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Fixed Wireless Technologies and Their Suitability for Broadband Delivery
Prepared by CTC for the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society (June 2022)Webinar: Public-Private Partnership Strategies for Community Broadband
Prepared by CTC for the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society (January 2022)The Era of the Broadband Public-Private Partnership: New Trends and Opportunities in the Wake of COVID-19
Prepared for the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society (2021)2021
Is the FCC’s Reverse Auction Fatally Wounded or Just Bloodied?
Published by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society (April 2021)FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction Was Supposed to Significantly Reduce America’s Rural Broadband Gap
Published by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society (December 2020)Guide to Federal Broadband Funding Opportunities in the U.S.
Prepared for the Internet Society (February 2021)State of Georgia Analysis of Fixed Wireless Options
Prepared for the Georgia Technology Authority (December 2020)2020
Public Infrastructure/Private Service: A Shared-Risk Partnership Model for 21st Century Broadband Infrastructure
New white paper released October 14, 2020Fiber-to-the-Premises Feasibility Study
Prepared for Multnomah County, Oregon September 2020Fiber-to-the-Premises Feasibility Study
Prepared for Multnomah County, Oregon September 2020State of New Mexico Broadband Strategic Plan and Rural Broadband Assessment
Prepared for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology Office of Broadband (June…2019
Broadband Access Study
Prepared for King County, Washington December 2019Strategies for Improving Broadband Service in Wildwood
Prepared for the City of Wildwood, Missouri (September 2019)Alignment of Click! Policy Goals with Partner Proposals
Prepared for the City of Tacoma, Wash., and Tacoma Public Utilities (March 2019)Presentation of Public-Private Partnership Term Sheets to Tacoma City Council
Prepared for the Tacoma City Council (March 2019)Small Cell Standards and Processes: Protecting Community Assets, Interests, and Public Safety
Prepared for the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (Februar…2018
Declaration of Andrew Afflerbach in Response to the FCC’s Draft Order, “Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment”
Prepared for the Smart Communities and Special Districts Coalition (September 2018)Declaration of Andrew Afflerbach for Submission to the FCC in Response to the Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
Prepared for the Communications Workers of America (August 2018)Understanding the AMI Deployment/ Upgrade Process and Ensuring Quality Relationships with Your AMI Vendor
CTC Principal Engineer and Analyst Tom Asp (July 2018)Testimony on NTIA Reauthorization Act
Testimony of CTC President Joanne Hovis (June 2018)Leaping the Digital Divide: Encouraging Policies and Partnerships to Improve Broadband Access Across North Carolina
Prepared by the North Carolina League of Municipalities (March 2018)A Model for Understanding the Cost to Connect Anchor Institutions with Fiber Optics
Prepared for the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) (February 2018…Broadband Feasibility Study
Prepared for the City of Spring Hill, Kansas (February 2018)Testimony on Closing the Digital Divide: Broadband Infrastructure Solutions
Testimony of CTC President Joanne Hovis (January 2018)2017
New Mexico Broadband for Businesses Study
Prepared for the State of New Mexico (December 2017)Network Resiliency and Security Playbook
Prepared for The National Institute for Hometown Security (November 2017)Technical Guidance Regarding Broadband Infrastructure for Libraries
Prepared for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (October 2017)Connecting Libraries to the Future
Prepared for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (October 2017)Fiber for San Francisco Initiative – The Potential for Ubiquitous, Open Fiber-to-the-Premises in San Francisco
Prepared with IMG Rebel for the City of San Francisco (October 2017)Mobile Broadband Service Is Not an Adequate Substitute for Wireline
Prepared for the Communications Workers of America (October 2017)Strategic Fiber Plan
Prepared for the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge (September 2017)Fiber Business and Financial Model
Prepared for the City of Virginia Beach (May 2017)The Emerging World of Public–Private Partnerships
Published by the Benton Foundation (May 2017)City of Seattle Plan for Facilitating Equitable Access to Wireless Broadband Services
Prepared for the City of Seattle (April 2017)Technical Guide to Dig Once Policies
CTC Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach (April 2017)Producing Value Through Effective Governance
CTC Principal Analyst Ziggy Rivkin-Fish (April 2017)Declaration of Andrew Afflerbach for Submission to the FCC in the Mobilitie Docket
Prepared for the Smart Communities Siting Coalition (April 2017)Feasibility Study for Broadband in the North End of Harford County, MD
Prepared for Harford County, MD (March 2017)Testimony on Broadband: Deploying America’s 21st Century Infrastructure
Testimony of CTC President Joanne Hovis (March 2017)New Mexico Broadband for Business (BB4B) Study: Preliminary Policy Considerations
Prepared for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology (January 2017)2016
CTC Insights: How Localities Can Improve Wireless Service for the Public While Addressing Citizen Concerns
CTC Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach (November 2016)City of Madison, WI Fiber-to-the-Premises Feasibility Analysis
Prepared for Madison, WI (August 2016)City of Boulder Broadband Feasibility Study
Prepared for Boulder, CO (June 2016)City of Alexandria - Fiber Network Strategic Analysis
Prepared for the City of Alexandria (April 2016)Recommendation: The Potential for Pilot Funding for Gigabit Networking in Connecticut
Prepared for the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel (April 2016)A Brief Overview of Broadband Deficiencies in Connecticut
Prepared for the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel (March 2016)Broadband in Connecticut: Opportunities for the State and Localities to Enable World-Class Broadband
Prepared for the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel (March 2016)LTE‐U Interference in Unlicensed Spectrum: the Impact on Local Communities and Recommended Solutions
Prepared for WiFiForward (February 2016)2015
City of Palo Alto FTTP Master Plan
Prepared for Palo Alto, CA (September 2015)City of Palo Alto Wireless Master Plan
Prepared for Palo Alto, CA (September 2015)City of Seattle Fiber-to-the-Premises Feasibility Study
Prepared for the City of Seattle, WA (June 2015)Overview of E-rate Modernization
CTC President Joanne Hovis (June 2015)Overview of Rural Child Poverty Telehealth Network Grant Program Funding Opportunity
CTC President Joanne Hovis (May 2015)City of Huntsville, AL RFI - Partnership for Rocket City-Gig City
Prepared for Huntsville, AL (April 2015)Overview of Economic Development Administration Funding Opportunity
CTC President Joanne Hovis (March 2015)Joint Private-Sector and Associations Letter to Senator Eric Schmitt re: SB266
Prepared for the Missouri Senate Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and Local Govern…Economic Development Killer App for Local Fiber Networks
Prepared by the Coalition for Local Internet Choice in collaboration with Broadband Commun…2014
New Mexico Statewide Broadband Strategic Plan
Prepared for the State of New Mexico (December 2014)Utility Broadband Guide
Prepared for the Utilities Telecom Council (November 2014)Mobile Broadband Networks Can Manage Congestion While Abiding By Open Internet Principles
Prepared for the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute – Wireless Future …Comparative Analysis of Cable and Other Broadband Technologies
Prepared for Public Knowledge (November 2014)A Model for Understanding the Cost to Connect Schools and Libraries with Fiber Optics
Prepared for the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) (October 2014)…Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition Cost Study Cover Letter
Prepared for the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) (October 2014)…APPA 2014 Business and Financial Conference: Alternative Means to Adding to a Utility's Bottom Line
Prepared for APPA (September 2014)CTC Insight on Rural Broadband Experiments Application Process
CTC President Joanne Hovis (September 2014)New Broadband Funding Opportunity for Munis and Coops: FCC Rural Broadband Experiments
Prepared for the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (August 2014)CTC Insight on FCC Rural Broadband Experiments
CTC President Joanne Hovis (July 2014)Partnering and Financial Issues: UTC Broadband Workshop
Prepared for the UTC Broadband Workshop (July 2014)FTTP Architecture and Technical Issues: UTC Broadband Workshop
Prepared for the UTC Broadband Workshop (July 2014)The Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway: Building Fiber Optic Infrastructure
Prepared for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (July 2014)The Art of the Possible: An Overview of Public Broadband Options
This report is intended to serve as a primer for local government and community leaders on different approaches to public broadband networks. The report addresses broadband technologies, network business models, and the considerable benefits beyond the balance sheet that public networks can provide to communities.