CTC Technology & Energy

CTC congratulates the winners of the 2012 Digital Counties Survey awards from the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties. The awards, which recognize the strategic use of technology and success in governance through IT policies and practices, were given to counties nationwide. Among the winners were CTC clients in Maryland (Baltimore, […]

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Howard County, Maryland, a leader in statewide public broadband development and longtime CTC client, is one of 19 counties nationwide to receive a Best in Category Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The award recognizes the County’s oversight of the Inter-County Broadband Network (ICBN) initiative. Under the leadership of County Executive Ken […]

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CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis presented the findings of our research projects, Broadband in Garrett County: A Strategy for Expansion and Adoption, at a public meeting in Oakland, Md. today. The study found that Garrett County is well-connected compared to other rural communities throughout the United States, but nevertheless lags urban and suburban areas throughout […]

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Following a kick-off meeting in April, CTC is engaged in an ongoing project to identify communications gaps and evaluate potential solutions for the Baltimore Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), a regional emergency preparedness planning effort that brings together emergency management personnel, information officers, and public safety officials from the region’s jurisdictions (the cities of Annapolis […]

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CTC Technology & Energy congratulates Garrett County, Md. on receiving a $250,000 broadband infrastructure grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The grant, which will be matched by the County, will fund fiber optic infrastructure and the electronics necessary to provide broadband service to a range of schools and other important County sites. The ARC-funded […]

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CTC congratulates Charles Benton, Chairman and CEO of the Benton Foundation, on his nomination by President Obama to the National Museum and Library Services Board. The Benton Foundation has, for more than 30 years, promoted communications and technology in the public interest. Mr. Benton’s work, in particular, has focused on issues such as the digital divide, using […]

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CTC Technology & Energy has kicked off its project to develop an emergency communications plan for the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA). Following an information-gathering session with TVPPA members and stakeholders, CTC is conducting a survey of association members to gauge their current state of emergency preparedness, anticipated communications needs, and obstacles to regional […]

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Arlington County, Virginia’s ambitious ConnectArlington fiber network was featured in Government Technology magazine as an example of “a unique public partnership” that “will support education, emergency management and other government use.” The article, which highlighted the drivers behind the project and the myriad benefits it will deliver, noted that Arlington CIO Jack Belcher oversaw the completion of […]

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CTC congratulates Jacquie Jones on receiving the 2012 Dewey Winburne Community Service Award. Ms. Jones was selected based on her work as Executive Director of the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), a 30-year-old media arts organization that funds, produces, and distributes public interest media for all platforms. NBPC focuses on grassroots engagement models for public […]

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CTC President Joanne Hovis was featured in today’s Cumberland Times-News. The article, “Broadband advocate calls for a leap of faith from region,” covers Ms. Hovis’ testimony before the Allegany County Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee. She spoke on the importance of ultra-high-speed, fiber-optic broadband Internet connections to regional educational and economic development opportunities. The […]

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