saying we want things to improve, the better.
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January 11, 2018
Reaching this level of support has been a long haul and I am feeling the weight of the work ahead. It is exhausting to keep pushing for basic connectivity but seeing this interest keeps me anchored to the goal. We have enough attention now that they can no longer pretend we are invisible.
Reached 100 supporters
January 11, 2018
34 Comments
I run my own business out of my home office and on many days out of the year my internet connection/speed is so poor I have to leave town to work elsewhere. We really need dependable and modern internet infrastructure.
I relocated my business out of Lyme due to unstable internet. The estimated revenue loss to my business due to inadequate internet connection since 2013 is about $50,000. One of my employees lost her job due to the relocation. The economic impact is substantial & fiber must be considered for Lyme, NH residents maintain employment and keep businesses competitive.
Our DSL service has been erratic at best and nonfunctional at worst for years. Unexplained slow downs and lengthy failures are a regular occurrence. Fairpoint has been unresponsive to our issues. Often ignoring requests for service. The town is badly in need of infrastructure upgrades. Feel free to contact me for more details: David Allen 124 Pinnacle Road Lyme, NH 03768 603-727-2566
I often work from home and average less that 3.0 mbps download and less that 1 mbps upload. This is after multiple service calls to optimize. Connection inconsistent and slow at best. I encourage reviewers to look at aggregation of comments regarding need for improved service.
As a rural Lyme resident who was forced to downgrade his FairPoint 7 Mbps DSL connection to 3 Mbps (and actually achieves only 2.4 Mbps) in order to maintain (mostly) reliable access to the Internet, I heartily support this petition.
Thank you, everyone! I've printed a copy of the petition and will be sending it to Consolidated with the other documents later this week. - Niles
I require Fairmont DSL for my work at home in Lyme, NH. PLEASE improve this service!
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
As many of you know, Consolidated Communications completed its merger with Fairpoint last July. While this may result in no changes to the lousy status-quo of DSL in town, a few months ago I had an encouraging conversation with a local Fairpoint employee about what’s going on under the hood of this merger.
I was told that Considated is currently VERY receptive to broadband upgrade proposals in underserved locations, because they want to make this merger look good to the NH PUC. This local employee said because of Lyme's unique issues that have contributed to its shoddy DSL network, Lyme is an INCREDIBLY GOOD candidate for early improvements of its current network technology. In his opinion, we should make a request that our DSL network be improved for everyone in town (not just a lucky few near the Green) and that he would assist guiding our request to the proper group at Consolidated.
This is going to be accomplished by sending the following:
1) a short letter (found here: http://bit.ly/2CUjcvi) making our case about why Lyme has been underserved for internet service and how Consolidated improving the DSL network would help the community.
2) Letters of support from relevant New Hampshire agencies, including one from the Director of Broadband Technology at the NH Division of Economic Development.
3) A petition from as many Lyme residents as possible supporting such an upgrade.
I have the first two parts. The third point is what I need help with. I’d like a tally of those in town who would like Consolidated/Fairpoint to do more. I know there’s a lot of anger and resentment at Fairpoint, because they’re incompetent and unresponsive. It’s unclear at this point if Consolidated will do better for Lyme, but we won’t know UNLESS WE ASK. While there’s no promise that any upgrades will happen, the more of us saying we want things to improve, the better.
Updates
January 11, 2018
Reaching this level of support has been a long haul and I am feeling the weight of the work ahead. It is exhausting to keep pushing for basic connectivity but seeing this interest keeps me anchored to the goal. We have enough attention now that they can no longer pretend we are invisible.
Reached 100 supporters
January 11, 2018
34 Comments
I am limited in my ability to grow my photography business because the internet quality is insufficient for managing high resolution photos online
I run my own business out of my home office and on many days out of the year my internet connection/speed is so poor I have to leave town to work elsewhere. We really need dependable and modern internet infrastructure.
I relocated my business out of Lyme due to unstable internet. The estimated revenue loss to my business due to inadequate internet connection since 2013 is about $50,000. One of my employees lost her job due to the relocation. The economic impact is substantial & fiber must be considered for Lyme, NH residents maintain employment and keep businesses competitive.
Our DSL service has been erratic at best and nonfunctional at worst for years. Unexplained slow downs and lengthy failures are a regular occurrence. Fairpoint has been unresponsive to our issues. Often ignoring requests for service. The town is badly in need of infrastructure upgrades. Feel free to contact me for more details: David Allen 124 Pinnacle Road Lyme, NH 03768 603-727-2566
I often work from home and average less that 3.0 mbps download and less that 1 mbps upload. This is after multiple service calls to optimize. Connection inconsistent and slow at best. I encourage reviewers to look at aggregation of comments regarding need for improved service.
As a rural Lyme resident who was forced to downgrade his FairPoint 7 Mbps DSL connection to 3 Mbps (and actually achieves only 2.4 Mbps) in order to maintain (mostly) reliable access to the Internet, I heartily support this petition.
Thank you, everyone! I've printed a copy of the petition and will be sending it to Consolidated with the other documents later this week. - Niles
I require Fairmont DSL for my work at home in Lyme, NH. PLEASE improve this service!
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