All of us at CTC extend our congratulations to our friends at the City and County of San Francisco on today’s announcement that Google Fiber will provide gigabit services to many consumers in San Francisco. The City has worked tirelessly for over a decade to expand the availability of fiber-based services to both residences and […]
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With today’s news that Huntsville, Alabama will build fiber optics throughout its community, and that Google Fiber will lease much of that fiber in order to provide gigabit services to residences and small businesses, communities throughout the United States have entered into a new era of possibility — that of robust, sustainable broadband public-private partnerships. […]
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The Benton Foundation has released a report prepared by the Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC), authored by CTC in conjunction with communications law firm Baller Herbst Stokes & Lide. The two-part report, The Emerging World of Broadband Public–Private Partnerships: A Business Strategy and Legal Guide, examines the balance of risk, benefit, and control in three business models […]
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Last week, CTC joined a select group of companies and associations submitting a letter to the Missouri legislature that urges rejection of a bill that would limit local Internet choice, preclude municipal innovation in broadband, and limit private competition and investment through partnerships with localities. CTC proudly joined the letter, along with the Coalition for […]
The City of Bloomington, IN has selected CTC Technology & Energy to support the City’s efforts to develop ubiquitous, Gigabit-class broadband in Bloomington. We will collaborate with City staff and other stakeholders to facilitate a one-day public symposium and related communications materials on the value of next-generation infrastructure. This effort will supplement our analysis of […]
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The City of Boulder, Colorado has released a request for information (RFI) to identify potential for-profit and non-profit entities interested in partnering with the City to develop a citywide fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network. The City seeks to enhance the broadband connectivity of its residents, businesses, and anchor institutions by expanding the range and quality of available […]
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CTC is proud to announce that our President, Joanne Hovis, has been appointed to the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council Board of Directors. “Joanne is a recognized authority on the broadband market and communities regularly turn to her for her expertise on the evolving role of government and public utilities in the development of communications services and networks.” […]
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The City of Newark, DE has selected CTC to analyze the feasibility of a city-initiated fiber optic network, building on groundwork established during a recent CTC workshop. CTC will engage representatives of the University of Delaware on the City’s behalf, to facilitate potential connectivity from the University’s main campus to satellite locations within Newark. CTC’s […]
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