This report is intended to serve as a primer for local government and community leaders on different approaches to public broadband networks. The report addresses broadband technologies, network business models, and the considerable benefits beyond the balance sheet that public networks can provide to communities.
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Understanding Broadband Performance Factors
Prepared for Broadband Communities Magazine (April 2014)
Response to AT&T’s Proposal for Wire Center Trials in the IP Transition Proceeding
Prepared for Public Knowledge (March 2014)
The Case for Fiber in Champaign and Urbana
Prepared for the Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband Not-for-Profit (February 2014)
Gigabit Communities: Technical Strategies for Facilitating Public or Private Broadband Construction in Your Community
CTC President Joanne Hovis & Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach (January 2014)
Broadband Strategies Checklist
CTC President Joanne Hovis & Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach (January 2014)
A Brief Assessment of Engineering Issues Related to Trial Testing for IP Transition
Prepared for Public Knowledge (January 2014)
Broadband in Kansas: Availability and Use Among Residents
Prepared for the Kansas Department of Commerce (December 2013)
The State of the Art and Evolution of Cable Television and Broadband Technology
Prepared for the City of Seattle, WA (October 2013)
Understanding and Maximizing AMI Benefits for Utilities
CTC Principal Engineer and Analyst Thomas Asp (September 2013)