Iowa has more municipal broadband providers than any other state.  It’s a result of communities who want to take control of their own access to this valuable infrastructure.  Municipal broadband is making a positive difference in the lives of thousands of Iowans in 28 cities.

To support Iowa’s municipal broadband providers, IAMU provides the following services:

• Opportunities for training and education
• Networking with fellow municipal broadband providers
• Assistance with municipal broadband planning and implementation
• Assistance with regulatory compliance
• Mutual Aid 

Broadband Regulatory Compliance Webinar
Presented 4/2/2020
Presenter: Jim Baller, Baller Stokes Lide, PC

Click here to watch the recorded webinar.

Handouts

• Copy of PowerPoint
• Federal Compliance Memo
• Federal Compliance Outline
• Federal Compliance Checklist Template
  

Netflix Long Term View

Rarely does a large company engage in a public discussion of their strategic long-term vision.But recently Netflix, the internet video provider, has done exactly that.The resulting Netflix Long Term View is a window into the corporate mind of the largest over-the-top (OTT) provider and a significant source of pressure for broadband providers to enhance their speeds

We would encourage all IAMU broadband members to read this document.CLICK HERE to view (PDF)

Netflix Open Connect Content Delivery Network

As referenced in their Long Term View, Netflix offers ISP's the opportunity to directly connect with Netflix at various peering locations.Netflix also offers caching hardware that allows ISP's to locally store popular programming at their own location, which could reduce the amount of traffic that would need to cross through your internet backbone connection.CLICK HERE to read more about the Netflix Open Connect Content Delivery Network.

• Federal Communications Law Compliance Overview for 2015 (Baller Herbst Stokes & Lide PC)
• Narrowbanding
• Directory of IAMU Broadband Members (choose Broadband under "Utility Type")

Other Links

• Broadband Bytes (updates from IAMU about municipal broadband issues)
• Broadband Communities Magazine
• Coalition ForLocal Internet Choice (CLIC)
• Community Broadband Networks (www.muninetworks.org)
• Fiber To The Home Council
  FTTH Council also has a great resource for communities that are considering a municipal broadband system, the Community Toolkit.
• Iowa Heartland Chapter, SCTE