The City of Lawrence, Kansas has partnered with CTC Technology & Energy to plan for its digital future. CTC Technology & Energy will evaluate the current state of broadband in Lawrence and propose strategies for expanding network infrastructure to serve homes, businesses, and the public sector. The City Commissioners, who have indicated concerns over the available […]
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Course registration opened this week for two online courses developed and taught by CTC Technology & Energy’s senior engineering team. The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE), a University of Maryland program, offers Telecommunications and Networking Fundamentals and Network Design and Deployment Considerations for ITS Managers and Professionals courses, which start in February and […]
CTC Technology & Energy’s investment in solar energy is showing results. The company’s 12.48 kilowatt (DC) rooftop photovoltaic array has produced more than 9 megawatt-hours of energy since it was activated this summer. The energy savings is enough to power 298 houses for a day, and offsets CTC Technology & Energy’s carbon footprint by 6.23 […]
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The State of Kansas has tapped CTC Technology & Energy to perform a study of broadband availability and use throughout the state. The Kansas Statewide Broadband Initiative (KSBI), part of the Kansas Department of Commerce, initiated the project as part of its mission to better understand the broadband landscape in the state and help expand broadband […]
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CTC Technology & Energy congratulates the Urbana Champaign community on connecting the first sites on the Urbana Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) fiber optic network. UC2B brings ultra-high speed Internet access to homes and community sites throughout the Urbana Champaign area, with an emphasis on low-income and underserved communities. In September, UC2B received NATOA’s 2012 Community Broadband […]
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The City of Port Angeles is now a giant Wi-Fi hotspot. City officials marked the launch of the new wireless, citywide network known as “The Mesh” on Monday with a ceremonial cable-cutting. CTC Technology & Energy engineers designed the network architecture and provided business analysis for the project. The wireless network allows the public to access […]
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The City of Westminster, Maryland has tapped CTC Technology & Energy to assess the City’s need for a fiber optic communications network. The Westminster Common Council voted unanimously to approve the study, with council members citing lack of broadband service as an impediment to business interests in the community. Westminster is one of several cities […]
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CTC President Joanne Hovis will speak today on a panel discussion about local broadband planning in Urbana, Illinois. The event, “Models for Building Local Broadband: Public, Private, Coop, Nonprofit,” will bring together other experts in local telecommunications and public broadband for an open discussion of the benefits and challenges of various local broadband strategies. The […]
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Comm Daily reported Tuesday on a National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) webinar in which CTC President Joanne Hovis discussed what she sees as the ongoing economic benefits created by the Recovery Act broadband funding. As Ms. Hovis noted, awardees of Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grants are now entering the final year […]
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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