The following is a guest post by Jim Baller. Chris Mitchell from the Institute of Local Self Reliance recently interviewed Jim Baller, counsel to both Chattanooga EPB and Wilson, NC on their now successful petitions at the FCC. We encourage our readers to listen to the full half-hour interview here, and bring you just a […]
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CTC has prepared a memorandum outlining our analysis of Economic Development Assistance Programs through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau within the Department of Commerce. The EDA has opened the application window until June 12, 2015 for eligible applicants (cities, counties, states, higher education institutions, and nonprofits). Funding is prioritized for projects benefiting economically distressed communities. View the full memorandum here. […]
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CTC is proud to be part of the City of Huntsville, Alabama’s effort to become a “Gig City” through partnering with the private sector to provide affordable, high-speed broadband Internet. The City released a request for information (RFI) last week to solicit one or more private partners to develop a research backbone fiber ring to connect […]
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Today was an extraordinary achievement for the future of broadband and the Internet in the U.S. All of us at CTC applaud Chairman Wheeler and Commissioners Clyburn and Rosenworcel for their visionary votes in support of local community choice in broadband and net neutrality. We are proud to have worked on both these issues over the […]
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CTC is proud to be part of a broad coalition of associations and companies that is urging the Missouri legislature to resist efforts to restrict local Internet choice and broadband opportunity. As the Missouri legislature considers raising new barriers to local broadband initiatives, the coalition today sent the letter excerpted below to the chairs of […]
CTC received an award this week to assist the Village of Bald Head Island, NC with planning for broadband public-private partnerships. The Village, which has a year-round population of 250 and a summer population of 1,500, is committed to catalyzing the development of world-class communications infrastructure to ensure the Island’s economic future. CTC is also […]
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CTC Technology & Energy CEO and Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach will address the technical feasibility of mobile net neutrality at an upcoming Congressional briefing that follows a proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to impose strong net neutrality rules on wireless carriers. Senator Al Franken will lead the briefing. The other panelists include Michael Scurato, policy counsel for National […]
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CTC was selected by the City of San Francisco to develop a detailed “Dig Once” specification that will enable the City to maximize opportunities to deploy fiber and conduit during construction projects. As a contractor to San Francisco vendor, 21 Tech, CTC engineers will develop a Dig Once model to ensure that both public and […]
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On February 2, the Palo Alto City Council approved the award to CTC Technology & Energy of two contracts, one to study fiber-to-the-premises alternatives for the City, the other to study wireless solutions. CTC staff will work with a team representing City departments and Palo Alto Utilities to evaluate the full range of communications strategies […]
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The Washington Post is reporting this morning that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating among his colleagues a draft order that will free localities in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee from anti-competition state statutes that prevent towns and cities from building or enabling new, state-of-the-art broadband networks. In our view and experience, these […]
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