…t’s part of our mission, too. Constructing and expanding a high-speed internet network is time-consuming, but we’re working as fast as we can. Santa Cruz County needs a competitive independent internet provider and that’s us. We not only provide great service, but we keep the big companies honest. We’re Net Neutral and respect folks’ privacy. Competition — that’s us, again — leads to lower prices and drives innovation. We’re growing our network qu…

…he Plaza which we expect to launch in January. Cruzio Remains Dedicated to Net Neutrality Not all news was good in the world of the internet this year; it wasn’t all fast speeds and fiber. On December 14th, the FCC voted to gut current net neutrality rules, and all but erase a free and open internet. That means ISPs could throttle connections to some websites, and create paid “fast lanes” to others without any repercussions. Being an ISP ourselves…

…on — which is odd, because every other business has to compete. And as for Net Neutrality, the non-Neutral model is cable TV, not the internet we’re familiar with. Cruzio and other independent ISPs are competition. We’re not welcome in this paradigm. In the early days of the internet, companies like ours made Net Neutrality the lay of the land. Larger ventures like AOL and Genie couldn’t compete with an open internet. Their “closed garden” models…

…for partners who are willing to go along with our principles — especially Net Neutrality and privacy for our customers. In the meantime, we continue to expand our fiber in smaller increments. If you’re not in the first neighborhood, and you’re interested in fiber speeds, we’d love to hear from you. What Will Gigabit Speeds Mean to You? Now that construction’s complete, we can offer connections to the fastest network you could imagine. The interio…

Lyrics The Winner: Tim Hartnett If you want fiber optic speeds, and Net Neutrality Friendly people you can talk to at a local company Hook up with the coolest internet I know Get connected with Cruzio Get connected with Cruzio Sven 1 It takes a lot of fiber To hold the world together Cruzio’s got it, The best in town! Sven 2 Time to upgrade My old internet And I know just What I want It’s fast and secure and for home and for business with fiber e…

…ISP with a strong commitment to customer privacy and security, as well as net neutrality. Cruzio has not, does not and will not sell your data. This is true throughout our organization. And every household or business that uses our service helps us stay in the game, enabling us to continue our commitment to principles our customers care about. Can we just wait, and then re-establish privacy rules later? Unfortunately, the resolution rescinding pr…

…ve located just outside of Salinas. More… 9. Help Us Expand, Get Free Internet Want free Internet? Have a sweeping view? Cruzio is always looking for well-situated buildings to join our broadband network. If we use your location we’ll give you free high-speed service. We’ve had some great success lately, not only with taller buildings like offices and apartments, but with houses that just happen to see lots of other houses and buildings. Not only…

…dependent ISPs in communities all over the country. It would weaken and even kill already-scarce ISP competition. And without competition in an unregulated market, prices rise and service quality falls. So on your way to the fight for Net Neutrality (which is going pretty well in California, thanks to public action), please take a moment and let the FCC know you’re opposed to their proposed change — it’s called “forbearance.” Visit savecompetition…

…e it, a more robust and redundant system. Q. What about privacy, security, net neutrality? A. Cruzio has the same standards we always have. Your email isn’t harvested for marketing material. Your personal information isn’t collected for sale. That’s never going to change. Q. Any danger that email was lost while Cruzio moved it? A. No. We had a redundant system during the change. We’ve moved the mailboxes to a different server, but on our side, eve…