CTC is proud to be part of a broad coalition of associations and companies that is urging the Missouri legislature to resist efforts to restrict local Internet choice and broadband opportunity. As the Missouri legislature considers raising new barriers to local broadband initiatives, the coalition today sent the letter excerpted below to the chairs of […]
CTC received an award this week to assist the Village of Bald Head Island, NC with planning for broadband public-private partnerships. The Village, which has a year-round population of 250 and a summer population of 1,500, is committed to catalyzing the development of world-class communications infrastructure to ensure the Island’s economic future. CTC is also […]
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CTC Technology & Energy CEO and Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach will address the technical feasibility of mobile net neutrality at an upcoming Congressional briefing that follows a proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to impose strong net neutrality rules on wireless carriers. Senator Al Franken will lead the briefing. The other panelists include Michael Scurato, policy counsel for National […]
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CTC was selected by the City of San Francisco to develop a detailed “Dig Once” specification that will enable the City to maximize opportunities to deploy fiber and conduit during construction projects. As a contractor to San Francisco vendor, 21 Tech, CTC engineers will develop a Dig Once model to ensure that both public and […]
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On February 2, the Palo Alto City Council approved the award to CTC Technology & Energy of two contracts, one to study fiber-to-the-premises alternatives for the City, the other to study wireless solutions. CTC staff will work with a team representing City departments and Palo Alto Utilities to evaluate the full range of communications strategies […]
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The Washington Post is reporting this morning that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating among his colleagues a draft order that will free localities in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee from anti-competition state statutes that prevent towns and cities from building or enabling new, state-of-the-art broadband networks. In our view and experience, these […]
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The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) named Arlington County, VA one of its “Top 7 Intelligent Communities” for the third time. The Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2015 includes three U.S. communities whose innovation and future planning set them apart. The ConnectArlington initiative enables private providers to provide high-speed broadband Internet to attract businesses to the region. It will also license dedicated, secure fiber routes […]
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In a report released on January 14, the White House cites the CTC and Open Technology Institute (OTI) report The Art of the Possible. The Community-Based Broadband Solutions report applauds local governments who seek ways to bring broadband to their communities and opposes legislation that creates barriers to local broadband initiatives. […]
Better Communities through Better Broadband A Coalition of Public and Private Interests Affirms the Need for Local Internet Choice This post originally appeared on the Benton Foundation’s Digital Beat Blog. For true believers in the power of broadband, it has been quite a week in Washington. Consider that the President came out in favor of local decision-making […]
Kudos to the State of New York on the announcement of an incredible initiative to ensure that every resident has access to broadband within five years. Gov. Cuomo’s $500 million “New NY Broadband Program” will offer 1:1 matches (meaning the program will pump $1 billion or more into broadband development) to private sector providers who […]
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