To: Ann Morgan Lilly, City Representative District 1 (West), Larry E. Romero, City Representative District 2 (West/Central), Emma Acosta, City Representative District 3 (Central/East), Carl L. Robinson, City Representative District 4 (Northe...

El Paso Reps: We want city owned internet.

Internet companies are doing business like cartels and charge outrageous prices. Lets be in charge of our own destiny this time. A municipal internet to perform and compete with local ISP. For more information on the municipal ISP revolution read the links below or search the internet for "Municipal ISP".

Fed up with pricy internt
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/11/fed-up-with-slow-and-pricey-internet-cities-start-demanding-gigabit-fiber/

Frustrated Cities Take High-Speed Internet Into Their Own Hands
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/03/04/285764961/frustrated-cities-take-high-speed-internet-into-their-own-hands

101 US Cities Have Pledged to Build Their Own Gigabit Networks
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/101-us-cities-have-pledged-to-build-their-own-gigabit-networks

Opelika, AL
Tucson, AZ
Beverly Hills, CA
Burbank, CA
Chula Vista, CA
Culver City, CA
Garden Grove, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Marina, CA
Oakland, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Riverside, CA
Santa Cruz City, CA
Santa Cruz County, CA
Santa Monica, CA
South San Francisco, CA
Vallejo, CA
Winters, CA
Arvada, CO
Boulder, CO
Centennial, CO
Cortez, CO
Fort Collins, CO
Grand Junction, CO
Montrose, CO
New Haven, CT
Stamford, CT
Lakeland, FL
Martin County, FL
Cedar Falls, IA
Ammon, ID
Boise, ID
Carbondale, IL
Champaign, IL
Highland, IL
Urbana, IL
Auburn, IN
Hays, KS
Kansas City, KS
Lexington, KY
Louisville, KY
Lafayette, LA
Boston, MA
Chicopee, MA
Leverett, MA
New Bedford, MA
Hagerstown, MD
Montgomery County, MD
Westminster, MD
Rockport, ME
South Portland, ME
Duluth, MN
Monticello, MN
Windom, MN
Winthrop, MN
Carl Junction, MO
Kansas City, MO
Missoula, MT
Chapel Hill, NC
Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC
Salisbury, NC
Wilson, NC
Albany, NY
Syracuse, NY
Columbus, OH
Granville, OH
Medina County, OH
Shaker Heights, OH
Yellow Springs, OH
Ponca City, OK
Sallisaw, OK
Gresham, OR
Independence, OR
Lake Oswego, OR
Portland, OR
Sandy, OR
Chattanooga, TN
Clarksville, TN
Jackson, TN
Morristown, TN
Thompson’s Station, TN
Tullahoma, TN
Austin, TX
Bryan, TX
College Station, TX
San Antonio, TX
Centerville, UT
Layton City, UT
Murray City, UT
Orem, UT
Provo, UT
Spanish Fork, UT
Alexandria, VA
Roanoke, VA
Burlington, WA
Mount Vernon, WA
Seattle, WA
Vancouver, WA
Madison, WI
River Falls, WI

Members list for the above
http://nextcenturycities.org/member-cities/

Why is this important?

Offer competitive ISP. Regulations, maintenance, infrastructure owned and operated by the City of El Paso.