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CTC Director of Engineering to Brief Congress on Wireless Net Neutrality

February 9, 2015

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 […]

CTC Selected By San Francisco to Design “Dig Once” Model

February 6, 2015

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 […]

CTC Awarded Contracts to Evaluate Broadband Alternatives in Palo Alto

February 3, 2015

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 […]

FCC May Preempt Anti-Competition State Broadband Laws

February 2, 2015

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 […]

Arlington County, VA Named Top Intelligent Community

January 30, 2015

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 […]

White House Cites CTC & OTI Report

January 27, 2015

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

January 23, 2015

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 […]

State of New York Sets a $1 Billion Bar for Broadband

January 21, 2015

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 […]

Public Fiber Networks Help President Obama Make the Case for Next-Generation Networks

January 14, 2015

We at CTC have been true believers for 15 years in the potential of locally-owned fiber, for government use, to serve anchor institutions, and to enable residents and businesses to compete in the national and global economies. And the track record of communities is unparalleled: hundreds of community-based fiber projects around the country serve public […]

Maryland City Announces Groundbreaking Fiber Partnership with Ting Internet

January 13, 2015

Is city-owned fiber with private sector service delivery the magic formula for building fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP)? At minimum, it’s a tremendous innovation in local broadband—and CTC is proud to be part of the pioneering team that developed this model. Last night, the Westminster, Maryland City Council voted to approve a groundbreaking FTTP partnership with a formidable […]

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