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City Spotlight: CharlotteCommunity focus on making Charlotte
the Crown Jewel of Gigabit Internet cities.
Terry Cox, President and CEOBusiness Innovation and Growth (BIG).
Alan Fitzpatrick, COODC74 Data Centers, Entrepreneur
Charlotte Hearts Gigabit2014
Feb 19: Google Fiber names Charlotte as potential build.
March 1: Terry writes Op_Ed
March 3: Alan creates website
Charlotte Hearts GigabitA grassroots team ofentrepreneurs andtechies.
Our mission is toeducate and advocatefor ultra high speedinternet and digitaltransformation.
@CltHeartsGbCharlotteHeartsGigabit.comPhoto taken April 29,
2014.
CharlotteHeartsGigabit.com
EducateEvangelizeExciteExperience
Jan 13 - Chamber of Commerce Ballantyne Chapter Luncheon.Jan 29 - Gigabit Lunch 'n Learn at Harris Teeter HQ.Feb 3 - Gigabit presentation at the PMI Metrolina meeting.Feb 12 - Gigabit presentation to the Charlotte Area Consultants.Feb 24 - Gigabit presentation to the Association of IT Professionals.March 18 - Best Minds City Jam Charlotte. April 5 - Gigabit Cities Live in Charlotte! May 11: Matthews Chamber of Commerce monthly lunch meetingMay 16-18: Gigabit City Summit in Kansas City.
Gig WOW Experience – Sept 2015
• Keynote speaker: Jeff Stovall - CIO City of Charlotte
• Updates from Google Fiber, AT&T, TWC
• Panel Discussion• Gigabit Demonstrations• Hands-on experience
Gig WOW Experience
Gaston County
Gigabit - Why do we care?
Jan 13, 2015...Charlotte was in the Audience
Life changed on January 27, 2015
Charlotte ISP Announcements
Charlotte Google Fiber BuildJune 23, 2015
Google Fiber Hut in Charlotte
AT&T GigaPower Speedtest in CharlotteJune 2015
Digital Inclusion Committee
Kickoff meeting 2/18/15
Full time PM
http://DigitalCharlotte.org@digCLT
Lift Up Citizen Voices“The nonprofit Charlotte Hearts Gigabit has played an important role in helpingmake Charlotte’s broadband ambitions come to fruition.”
http://www.bbcmag.com/2015mags/Aug_Sep/BBC_Aug15_CharlottesFiberWeb.pdf
http://nextcenturycities.org/connecting-21st-century-communities-a-policy-agenda-for-broadband-stakeholders/
Reception of
Incumbent ISPs
CitiesEntrepreneu
rsTechies
Consumers
Chamber
Tech Assoc.
Google Fiber
HesitantConfused Supportive,but own agenda
Very Supportive
by the Community
Lessons Learned
1. Most people don’t know what Gigabit is2. Even techies may not get it3. Let people put their hands on it4. Share a vision of what’s possible5. Be inclusive
Smart City
Unbounded Opportunity
“No one knows definitively how Gigabit Fiber will lead to changes in Charlotte. But one thing we can say definitively: It is going to be exciting!”
- Jeff Stovall, CIO City of Charlotte
Community focus on making Charlottethe Crown Jewel of Gigabit Internet
cities.
CharlotteHeartsGigabit.com @CltHeartsGb