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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The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) named Arlington County, VA one of its “Top 7 Intelligent Communities” for the third time. The Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2015 includes three U.S. communities whose innovation and future planning set them apart. The ConnectArlington initiative enables private providers to provide high-speed broadband Internet to attract businesses to the region. It will also license dedicated, secure fiber routes […]
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In a report released on January 14, the White House cites the CTC and Open Technology Institute (OTI) report The Art of the Possible. The Community-Based Broadband Solutions report applauds local governments who seek ways to bring broadband to their communities and opposes legislation that creates barriers to local broadband initiatives. […]
Better Communities through Better Broadband A Coalition of Public and Private Interests Affirms the Need for Local Internet Choice This post originally appeared on the Benton Foundation’s Digital Beat Blog. For true believers in the power of broadband, it has been quite a week in Washington. Consider that the President came out in favor of local decision-making […]
Kudos to the State of New York on the announcement of an incredible initiative to ensure that every resident has access to broadband within five years. Gov. Cuomo’s $500 million “New NY Broadband Program” will offer 1:1 matches (meaning the program will pump $1 billion or more into broadband development) to private sector providers who […]
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We at CTC have been true believers for 15 years in the potential of locally-owned fiber, for government use, to serve anchor institutions, and to enable residents and businesses to compete in the national and global economies. And the track record of communities is unparalleled: hundreds of community-based fiber projects around the country serve public […]
Is city-owned fiber with private sector service delivery the magic formula for building fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP)? At minimum, it’s a tremendous innovation in local broadband—and CTC is proud to be part of the pioneering team that developed this model. Last night, the Westminster, Maryland City Council voted to approve a groundbreaking FTTP partnership with a formidable […]
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In its adoption of the second E-Rate Modernization Order, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) cited the cost model CTC developed for the Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition. The citation is part of projecting future connectivity needs by looking at both recurring and one-time costs to bring high-speed connectivity to unserved or underserved school and library locations. It is important to have realistic […]
The USDA just opened an application window for its Community Connect grants—a small but great program that “serves rural communities where broadband service is least likely to be available, but where it can make a tremendous difference in the quality of life for citizens.” Community Connect awards up to $3 million can be given to […]
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that rural customers who receive fixed broadband service from carriers supported by the Connect America Fund will have connection speeds of at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload. The Commission increased the program’s speed requirements following direction from Congress that rural consumers’ broadband access should be comparable to urban areas. […]
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