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This regularly scheduled meeting of the 91st Day Subcommittee
was opened by Chairman F. H. Moore, Jr. There were ten members present. These
included:
Michael Hayter suggested corrections to the minutes of the 3/12/96 meeting including correction of his name and the fact that he was objecting to barriers in general, not just to the fact that home pages might be difficult to accomplish. These were noted and the minutes accepted as corrected. The first agenda item was that of review and discussion of a document entitled "Electronic Village of Abingdon; Summary of Fiber Network for Downtown Abingdon". Jay Cox opened the discussion by reminding those present that: 1. The demonstration project was barely two weeks old and already has seen better than expected attendance at educational sessions 2. The technology demonstration on Sprint's part has worked well, and 3. The content of the E V A Project is building. David Taverner of Sprint then explained his view of the initial project which was envisioned to cover the areas generally defined as Main Street from Trigg Street west to approximately Academy Drive, Valley Street from Pecan Street west to Dale Street and Cummings Street (via Green Springs Road) from Valley Street south to Interstate Route 81. David's projected use of cables was 72 strand fiber initially in these areas. However, reaching this juncture, David had decided that it would be best to take the matter up with the Subcommittee before proceeding any further with the planning/design phase. Jay Cox remarked that this would constitute one "cell" and that other "cells" would appear, such as the one that the School System was building, that would ultimately grow together and be interconnected into the star topology that we have desired for some time. After discussion, the group decided that the above was a good first plan for which to aim and that the initial thrust of this group would be to limit the described service area initially for the purposes of cost and efficiency. The question of how and where to establish the limits of service would be one of the topics for the next meeting. A letter from Steve Galyean was read concerning several items. Steve was unable to attend since he had been called away to give a presentation on "Virginia Communities on the World Wide Web" for the Virginia Institute of Economic Development. Steve, in his letter forwarded to us a draft copy of a brochure entitled "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding E V A, requesting that we review and offer suggestions for its improvement. A few minor typographical errors were noted, but the publication was felt to be overall very good. Steve Galyean also requested that we provide input as to the content of the last monthly insert for E V A in Sprint's bills. A survey was being contemplated by the Publicity Subcommittee. The contents of such a survey was briefly discussed, the recommendation being that questions asked in the survey should be basic ones, such as: Do you own a computer? Does your computer have communication capability? Are you presently using a communication service? Would a faster service at competitive rates interest you for your home or office? The 91st Day Subcommittee noted that the Publicity Subcommittee is attempting to obtain an insert in a future edition of the Bristol Herald - Courier. about the Electronic Village of Abingdon. Upcoming events schedules include:
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 PM. Respectfully Submitted,
Albert C. Bradley, Secretary | ||||||||||||||||||