The United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) announced the appointment of CTC Technology & Energy 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.