Tag Archives: CTC

FEB

15

CTC President Chairs at 2009 F2C: Freedom to Connect Conference

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis will chair the opening session of the 2009 F2C: Freedom to Connect Conference on March 30 in Silver Spring, MD. Featured speakers in this Municipal Super-Session will be Chris Vein, CIO of San Francisco; Bill Schrier, CTO of Seattle; and others.

This two-day conference held near the nation’s capital is designed to have the creators of the future Internet meet to engage in mutual learning and exploration. More information on the conference and registration information is available on the conference website.

Published: Sunday, February 15, 2009 by CTC Technology & Energy

NOV

10

CTC Assists National Municipal Associations in FCC Wireless Broadband Proceeding

CTC Technology & Energy has again assisted numerous national municipal associations with their filing of comments in the Third Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (FNPRM) on the “D Block” Auction at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Earlier this year, CTC Technology & Energy also prepared a report for the National League of Cities (NLC), the National Association of Counties (NACo), the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) on technical issues in support of their comments in the earlier round of the “D Block” public safety broadband wireless proceeding. CTC’s report was filed as an appendix to their formal comments.

Published: Monday, November 10, 2008 by CTC Technology & Energy

JAN

22

CTC Assists Michigan Local Governments in Securing Temporary Injunction Halting Comcast’s PEG Access Channel Move

On January 14, 2008, the federal district court in Michigan issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing the move of PEG (public, educational, and governmental) access channels by Comcast. A suit was filed by Meridian Township and the City of Dearborn on January 11, 2008 asking that Comcast be prevented from dropping the PEG access channels from the analog tier of service and only making them available in digital.

CTC Technology & Energy served as a technical expert in this case and Dr. Andrew Afflerbach, P.E., CTC Technology & Energy’s Director of Engineering, filed two affidavits (Affidavit I, Affidavit II) providing technical support for the position of Meridian Township and the City of Dearborn.

The temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction will remain in effect preventing Comcast from dropping the PEG access channels from the analog service until a new order is issued by the court.

Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by CTC Technology & Energy

JAN

18

Ames, IA to Implement Several Free WiFi Hotspots

CTC Technology & Energy has provided strategic support to Ames, Iowa in its innovative project to implement several free WiFi hot spots and to issue an RFP for outside vendors to supply free WiFi at additional locations. An article about the city’s plan appeared here.

Published: Friday, January 18, 2008 by CTC Technology & Energy

NOV

06

CTC Begins Market Research Study on Fiber Connectivity in San Francisco

The City and County of San Francisco has awarded CTC Technology & Energy phase two of the Community Fiber to the Premises Feasibility Study. CTC Technology & Energy conducted the groundbreaking phase one of the study in 2006. CTC Technology & Energy will conduct in-depth market research of both the residential and business markets in San Francisco to estimate market potential for very high-speed voice, video, and data networking over an open, competitive fiber optic infrastructure. This market research is now underway and will include surveys, interviews, and focus group meetings during the next several weeks.

“The outcome of our research will enable San Francisco to quantify and understand the need and desire for very high-speed fiber networking in the community,” stated Joanne Hovis, President of CTC Technology & Energy. “The data that we gather will allow us to update phase one network cost assumptions and will assist San Francisco in the development of marketing strategies to attract potential private-sector partners or lessees on the network.”

Published: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 by CTC Technology & Energy

OCT

31

CTC Awarded General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule

The General Services Administration (GSA) has approved CTC Technology & Energy to provide services to governmental agencies through a GSA Schedule 70. GSA provides a streamlined procurement process for governmental agencies to utilize pre-approved firms and providers of services.

“The addition of the GSA Schedule enhances our ability to provide quality technical engineering and consultation services to governmental agencies at all levels,” stated Joanne S. Hovis, President of CTC Technology & Energy. “This pre-approved procurement vehicle allows the local, state, and federal levels of government to obtain our services in a more timely fashion than the traditional bid process will allow.”

Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 by CTC Technology & Energy