Wendy Soucie's latest post concerning the City of Madison's bid to attract Google to build an experimental ultra highspeed network in Madison WI.

1. Google fiber project RFI for Madison and
interview of Preston Austin Imby.info
by Wendy Soucie on March 19, 2010
When Google speaks, people listen. When
Google offers to bring fast fiber networks into
a city, people react. When Google suggest that
we might all be able to work on a 1G network
with a little cooperation, organization and
commitment, people take action. Even the
cows are looking forward to better connection
speeds if Google Fiber lands in Madison.
That’s what Madfiber.net is all about.
Town hall meeting educates the public
I attended the recent town Hall style meeting designed to educate the public on the RFI that the
City of Madison is pursuing to win the hearts and mind of Google. Community members of all
flavors were present including city council, geeks, techies, grandmas, kids, business
professionals, TV, radio, and newspapers eager to hear the opinions of the greater Madison
community.
Ice cream flavor makes for sweet deal
Babcock Hall has even created a new flavor of ice cream to honor the Google Fiber interest. I
tasted it and it was very good. I didn’t see it before it melted a little but it had candy pieces that
were Google’s colors, granola for fiber, and nuts. I am sure it had chocolate or I wouldn’t have
liked it so much!
Interview of Preston Austin sets the stage for uploads

2. I had a chance to interview Preston Austin, co-founder of IMBY.info, and to my knowledge a
pack leader in the fight to attract Google. He leads a group who is generating action to convince
Google to extend its boundaries into every aspect of our community, beyond their very secure
If you are interested in participating and wish to speak your mind about this topic, here is your
connection touch point:
Local website with all social touch points for Madison’s Google Fiber Network at MadFiber.net
You can find links to upload videos, pictures, post comments, fill out surveys, and state your
opinions. March 26, 2010 is the big deadline for submitting the RFI and we need you on the Fan
base on Facebook.
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