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b'We are at the point where we have scores of public highspeed networks delivering an array of benefits for businesses and consumers. Kansas City, the original Google Fiber network, weighs in their accomplishments and challenges as they push the gig envelope.\\n\\nOur Gigabit Nation guest is Aaron Deacon, Managing Director of KC Digital Drive, and a panelist on one of the Broadband Communities Summit sessions entitled \\u201cWhat can you do with a gig?\\u201d He believes many cities have answered\\xa0this question with an array of applications and uses for\\xa0highspeed Internet access, which leads to maybe a better question of "What are we going to do with a gig next?"\\n\\nDeacon delineates the difference between gigabit speed and gigabit capacity, a difference many communities need to understand early in there broadband planning. It\\u2019s also important that planners understand how to encourage a \\u201chighspeed environment\\u201d that enables community networks to transform the delivery of healthcare, energy, city services and more.\\xa0\\n\\n(Photo credit:\\xa0Rachel Ellner, courtesy of Broadband Communities magazine)'