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 key institutions in the City, and to provide fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband to homes and small businesses and broadband services to large businesses and institutions. CTC engineers and analysts will continue to work closely with City staff to further Huntsville’s vision and forge the most mutually beneficial public-private partnership.