The United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) announced the appointment of CTC President Joanne Hovis to its Task Force on Community Anchor Network Economic Models.

Established by Internet2, U.S. UCAN is a BTOP-funded project that aims to connect Internet2, regional research and education (R&E) networks, other BTOP-funded networks, and the nation's estimated 200,000 community anchor institutions (CAI). The task force will develop sustainable economic and business models for the U.S. UCAN project.