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- Audit available connectivity in Socorro and surrounding areas (CenturyLink, cable, SDC wireless, cell etc) (done)
- Poll users, get more detailed info as to provider, current bandwidth, stability, satisfaction etc
- Develop internal 'how to improve your home network' style document (debug, best practices type doc)
- Develop WfH clearing house web portal (useful NRAO wide) include home network doc plus pointers to SSH tunneling, VPN, VNC etc.
- Contact NMT, City of Socorro etc regarding interest in cooperative effort (In Progress, met with NMT, scheduling with City)
Medium term: (1 to 2 months): Self contained effort to ensure NRAO and staff home networks are working efficiently
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Long term (1 to 24 months): Develop plan to work with local entities to expand (establish really) Socorro broadband access.
Background history: Socorro Broadband background
Coordinate with non-NRAO elements (NMT, City of Socorro, etc), determine whether to lead or follow a coordinated effort to improve broadband
- Potentially a separate group from the internal working team but may have overlap. (James Robnett, Sanjay Bhatnagar, Heather Cochrane)
- Document existing efforts and plans, decide to spin up a separate project or sign on to an existing one.
- $16B Rural Broadband effort proposed: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-364418A1.pdf
- Flawed plan as FCC definition of unserved census block means if one person is served effectively all are, still we should hit it.
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-16-billion-push-to-expand-broadband-america-is-flying-through-a-fog-11590399000
- Tight schedule
- Ironically SpaceX plan is detrimental to radio astronomy: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/science/oneweb-launch.html
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