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The Bottom Line   Booklet.pdf

Salisbury Consumer's Guide   Booklet.pdf

Fibrant's Dirty Little Secret   Booklet.pdf

THE FIBRANT DEBACLE   Booklet.pdf

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT MATERIAL
  • 8/7/2011    FIA    request and response    8/11/2011
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  • Certifcates of Participation, Series 2008A.   Debt Schedule   City of Salisbury North Carolina    12/10/2008
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  • City of Salisbury, North Carolina Certifcates of Participation Series.   December 4, 2008
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  • LGC Application   Department of State Treasurer    August 2008
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  • DEPARTMENT - Administration 850   /FIBRANT/    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

  • EMAIL-REQUEST
          To Mr. Sides, Jim B. Office at the Rowan County Administrative Building.   March 21, 2011
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        ARTICLES
  • FIBRANT CHEAP TRICKS.   By Salisbury Resident    on July 13, 2011
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  • HOW TO KNOCK DOWN THE COSTS OF YOUR INTERNET, TV, AND PHONE.   By Tiny Bob    on July 09, 2011
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  • Fibrant's blatent disinformation in advertising.   By Tiny Bob    on June 20, 2011
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  • 10 REASONS NOT TO BUY FIBRANT!   By Tiny Bob    on June 19, 2011
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  • HOW OUR CITY GOT SUCKED INTO FIBRANT.    By Tiny Bob     on June 01, 2011
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  • FIBRANT EXEMPT FROM CONSUMER PROTECTIONS.   By Fiber Khan    on May 22, 2011
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  • AS PREDICTED SALISBURY JACKS UP TAXES AND UTILITIES. FIBRANT RESPONSIBLE NOT ECONOMY.  
          By Peter Keller        on May 20, 2011
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  • MUNICIPAL FIBER OPTIC TELECOM FAILURE   By Nellie Bly & Tiny Bob    on May 14, 2011
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  • Do We really have any need for Fibrant?   By Tiny Bob, Salisbury Resident    on May 4, 2011

  • FIBRANT FIASCO THREATENS SALIBURY'S FUTURE   By Tiny Bob
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  • THE FIBRANT SHELL GAME   By Chuck D. & Tiny Bob
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  • CITY COUNCIL ADMITS BEING OUT OF CONTACT WITH FIBRANT PROJECT(A comment on Mr. Stone's letter)
          By Pork Gone Wild

  • HOW DID THE FIBRANT DEBACLE START?  By Fiber Optic Thralls

  • WHY FIBRANT IS FAILING AND LACKS PUBLIC SUPPORT   By Gavin Curvis
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  • FIBRANT: THE HIGHEST PRICED INTERNET, PHONE, AND TV SERVICES IN SALISBURY  By Shane Bradey

  • FIBRANT SERVICES AND PACKAGES UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY IN SALISBURY  By Stuart Mabry

  • THE INFAMOUS FIBRANT "GLOWING TESTIMONIALS"   By Dave Sokel, Salisbury

  • FIBRANT'S INEXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP AND EARLY AND EXPENSIVE SNAFUS   By TBabson

  • FIBRANT OVER-PRICED AND UNDER PERFORMING   By Paul Allison

  • POST EDITOR SAYS:
          "TIME WARNER HAS OFFERED LOCAL CUSTOMERS FASTER SERVICE AT LOWER PRICES"
          By Jeb Rose       on May 12, 2011
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  • THE FIBRANT PRICE POLICY SET IN OCTOBER   By Tiny Bob
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        What we know about Municipal Broadband
    NEWS:
  • What we know about Michael F. Jury - new GENERAL manager of FIBRANT. Is it enough?... 
          City of Salisbury Hires Industry Veteran Mike Jury to Join Fibrant as General Manager   Salisbury NC Gov. March 27
          Fibrant gets new MANAGER   SalisburyPost Wednesday, March 28, 2012

  • After 7 months of Search and $ 15K of Lost Investment...  Doug Paris 28 year-old named SALISBURY CITY MANAGER
          SalisburyPost March 07, 2012

  • FIBRANT: GR0WING PAINS in FIRST YEAR (2011)
          SalisburyPost Sunday, February 12, 2012
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  • http://www.pacificresearch.org/docLib/20070227_Wifi_Waste.pdf
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  • THE FINAL CHAPTER FOR BURLINGTON TELECOM: THE RETURN OF COLLATERAL
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  • Read about other municipal fiber optic telecoms that went own in smoke and cost taxpayers just like Fibrant
          who is currently surviving off the millions it can drain from our city's coffers:
          http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20091011/NEWS02/91010017/Burlington-Telecom-Who-knew-what-when-
          http://www.burlingtonrft.com/
          http://www.digitalsociety.org/2010/03/burlington-muni-fiber-sticks-tax-payers-with-massive-debt/
          http://www.utahtaxpayers.org/?p=2791
          http://reason.org/files/33224c9b01e12f3b969f4257037c057e.pdf
          http://www.caltax.org/Municipalization/Municipally Owned Broadband Networks - A Critical Evaluation1.pdf
          http://news.cnet.com/Tangled-up-in-fiber/2009-1034_3-5681122.html
          http://www.netlojik.net/fiber-optic-failures-in-other-cities/

  • Fibrant and Dept schedule 2009-2029 /for 20 years/
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  • City OKs more set-top boxes for Fibrant. /Dept +$1,2 million in 2011 +%/
          SalisburyPost Wednesday, September 07, 2011
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  • City's Fibrant director Michael Crowell 58 years old retires.
          SalisburyPost Saturday, August 20, 2011
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  • FIBRANT - Reviews & Brand Information
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  • SALISBURY — City Council on Tuesday appointed Doug Paris as interim city manager,
          which launched Fibrant network in 2010, and said "It's really not a luxury anymore. It's a necessity".
          SalisburyPost July 19, 2011
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  • Some question city's internal loans for Fibrant.
           Fibrant can borrow about $7.5 million money from three city funds -
           water and sewer,
           water and sewer capital reserve and
           general fund.
          SalisburyPost June 19, 2011
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  • CITY OF SALISBURY FY2011-2012 BUDGET CALENDAR
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  • Provision of Communications Service by Cities (Salisbury). HOUSE BILL 129
          RATIFIED BILL the 9th day of May, 2011
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  • Why North Carolina Should Restrict Municipal Broadband Schemes by Bartlett D. Cleland on 03/17/2011.
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  • Limits on Municipal Broadband Raise Hackles in City Halls By Sam A. Hieb.
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