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Communications Workers of America Files CTC Expert Report with FCC

Are mobile broadband technologies a substitute for wired broadband? That question is at the heart of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) assessment of whether Americans are well-served with broadband. To support its filing with the FCC, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) asked CTC to prepare an independent analysis of the issue. CTC’s report concluded […]

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City of San Francisco Considers an Innovative New Way to Deliver Ubiquitous, Open Fiber to its Residents and Businesses

We at CTC have had the honor of advising the City and County of San Francisco on broadband planning for a dozen years, and we’re proud that the City today released our new study on “Fiber for San Francisco” and is also, with the leadership of Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Mark Farrell, initiating an […]

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City of Seattle Releases Plan for Facilitating Equitable Access to Wireless Broadband Services

The City of Seattle has released its Plan for Facilitating Equitable Access to Wireless Broadband Services. This report represents a strategic approach for deploying Wi-Fi and other wireless technologies as a tool for addressing Seattle’s digital equity and digital inclusion needs. The plan balances the City’s two key project goals: The need to serve the […]

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A Technical Guide to Dig Once Policies

Our latest white paper, A Technical Guide to Dig Once Policies, is a discussion of technical considerations regarding dig once conduit, a comprehensive process for developing dig once policies, and examples of dig once policies across the country. Read it here. For more information on the benefits of dig once policies, see CTC’s Gigabit Communities A Technical Guide […]

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Producing Value through Effective Governance

CTC just published a new paper on the steps community broadband network operators can take to develop an effective governance process to maximize value to the community. Operating a community broadband network entails complex technical, financial, and strategic business considerations—and those decisions are all made within a governance framework. Effective governance enables a locality to organize its decision-making […]

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Boston Releases RFP for Dark Fiber IRU to Upgrade Broadband Connectivity to Public School Facilities

The City of Boston is committed to closing the digital divide for its students—and to laying the foundation to meet the growing broadband needs of the 21st century. The City plans to accomplish this by connecting all City schools to BoNet, the fiber-based network operated by the City. This City has issued an RFP for scalable dark […]

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Town of Wake Forest, NC Releases Broadband FTTP RFI

The Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to convey its interest in partnering with a sophisticated and motivated partner to bring fiber-based, Gigabit-class broadband service to the area. The successful Partner will deploy ubiquitous FTTP infrastructure and provide broadband internet service to residents, businesses, and community anchor institutions […]

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How the Local Oversight Process Addresses the Concerns of the Public Sector in Small Cell Siting

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, PE CEO & Director of Engineering As the FCC and many state legislatures consider interfering with local processes regarding wireless facilities siting, I recently prepared a report for the Smart Communities Siting Coalition, addressing wireless siting and the critical importance of local process from a technical standpoint. Among other things, my report […]

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CTC President Joanne Hovis Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee: “Broadband: Deploying America’s 21st Century Infrastructure”

The following is CTC President Joanne Hovis’ testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, “Broadband: Deploying America’s 21st Century Infrastructure” on March 21, 2017. For the full hearing, visit the Energy and Commerce Committee’s website here. A PDF copy of Ms. Hovis’ testimony can be downloaded here. Broadband: Deploying America’s […]

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City of Seattle Releases RFI for Collaboration and/or Partnership for Wireless Services and Potential Smart Cities Deployments, Including in Low-Income Districts, and Parks.

The City of Seattle Information Technology Department has posted a Request for Information for Collaboration and/or Partnership between the City of Seattle and Private Sector Entities for Wireless Services and Potential Smart Cities Deployments, Including in Low-Income Districts, and Parks.  Responses are due to the City by February 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM PST. View […]

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