CTC President Joanne Hovis is presenting a series of workshops on the federal E-Rate program to members of the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA). The workshops—in Chattanooga, Huntsville, Knoxville, and three other cities—will explore the opportunities created by the FCC’s decision in December to increase the E-rate program budget by $15 billion over the […]
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Owensboro Municipal Utilities (OMU) has awarded CTC a contract to evaluate and provide guidance on OMU’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) needs. CTC will provide strategic support, and develop a cost benefit and valuation analysis. Led by Principal Engineer and Analyst Tom Asp, the CTC team will guide OMU in development and management of a request for […]
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CTC Principal Engineer and Analyst Tom Asp will continue to lead CTC’s effort working with the North Attleborough Electric Department (NAED) on the next phase of its fiber feasibility study. CTC was awarded the NAED phase one contract in August 2014 to develop a communications system strategy. In phase two, the CTC team will refine the […]
CTC President Joanne Hovis is an invited presenter at the Colorado Municipal League’s annual conference in Breckenridge this week. Speaking on the topic “Making Municipal Broadband a Reality,” Ms. Hovis will offer insight and practical guidance on the steps localities can take to create sustainable business plans for their community broadband initiatives. […]
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The City of Seattle released a report prepared by CTC exploring the potential for successful municipal fiber deployment. The City commissioned the Fiber-to-the-Premises Feasibility Study in late 2014 as one component of Mayor Murray’s Broadband Initiative. Read the full report here. […]
The Aspen Institute has released its 2014 Communications Policy Report. CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis contributed to the The Atomic Age of Data: Policies for the Internet of Things in August 2014, through her attendance at the twenty-ninth annual Aspen Institute Conference on Communications Policy. The report includes communications policy insights and recommendations from a range of […]
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The Village of Bald Head Island, North Carolina today released an RFP seeking a private partner to provide services for a municipal fiber-to-the-premises network. The Village seeks to deliver world class communications services to homes and businesses and views next generation broadband as essential to its future. The RFP can be found on the Village’s […]
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UC2B and its private partner iTV-3 held a groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the beginning of residential construction. Representatives from both entities—along with speakers from the City of Urbana, the City of Champaign, the University of Illinois, the Urbana Free Library, and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation—praised the Gigabit-capable network and the partnership. The UC2B/ iTV-3 partnership was announced last May, and iTV-3’s […]
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CTC has prepared a memorandum outlining our analysis of Economic Development Assistance Programs through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau within the Department of Commerce. The EDA has opened the application window until June 12, 2015 for eligible applicants (cities, counties, states, higher education institutions, and nonprofits). Funding is prioritized for projects benefiting economically distressed communities. View the full memorandum here. […]
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CTC is proud to be part of the City of Huntsville, Alabama’s effort to become a “Gig City” through partnering with the private sector to provide affordable, high-speed broadband Internet. The City released a request for information (RFI) last week to solicit one or more private partners to develop a research backbone fiber ring to connect […]
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