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Questioning the rationale for abandoning the Internet Master Plan
1:37:43
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Council Member Gutiérrez inquires about the reasons for abandoning the Internet Master Plan, seeking to understand what aspects of the plan the current administration disagreed with. She emphasizes the effort that went into creating the plan and questions why certain elements were not retained.
- Gutiérrez expresses curiosity about what wasn't working in the Internet Master Plan
- She notes that the plan involved many stakeholders and experts
- The council member seeks specific information on which parts of the plan were deemed unworkable
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:37:43
Now this the the next question the next series of questions I think are are a little bit very are specific about the Internet plan because I know that in that September 2022 hearing and that that you were there for and then I think later with the commissioner, I was curious, obviously, as a sponsor of the bill, what wasn't working?
1:38:04
Right?
1:38:04
What was it that this administration just didn't agree with based on kind of our your previous response?
1:38:11
You you all felt there was no need for further investment in infrastructure, but I think the Internet Master Plan did have other aspects of it.
1:38:20
Obviously, it brought a ton of stakeholders together, a ton of experts, Internet service providers, one of whom is my understanding is is is Flume is that designee for that state program.
1:38:32
So there's, you know, I I think it's it's great to see that, you know, they are being integrated into the city's broader vision and the reality of like the value that these smaller ISPs bring.
1:38:43
So if you're able, I would love to know just kind of is because I feel like you're not gonna be able to answer these, but just specifically, are there specific parts of the Internet master plan?
1:38:57
And I can go through them with you that you feel are worth integrating or or parts of the plan besides the infrastructure piece that you're like, this is just not gonna work?