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CTC congratulates Delaware and Nevada on publishing BEAD Final Proposals

Delaware and Nevada both recently announced their awards for broadband infrastructure deployment under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (B…READ MORE

The Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program application window is open for local governments and nonprofits

The wait is over: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) opened the application window…READ MORE

A local digital equity plan is the key to preparing your community for funding opportunities

A local digital equity plan is the key to preparing localities to capitalize on significant federal and state grant opportunities:  Every st…READ MORE

Business Oregon Announces Partnership to Advance Oregon Broadband

Business Oregon announces its contract with Columbia Telecommunications Corporation, dba CTC Technology and Energy, as the planning consultant for th…READ MORE

Congratulations to Moline, IL, for entering an agreement that will bring fiber broadband competition to residents with no financial subsidy from the city

David Talbot, Director of Research Services CTC congratulates the City of Moline, IL, on its December 13 City Council vote to enter into a fiber b…READ MORE

Challenging the FCC broadband map: Guidance to local governments

Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, VP for Broadband Strategy CTC Technology & Energy The FCC will be accepting challenges to the address-level service avai…READ MORE

How to prepare for an application to the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program

Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, VP for Broadband Strategy Heather Mills, VP for Grant & Funding Strategies CTC Technology & Energy Recognizing th…READ MORE

CTC Named to Top 100 Companies List

Broadband Communities Magazine has named CTC Technology and Energy to its annual Fiber-To-The-Home Top 100 List of companies. The list recognizes lea…READ MORE

Why the FCC rejecting funding for two of the biggest RDOF winners may be great news for your community

Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, VP for Broadband Strategy CTC Technology & Energy With the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rejection of broa…READ MORE

States will play a key coordinating role for applications to NTIA’s Middle Mile Infrastructure Grant Program

NTIA’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is out for the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program. Applications are due by September…READ MORE

BEAD and Digital Equity NOFOs put states in charge of broadband funding allocations—but local governments have a role

NTIA’s Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) are out for the State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program and the Broadband, Equity, Access, and De…READ MORE

Understanding the ReConnect Challenge Process

With the March 9, 2022, application deadline recently passed, it is time to begin planning for the next step in the ReConnect grant and loan program:…READ MORE

Webinar: Public-Private Partnerships for Broadband

In this webinar, CTC President Joanne Hovis, Communications Workers of America Legislative & Political State Coordinator and Local President for …READ MORE

Mason County and the City of Maysville, KY, Issue Broadband RFP

Mason County and the City of Maysville, KY (the City/County) seek a partner to review the current status of broadband availability in the community; …READ MORE

ReConnect Round 3 scoring rules are the key to planning a competitive application: What you need to know

Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies If you’ve glanced at the scoring metrics for USDA’s ReConnect Round 3, a few big change…READ MORE

USDA’s new ReConnect broadband grant rules dramatically expand eligible areas and effectively redefine broadband

Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies With the October 25 release of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), the USDA’s Rural …READ MORE

NTIA’s Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program Is a Broadband Funding Opportunity for Local Governments and Minority Serving Institutions

Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding StrategiesLydia Weinberger, Civic Technology Analyst …READ MORE

States and Localities Have Updated Guidance for Treasury’s Coronavirus Capital Projects Funds

By Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies The Treasury Department released new guidance on its long-awaited, $10 billion Coronavir…READ MORE

Ithaca Area Economic Development Issues Broadband Connectivity RFP

Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED), working closely with Cayuga Data Juice, has released an RFP seeking a qualified partner to design, build, an…READ MORE

New Federal Grant Opportunity for Broadband Economic Development Projects: $500 Million in New Funding with Applications Due Early in 2022

Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding StrategiesLydia Weinberger, Civic Technology Analyst A promising federal grant program has new funding…READ MORE

New Opportunities from the Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband to Connect Your Community to the Internet

Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, CGEIT, V.P. for Broadband StrategyBarbara Fichman, Principal Analyst and ResearcherTaylor Brown, MSW, Civic Technology Analyst …READ MORE

A Deep Dive into the Scoring Metrics of the NTIA’s Broadband Infrastructure Program

Heather D. Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies On May 19, 2021, the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) relea…READ MORE

Where to Draw the Line: Guidance on Proposals for NTIA’s Broadband Infrastructure Program

Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, CGEIT, V.P. for Broadband Strategy If you’re like us, you might be confused about what the National Telecommunications and In…READ MORE

Weighing Your Options: An Analysis of Recent Federal Broadband Funding

By Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, CGEIT, V.P. for Broadband Strategy If you are like many of our friends right now, you may be unsure about which federal fund…READ MORE

Putting State Broadband Funds to Work: Best Practices In State Rural Broadband Grant Programs

Joanne Hovis, PresidentRyland Sherman, Senior Research AssociateJacob Levin, Senior Analyst After a year of pandemic and crisis, the scale of our …READ MORE

First Take on NTIA’s Newest Broadband Grant Program

Heather D. Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding StrategiesZiggy Rivkin-Fish, CGEIT, V.P. for Broadband Strategy The National Telecommunications and…READ MORE

Greendale, IN Issues Broadband RFP

The City of Greendale, Indiana, has released an RFP to identify an entity to plan, construct, and operate middle-mile and last-mile broadband infrast…READ MORE

Initial Guidance and Analysis: Treasury Announces Preliminary Guidance for Broadband Projects Funded by the $350B Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

Heather D. Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, V.P. for Broadband Strategy The U.S. Department of the Treasury has r…READ MORE

Initial Guidance and Analysis: Treasury Issues First Details on $10B Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund

Heather D. Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding StrategiesZiggy Rivkin-Fish, V.P. for Broadband Strategy The Treasury Department has released initi…READ MORE

The Internet Society Releases a Guide to Federal Broadband Funding Opportunities

CTC is proud to have supported the Internet Society—a global nonprofit that advocates for a strong internet and global internet growth—in its dev…READ MORE

Developing a Grant Strategy in an Evolving Funding Landscape

By Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, CGEIT, VP for Broadband Strategy Are you trying to get more secure footing in a shifting broadband landscape? You’re not a…READ MORE

Broadband Funding Webinar: CTC's Heather Mills Joins the Broadband Bunch Podcast to Discuss New Federal Funding Opportunities

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will distribute more than $2 bil…READ MORE

Scott County, KY Issues Broadband RFP

Scott County, Kentucky, released an RFP to identify private sector entities interested in providing an analysis of the current availability of br…READ MORE

Scott County, KY Issues Broadband RFP

Scott County, Kentucky, released an RFP to identify private sector entities interested in providing an analysis of the current availability of br…READ MORE

Four strategic steps your community can take now to prepare for NTIA’s new broadband grant programs

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will distribute more than $2 billion in new broadband grant funding through thr…READ MORE

American Rescue Plan Commits Billions to Broadband

President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law on March 11, 2021. Included in the $1.9 trillion package is significant funding that can…READ MORE

State of Georgia Publishes CTC’s Analysis of Fixed Wireless Options for Delivering Broadband to Unserved Residents

CTC is proud to announce the State of Georgia’s publication of our groundbreaking analysis of fixed wireless options for reaching residents and stu…READ MORE

Scott County, KY, Issues Broadband RFI and Q&A

Scott County, Kentucky, released an RFI in late January 2021 to identify private sector entities interested in collaborating with the County to expand…READ MORE

Appropriations Act Delivers Largest Federal Broadband Grant Opportunity in a Decade

Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst The Consolidated Appropriations Act that became law …READ MORE

The FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Will Subsidize Low-Income Americans’ Broadband Bills

By Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst Among the many broadband funding streams included…READ MORE

Localities and States Should Act Now to Help Residents Take Advantage of the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst Localities and states can take action now—before t…READ MORE

The New “Promote Broadband Expansion Grant Program” Will Support Rural Public-Private Partnerships Able to Act Quickly

Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst The Consolidated Appropriations Act that became law …READ MORE

The Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program Will Benefit Urban and Suburban Communities

Heather Mills, V.P. for Grant & Funding Strategies Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst The Consolidated Appropriations Act that became law …READ MORE

State of Delaware successfully provides 25,000 low-income students internet connections for distance learning during pandemic

By Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst The criticality of broadband has never been more apparent than during the crises of the past year. At CTC, …READ MORE

CTC Launches Interactive Tools for Analyzing Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, CBRS, and C-Band Auction Results

By Shawn Thompson, V.P. for Analytics For state and local governments and their partners, the results of the FCC’s three recent auctions for sub…READ MORE

Are You Thinking About ReConnect Round Three Yet? You Should Be.

Heather Mills, Team Lead, Funding Strategies Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, Principal Grant Strategist October 29, 2020 All signs are pointing to a thir…READ MORE

USDA Announces New Rural Broadband Grant Funding

Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst In late September, USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) opened the FY2021 funding round for its well-regarde…READ MORE

How States and Localities Can Set Realistic Small Cell Application Fees Now That the 9th Circuit Has Upheld FCC Preemption of Local Authority

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. CEO & CTO Now that a federal appeals court has largely upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s preem…READ MORE

Coronavirus Emergency Funding Available to Maryland Jurisdictions

Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst Local governments in Maryland have a short application window for a new grant opportunity that will fund broad…READ MORE

How Localities Can Monetize Broadband-Enabling Assets and Expand Connectivity

With the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrating the critical need for communications connectivity, local governments are striving to improve local broadband …READ MORE

$1.5 Billion in New Grant Funding Available from Economic Development Administration for Broadband & Other Projects

Heather Mills, Team Lead, Funding Strategies Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, Principal Grant Strategist The recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic S…READ MORE

The Broadband Lifeline in a Pandemic: Digital Equity for Human Empowerment

Cat Blake, Civic Technology Analyst The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has all of us searching for solutions—for health and safety, reassurance and comfort…READ MORE

The Broadband Lifeline in a Pandemic: Tools to Manage Wireless Siting in a Crisis and Move Application Processes Online

Shawn Thompson, VP/Analytics Much of the nation’s workforce remains homebound, but utilities, cities, and counties are not seeing any slowdown in ap…READ MORE

The Broadband Lifeline in a Pandemic: How Your Community Can Quickly Connect the Unconnected

Joanne Hovis, President As the nation prepares to ride out a pandemic that will persist for months, the need is acute for fast and i…READ MORE

The Broadband Lifeline in a Pandemic: Strategies for Provisioning Fast Internet Service to the Most Remote Rural Areas

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. CEO & CTO I’ve been working from home now for two weeks. So have my wife and children, my CTC colleagues, and most …READ MORE

The Broadband Lifeline in a Pandemic: Strategies for Provisioning Broadband to Temporary Emergency Sites

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. CEO & CTO The COVID-19 pandemic requires fast, creative tools to provision critically-needed broadband in dramaticall…READ MORE

The Broadband Lifeline in a Pandemic: How Your Community Can Quickly Deploy Free Wi-Fi to Meet Urgent Needs at Public Housing and Other Locations

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. CEO & CTO Over the past several days we have heard from numerous communites seeking guidance for delivering broadband…READ MORE

New York City Announces Visionary Plan to Close the Digital Divide

CTC congratulates New York City on the release of its visionary Internet Master Plan, which outlines the City’s approach to seizing “a once-in-a-g…READ MORE

Unique Rural Broadband Funding Opportunity in Early 2020

The USDA recently announced the availability of $550 million in funding for a second round of its ReConnect loan and grant program—designed to enabl…READ MORE

A $6 Million Grant Promises to Close the Digital Divide in Oregon’s Frontier Region

CTC congratulates public officials in Grant and Wheeler counties, and the Oregon Telephone Company (OTC), on winning a $6 million federal grant to exp…READ MORE

An Engineer’s View of the Department of Justice’s T-Mobile/Sprint/DISH Strategy

The Benton Foundation today published CTC Chief Technology Officer Andrew Afflerbach’s analysis of the Department of Justice’s proposed T-Mobile/S…READ MORE

Broadband Performance is About More than Speed

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. Chief Technology Officer Understanding broadband performance involves understanding a range of factors in addition to spe…READ MORE

SiFi Announces New Open Access Fiber Network in Fullerton, California

All of us at CTC congratulate our friends at SiFi Networks, Ting Internet, and Gigabit Now on their announcement of an open-access fiber-to-the-premis…READ MORE

Tacoma, Wash., Mayor Touts Broadband P3 That Will Achieve Equity, Net Neutrality, and Privacy

As the City Council and Utility Board of Tacoma, Wash., draw closer to approving an innovative broadband public-private partnership (P3), Mayor Victor…READ MORE

Tacoma, Wash., Plans Municipal Broadband P3 That Includes Private Commitments to Net Neutrality, Equity, and Privacy

Joanne Hovis, President Yesterday I had the honor of presenting the results of a near-18-month process to the City of Tacoma, Wash., City Council and …READ MORE

Act Now to Take Advantage of Federal Broadband Funding: How to Prepare a Competitive ReConnect Application

Heather Mills, Lead, CTC Funding Strategies Team The USDA’s Rural Utilities Service last week released the final deadline dates for the upcoming Re…READ MORE

Port of Ridgefield, WA, Issues Dark Fiber RFI

The Port of Ridgefield, Washington, released an RFI to solicit informal proposals from private sector entities that may have an interest in leasing th…READ MORE

How Smart Strategy and Rigorous Analysis Enable Boston to Save While Effectuating City and Public Broadband Needs

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. CEO & Chief Technology Officer Like most cities, Boston needs an expanded fiber optic network to serve the fast-growi…READ MORE

Documenting the True—and High—Local Administrative Costs of Small Cell Siting

Shawn Thompson, Principal Engineer A hundred bucks. That’s what the FCC recently decided is adequate compensation to your locality for processing a …READ MORE

The Three “Ps” of Managing Small Cell Applications: Process, Process, Process

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. CEO & Chief Technology Officer By now you’ve heard of the Federal Communications Commission’s wireless preemption…READ MORE

Ten Strategies to Protect State and Local Property After the FCC’s Small Cell Preemption Order

Set to become effective on January 14, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission’s new wireless preemption Order[1] has states, localities, and pu…READ MORE

CTC Chief Technology Officer Named to FCC Broadband Working Group

CTC’s Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Afflerbach, Ph.D., P.E., was appointed to the Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group of the FCC’s Bro…READ MORE

Preliminary Guidance for New USDA Rural Broadband Funding Opportunity

Joanne Hovis, President Heather Mills, Funding Strategies Team Lead Earlier this year, Congress made the first major appropriation for broadband inf…READ MORE

The Future of Public Safety Broadband: How Localities Can Navigate Carrier Choice, Verify Robust Performance, and Heed 9/11’s Lessons

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. CEO & Chief Technology Officer Future public safety operations will rely on advanced mobile broadband networks feat…READ MORE

Don’t Relax Too Much — the Next E-Rate Cycle Is Already Here!

Heather Mills, Senior Analyst & Funding Strategies Team Lead, CTC Technology & Energy Around the country, many local governments deliver broa…READ MORE

Sublette County, WY, Releases Broadband RFP

Sublette County, Wyoming, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from private sector entities that have an interest in working …READ MORE

Delaware Department of Technology and Information Releases Broadband RFP

The Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify private sector firms that will delive…READ MORE

A New Broadband Imperative for Libraries: Serving the Community During Times of Emergency

Jacob Levin, Analyst Libraries’ primary mission—as centers of knowledge in communities large and small—is well understood. But libraries are al…READ MORE

CTC President Joanne Hovis Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee About NTIA Reauthorization Act

CTC President Joanne Hovis testified today before a House subcommittee about the important role that the National Telecommunications and Information A…READ MORE

Broadband Infrastructure for the Libraries of Today and Tomorrow

CTC Technology & Energy is proud to have prepared two white papers for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation—both aimed at helping librarie…READ MORE

An FTTP Public–Private Partnership in Salisbury, North Carolina

Tom Asp, Principal Engineer and Analyst Michael O'Halloran, Staff Analyst CTC Technology & Energy CTC congratulates the city of Salisbury, Nort…READ MORE

Sublette County, WY, Releases Broadband RFI

Sublette County, Wyoming, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit ideas and informal proposals from private sector entities that may hav…READ MORE

An FTTP Milestone in Alford, Massachusetts

Matthew DeHaven, Principal Engineer, CTC Technology & Energy Congratulations to the rural town of Alford, Massachusetts, on this week's ribbon cu…READ MORE

CTC Guide Details Best Practices for Government Network Resiliency and Security

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, P.E. CEO & Director of Engineering A high-profile “ransomware” cyberattack on Atlanta’s city network last month br…READ MORE

NCLM Publishes Paper Co-Written by CTC President Joanne Hovis

The North Carolina League of Municipalities today released a report jointly written by CTC’s president, Joanne Hovis, and NCLM’s legislative couns…READ MORE

How Localities Can Prepare for—and Capitalize on—the Coming Wave of Public Safety Network Construction

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, PE CEO & Director of Engineering In the coming months, localities around the nation can expect to begin receiving a floo…READ MORE

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Publishes CTC’s Fiber Cost Estimate and Approach to Connecting Rural Communities

With an open, competitive, and coordinated effort, it would cost $13 billion to $19 billion to connect all unserved schools, libraries, health provide…READ MORE

CTC President Joanne Hovis Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on “Closing the Digital Divide: Broadband Infrastructure Solutions”

CTC's president, Joanne Hovis, testified yesterday before a House subcommittee about the critical importance of local participation in broadband pla…READ MORE

New Mexico Broadband Program Publishes Broadband for Businesses Study

This document is the result of the New Mexico Broadband Program’s request for CTC to create an actionable roadmap that provides recommendations for …READ MORE

CTC Named to Top 100 Companies List

Broadband Communities Magazine has yet again named CTC to its annual Fiber-To-The-Home Top 100 List of companies. The list commends various types of…READ MORE

Communications Workers of America Files CTC Expert Report with FCC

Are mobile broadband technologies a substitute for wired broadband? That question is at the heart of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) a…READ MORE

City of San Francisco Considers an Innovative New Way to Deliver Ubiquitous, Open Fiber to its Residents and Businesses

We at CTC have had the honor of advising the City and County of San Francisco on broadband planning for a dozen years, and we’re proud that the City…READ MORE

City of Seattle Releases Plan for Facilitating Equitable Access to Wireless Broadband Services

The City of Seattle has released its Plan for Facilitating Equitable Access to Wireless Broadband Services. This report represents a strategic approa…READ MORE

A Technical Guide to Dig Once Policies

Our latest white paper, A Technical Guide to Dig Once Policies, is a discussion of technical considerations regarding dig once conduit, a comprehens…READ MORE

Producing Value through Effective Governance

CTC just published a new paper on the steps community broadband network operators can take to develop an effective governance process to maximize v…READ MORE

Boston Releases RFP for Dark Fiber IRU to Upgrade Broadband Connectivity to Public School Facilities

The City of Boston is committed to closing the digital divide for its students—and to laying the foundation to meet the growing broadband needs of t…READ MORE

Town of Wake Forest, NC Releases Broadband FTTP RFI

The Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to convey its interest in partnering with a sophisticated and motiv…READ MORE

How the Local Oversight Process Addresses the Concerns of the Public Sector in Small Cell Siting

Andrew Afflerbach, PhD, PE CEO & Director of Engineering As the FCC and many state legislatures consider interfering with local processes regard…READ MORE

CTC President Joanne Hovis Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee: "Broadband: Deploying America's 21st Century Infrastructure"

The following is CTC President Joanne Hovis' testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Com…READ MORE

City of Seattle Releases RFI for Collaboration and/or Partnership for Wireless Services and Potential Smart Cities Deployments, Including in Low-Income Districts, and Parks.

The City of Seattle Information Technology Department has posted a Request for Information for Collaboration and/or Partnership between the City of Se…READ MORE

City of Salisbury, NC Issues RFP for Fibrant FTTP Provider Arrangement

The City of Salisbury, North Carolina has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to convey its interest in entering into a contractual arrangement (Prov…READ MORE

Partnerships, Sharing, and Community Anchor Institution Broadband

Originally published by the Benton Foundation on behalf of Joanne Hovis on January 4, 2017.  The original post can be found by following this link. …READ MORE

Maximizing the Potential Benefits of E-rate Special Construction Reimbursement in Light of Potential Program Changes

The changes in Washington DC in January, as a new presidential administration takes office, may bring changes to the E-rate program.[1] In brief…READ MORE

City of Pikeville, KY Releases RFP for Public/Private Partnership for Fiber Optic Network

The City of Pikeville, Kentucky has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a motivated partner to enable phased broadband deployment in the re…READ MORE

How Localities Can Improve Wireless Service for the Public While Addressing Citizen Concerns

As demand for wireless data continues to grow, a diverse group of tower companies, wireless carriers, fiber companies, and neutral-host infrastructure…READ MORE

Community Anchor Institutions Served by Government and Non-Profit Fiber Networks

This post originally appeared on the Benton Foundation Blog on November 1, 2016 on behalf of Joanne Hovis.  The SHLB Coalition developed Connecting …READ MORE

Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband Releases Request for Proposal for Private Partner for Network Expansion and Operation

Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband Not for Profit (UC2B NFP) has released a request for proposal (RFP) seeking a private partner to operate and expand the…READ MORE

City of Madison, WI Releases CTC Report

The City of Madison released a report prepared by CTC exploring the potential for citywide fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployment. The report, and s…READ MORE

City of Madison Releases CTC Report

The City of Madison released a report prepared by CTC exploring the potential for citywide fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployment. The report, and s…READ MORE

City of Boulder Releases CTC Report

The City of Boulder released a report prepared by CTC exploring the potential for citywide fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployment. CTC presented the …READ MORE

CTC to Develop Strategic Plan for City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge

The City of Baton Rouge has selected CTC Technology & Energy to develop a multifaceted strategic fiber plan. CTC's analysts and engineers will e…READ MORE

City of Seattle Selects CTC to Develop Wi-Fi Strategy

The City of Seattle has selected CTC Technology & Energy to develop a strategic plan that balances the City's goals to fill broadband gaps in neig…READ MORE

City of Apex, NC Contracts CTC for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project

The City of Apex, NC has engaged CTC Technology & Energy to evaluate the benefits of fully deploying advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for it…READ MORE

Palo Alto, CA Releases RFI for Private Partner for FTTP

The City of Palo Alto, California has released a request for information (RFI) to identify for-profit and nonprofit companies interested in partnerin…READ MORE

City of Pikeville, KY Issues RFI to Identify Private Partners for FTTP

The City of Pikeville, Kentucky has issued a request for information (RFI) to identify potential for-profit and non-profit entities interested in par…READ MORE

Presenting a technical approach to enabling Wi-Fi and LTE-U to coexist

New York City has drawn national attention for its plans to deploy thousands of free public gigabit (1 Gbps) Wi-Fi kiosks. At an event hosted by New A…READ MORE

CTC to Develop Broadband Feasibility Study for Town of Wake Forest, NC

The Town of Wake Forest, NC has selected CTC Technology & Energy to develop a broadband feasibility study that will include high-level design and …READ MORE

Improving In-building Wireless Coverage – and Public–Private Collaboration

We are proud to announce that the District of Columbia’s in-building wireless project has been recognized as one of “the most innovative uses of t…READ MORE

City of Portland, OR Selects CTC to Develop Fiber Strategic and Business Plan

CTC will begin work with the City of Portland, OR to prepare a long-term fiber strategic and business plan that will evaluate the City's current and f…READ MORE

CTC to Provide Strategic Guidance to City of Hayward, CA

The City of Hayward, CA has selected CTC to develop a high-level fiber optic network master plan to guide the City's broadband efforts. CTC's engineer…READ MORE

City of Pharr, TX Selects CTC to Develop Broadband Strategic Plan

The City of Pharr, TX has selected CTC Technology & Energy to prepare a broadband strategic plan. Following a work-shop with the City and its key …READ MORE

Broadband in Connecticut: Opportunities for the State and Localities to Enable World-Class Broadband

Read the report here. Prepared for the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel (March 2016)READ MORE

Coalition Urges Colorado Senate Committee to Resist Efforts to Restrict Local Internet Choice

CTC is proud to join other private companies and trade associations in opposing Colorado Senate Bill 136, which was delivered today to the members of …READ MORE

Google Fiber to Provide Gigabit Services to Many in San Francisco

All of us at CTC extend our congratulations to our friends at the City and County of San Francisco on today's announcement that Google Fiber will prov…READ MORE

New FTTP Partnership Emerges in Alabama—a Public-Private Innovation

With today's news that Huntsville, Alabama will build fiber optics throughout its community, and that Google Fiber will lease much of that fiber in or…READ MORE

Benton Foundation Releases CLIC Report on Public–Private Partnerships

The Benton Foundation has released a report prepared by the Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC), authored by CTC in conjunction with communica…READ MORE

Coalition Urges Missouri Legislature to Resist Efforts to Hinder Local Internet Choice

Last week, CTC joined a select group of companies and associations submitting a letter to the Missouri legislature that urges rejection of a bill that…READ MORE

CTC to Support Broadband Planning Efforts in Bloomington, IN

The City of Bloomington, IN has selected CTC Technology & Energy to support the City's efforts to develop ubiquitous, Gigabit-class broadband in B…READ MORE

Boulder, CO Releases RFI to Identify Private Partners for Potential Citywide FTTP

The City of Boulder, Colorado has released a request for information (RFI) to identify potential for-profit and non-profit entities interested in part…READ MORE

CTC President Joanne Hovis Appointed to FTTH Council Board of Directors

CTC is proud to announce that our President, Joanne Hovis, has been appointed to the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council Board of Directors. "Joanne is …READ MORE

Newark, DE Selects CTC to Conduct Broadband Feasibility Study

The City of Newark, DE has selected CTC to analyze the feasibility of a city-initiated fiber optic network, building on groundwork established during …READ MORE

Santa Cruz Council Votes Unanimously for Fiber Public–Private Partnership

Are we seeing a new trend in broadband public-private partnerships? This week, the City Council of Santa Cruz, CA unanimously approved a partnership …READ MORE

City of Madison, WI Selects CTC To Complete Cost–Benefit Analysis

The City of Madison, WI has selected CTC to develop a detailed business and strategic analysis to inform the City's consideration of a potential cityw…READ MORE

CTC Principal Analyst Ziggy Rivkin-Fish Earns Top Credential

CTC is proud to announce its Principal Analyst and IT governance expert, Ziggy Rivkin-Fish, has been awarded the credential of Certified in Governance…READ MORE

State of New York Contracts CTC to Support $1 Billion Broadband Initiative

CTC is delighted to announce it has been contracted to support the State of New York with the New NY Broadband Program. In January 2015, the state ann…READ MORE

City of Boston Awards CTC Public Broadband Initiative Support Contract

The City of Boston has awarded CTC a contract to support a significant public broadband initiative. The City is taking the next steps in its ongoing…READ MORE

WiredWest Selects CTC for Business and Financial Review, in Preparation for FTTP

CTC is pleased to announce we have been selected by WiredWest, a municipal cooperative in western Massachusetts, to provide an independent review and …READ MORE

CTC Helps Position Holly Springs, NC to Attract Big Private Fiber Investment Through Smart Infrastructure Planning and Best Business Practices

  Autumn is here and the trees on the I-95 corridor between DC and North Carolina are lit up with fall color, so it’s almost a shame we here a…READ MORE

CTC Selected by Boulder, CO to Conduct Broadband Feasibility Study

The City of Boulder, CO has selected CTC Technology & Energy to conduct a broadband feasibility study which will be a key piece of the City's deve…READ MORE

Brian Proffit Joins CTC Technology & Energy as Senior Director of Strategic Business Development

Kensington, MD (September 15, 2015) – CTC Technology and Energy (CTC) of Kensington, Maryland announced today that Brian Proffit has joined the firm…READ MORE

CTC Staff Begins Work with Coeur d’ Alene Tribal Government to Expand Broadband Service

CTC staff held kickoff meetings this week for a new project with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.  The project will support Tribal Government goals related…READ MORE

CTC to Provide Wireless/Wireline Consultation for CPS Energy of San Antonio

CTC has been selected by CPS Energy of San Antonio to provide technical assistance on wireless communications and placement of wireless and wireline c…READ MORE

CTC Chosen to Develop Strategic Broadband Plan for Louisville, KY

Louisville, KY has asked CTC to develop a high-level strategic broadband plan exploring options to address market failures in delivering broadband ser…READ MORE

CTC Selected to Support Vallejo, CA

The City of Vallejo, CA has selected CTC Technology & Energy to develop a high-level Fiber Optic Master Plan to guide the feasibility, long-term p…READ MORE

CTC Awarded Montgomery County LSBRP Contract

Montgomery County, MD awarded CTC Technology & Energy a consulting and technical services contract under the Local Small Business Reserve Progra…READ MORE

USDA Opens Application Window for Rural Broadband Access Loan and Announces Changes to Program

The USDA opened an application window for its Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program, and announced changes to the program. The Broa…READ MORE

CTC Developing Broadband Plan for New Mexico’s Public Schools

Working with the New Mexico Public School Facilities Authority (NMPSFA), CTC is developing a range of strategic options for connecting every public sc…READ MORE

CTC Named to Top 100 Companies List for 2015

Broadband Communities Magazine named CTC Technology and Energy to its annual Fiber-to-the-Home Top 100 List of companies. The list commends various…READ MORE

Alexandria, VA Releases RFI to Identify Private Partners for Potential FTTP

The City of Alexandria, Virginia today released a request for information (RFI) to identify for-profit and non-profit entities interested in partnerin…READ MORE

CTC Awarded City of Santa Cruz Contract

The City of Santa Cruz, California awarded CTC a contract to provide strategic guidance, prepare cost analysis, and assist the City as it pursues a po…READ MORE

CTC Conducting E-Rate Workshops for TVPPA Members

CTC President Joanne Hovis is presenting a series of workshops on the federal E-Rate program to members of the Tennessee Valley Public Power Associati…READ MORE

CTC Awarded Owensboro Municipal Utilities Contract

Owensboro Municipal Utilities (OMU) has awarded CTC a contract to evaluate and provide guidance on OMU's advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) needs…READ MORE

CTC Awarded NAED Phase Two Contract

CTC Principal Engineer and Analyst Tom Asp will continue to lead CTC's effort working with the North Attleborough Electric Department (NAED) on the n…READ MORE

CTC President Presents at Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference

CTC President Joanne Hovis is an invited presenter at the Colorado Municipal League’s annual conference in Breckenridge this week. Speaking on the t…READ MORE

City of Seattle Releases CTC Report

The City of Seattle released a report prepared by CTC exploring the potential for successful municipal fiber deployment. The City commissioned the Fi…READ MORE

Aspen Institute Releases 2014 Communications Policy Report

The Aspen Institute has released its 2014 Communications Policy Report. CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis contributed to the The A…READ MORE

Bald Head Island, NC Releases RFP for Private Partner for FTTP Network

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-premi…READ MORE

CTC Congratulates Dr. Robert Wack of Westminster, MD

CTC congratulates Dr. Robert Wack on his reelection victory to the Westminster, Maryland City Council. Dr. Wack is strongly identified with the Westmi…READ MORE

iTV-3 / UC2B Groundbreaking and Ribbon Cutting

UC2B and its private partner iTV-3 held a groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the beginning of residential construction. Representat…READ MORE

How the FCC’s Decision Frees NC and TN Municipalities to Provide Broadband

The following is a guest post by Jim Baller. Chris Mitchell from the Institute of Local Self Reliance recently interviewed Jim Baller, counsel to b…READ MORE

Application Window Opens for Economic Development Administration (EDA) Funding

CTC has prepared a memorandum outlining our analysis of Economic Development Assistance Programs through the Economic Development Administration (…READ MORE

City of Huntsville, AL Solicits Private Partner(s) for Citywide Gigabit Connectivity

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 affo…READ MORE

CTC Commends FCC Decision to Support Local Net Choice and Net Neutrality

Today was an extraordinary achievement for the future of broadband and the Internet in the U.S. All of us at CTC applaud Chairman Wheeler and Commissi…READ MORE

Coalition Urges Missouri Legislature to Resist Efforts to Restrict Local Internet Choice

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…READ MORE

CTC Awarded Cutting Edge Work in Colorado, North Carolina

CTC received an award this week to assist the Village of Bald Head Island, NC with planning for broadband public-private partnerships. The Village, wh…READ MORE

CTC Director of Engineering to Brief Congress on Wireless Net Neutrality

CTC Technology & Energy CEO and Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach will address the technical feasibility of mobile net neutrality at an up…READ MORE

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

CTC was selected by the City of San Francisco to develop a detailed “Dig Once” specification that will enable the City to maximize opportunities t…READ MORE

CTC Awarded Contracts to Evaluate Broadband Alternatives in Palo Alto

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 alter…READ MORE

FCC May Preempt Anti-Competition State Broadband Laws

The Washington Post is reporting this morning that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating among his colleagues a draft order that will free localitie…READ MORE

Arlington County, VA Named Top Intelligent Community

The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) named Arlington County, VA one of its "Top 7 Intelligent Communities" for the third time. The Top 7 Intel…READ MORE

White House Cites CTC & OTI Report

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 Communit…READ MORE

Better Communities Through Better Broadband

Better Communities through Better Broadband A Coalition of Public and Private Interests Affirms the Need for Local Internet Choice This post origina…READ MORE

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

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…READ MORE

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

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 enab…READ MORE

Maryland City Announces Groundbreaking Fiber Partnership with Ting Internet

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 …READ MORE

FCC Cites CTC SHLB Report in E-Rate Order

In its adoption of the second E-Rate Modernization Order, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) cited the cost model CTC developed for t…READ MORE

Application Window Opens for "Community Connect" Broadband Grants

The USDA just opened an application window for its Community Connect grants—a small but great program that "serves rural communities where broadband…READ MORE

FCC Requires Increased Broadband Speeds for Rural Customers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that rural customers who receive fixed broadband service from carriers supported by the Connec…READ MORE

CTC Awarded Seattle Contract

The City of Seattle awarded CTC a contract to explore the feasibility of implementing a municipal fiber broadband network. CTC business analysts and…READ MORE

Shaping the Future of Broadband Technologies

Spend enough time within the world of broadband technologies and you’re afforded some excellent opportunities to help shape the future of our indust…READ MORE

Public Knowledge Files CTC Technology & Energy Cable Report with FCC

Public Knowledge filed CTC Technology & Energy's technical report—The State of the Art and Evolution of Cable Television and Broadband Technolog…READ MORE

Public Knowledge Files CTC Technology & Energy Cable Report with FCC

On November 12, the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute released CTC's report on wireless net neutrality and how it can be achieved w…READ MORE

CTC Briefs FCC Commissioners on Net Neutrality Issues

The New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) filed a significant CTC Technology & Energy technical report with the FCC as part o…READ MORE

CTC Awarded City of Ellensburg Contract

The City of Ellensburg, Washington awarded CTC a contract to prepare a strategic plan for the Telecommunications Utility. CTC will conduct analysis …READ MORE

SHLB Submits CTC Study to FCC

On October 17, the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) submitted to the FCC CTC's cost model study for fiber construction to scho…READ MORE

FCC Announces RBE Filing Window

The filing window for the Rural Broadband Experiments (RBE) will open on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 9:00am ET., according to a public notice releas…READ MORE

Filing Window Announced for Rural Broadband Experiments

The filing window for the Rural Broadband Experiments (RBE) will open on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 9:00am ET., according to a public notice relea…READ MORE

Westminster, MD Begins Drilling

We are excited to share that the City of Westminster, Maryland broke ground Monday on the construction of a citywide fiber optic network. The initial …READ MORE

Construction Begins in Westminster, MD

The City of Westminster, Maryland broke ground Monday on the construction of a citywide fiber optic network. The initial phase of the project is inten…READ MORE

RBE Awardees May Receive Accelerated Disbursement of Funds

Our team has prepared a memorandum explaining the "Accelerated Disbursement Option" in the FCC's Rural Broadband Experiments Program. To promote exped…READ MORE

CTC Insight on RBE Application Process

CTC has condensed the details of the FCC's public notice regarding the Rural Broadband Experiments (RBE) application process into a memorandum that …READ MORE

CTC awarded NAED Phase One Contract

CTC Principal Engineer and Analyst Tom Asp will lead CTC's effort working with the North Attleborough Electric Department (NAED) to develop a communic…READ MORE

CTC Director of Engineering to Present at MACo Summer Conference

CTC Technology & Energy Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach will speak at the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Summer Conference. His…READ MORE

CTC President to Speak at Broadband Communities Conference

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis will speak at the Broadband Communities Conference in Springfield, MA. Hovis will be the leader and…READ MORE

CTC Named to Top 100 Companies List

Broadband Communities Magazine has named CTC Technology and Energy to its annual Fiber-To-The-Home Top 100 List of companies. The list commends var…READ MORE

CTC Guidance on FCC Rural Broadband Experiments

Our team has prepared a memorandum outlining our analysis of the FCC's newly-created Rural Broadband Experiments program. These experiments will provi…READ MORE

CTC Presents a Full Day of Education Sessions at the UTC Rural Broadband Workshop

As educational partner to the Rural Broadband Council of the Utilities Telecom Council, CTC Technology & Energy today presented a full day of educ…READ MORE

Hats off to UC2B for Fantastic, Innovative Public-Private Partnership

My hat goes off to my clients at the Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) consortium on the announcement of its innovative public-private partnership…READ MORE

Holly Springs, NC Lights First Site on New Fiber Network

Following a year-long planning and construction process, the first site on the Town of Holly Springs, North Carolina’s 19-mile municipal fiber netwo…READ MORE

New America Foundation and CTC Release Report on Public Broadband Options

Today, the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute and CTC Technology & Energy released a new report on local broadband networks, "The …READ MORE

Public Knowledge files CTC analysis of IP Transition Trials

Public Knowledge, the New America Foundation, and the Benton Foundation have filed CTC’s analysis of AT&T’s proposal for wire center trials in…READ MORE

CTC Kicks Off Fiber Project with City of Raleigh, NC

CTC Technology & Energy has launched a project with the City of Raleigh, North Carolina to develop a roadmap for meeting the city’s future netwo…READ MORE

Arlington County, Virginia Announces Dark Fiber for Business Customers

Arlington County, Virginia announced the next step in the development of its visionary ConnectArlington fiber network. Over the next year, the county …READ MORE

Notes from the front lines of in-building wireless

  Great discussions yesterday at the IWCE conference in Las Vegas. I was a panelist on the In-Building-Wireless and DAS fundamentals session. We…READ MORE

CTC Principal Engineer Shawn Thompson To Address IWCE Expo

CTC Principal Engineer Shawn Thompson will address the IWCE Expo on March 24, 2014 on how local government is uniquely able to help public safety and …READ MORE

CTC Commends FCC for Commitment to Open Internet

CTC Technology & Energy (CTC) applauds FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s statement today that the Commission will take steps to preserve the open Inter…READ MORE

Our President Featured as Guest Blogger for Google Fiber

CTC Technology & Energy's President Joanne Hovis, was featured as a guest blogger for Google on the Google Fiber blog. Joanne outlined the recomme…READ MORE

Letter Urging Kansas Legislature to Reject SB 304

CTC Technology & Energy joined a coalition of private sector companies in urging the Kansas legislature to reject an industry-authored bill that w…READ MORE

Facilitating Gigabit Fiber Buildouts Report Featured in Broadband Communities Magazine

Last month, we published our report for Google, in which we layout the fundaments in a "How-to" strategy guide for facilitating a Gigabit Community.…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy to Aid Albuquerque in Building the City’s Network Design and Implementation

CTC Technology & Energy has helped hundreds of cities nationwide to evaluate and build the business case for municipal broadband networks. Albuque…READ MORE

CTC Clients Receive Approval to Begin Kansas Health-e Broadband Consortium

CTC Technology & Energy would like to congratulate the Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation (KHERF), on receiving approval from the …READ MORE

CITE Web-Based Courses Offered for ITS Professionals Hosted by Our Lead Network Engineer

The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) will once again offer Matthew DeHaven’s courses for ITS professionals in their curriculum. The …READ MORE

Gigabit Communities: How Local Governments Can Facilitate Private Investment in New Gigabit Networks

Local governments have long pioneered efforts to expand broadband availability and competition; for more than a decade, they have tested public projec…READ MORE

10 Key Network Attributes to be Tested in the IP Transition

The current public switched telephone network (PSTN) provides a reliable voice connection to nearly every American. Considering how important those co…READ MORE

Public Knowledge Files CTC Technology and Energy Report on IP Transition Trials with FCC

Today Public Knowledge filed CTC Technology & Energy's report on IP Transition Trials with the FCC. Read more on Jodie Griffin's Public Knowledge…READ MORE

City of Seattle and CTC Technology & Energy Release Report on Future of Cable Broadband

A new report prepared by CTC Technology & Energy for the City of Seattle analyzes the current state of cable broadband technology. The report, tit…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy Opens Western Satellite Offices

CTC Technology & Energy has opened several new offices in recent months to better serve clients in the Midwest, Southwest, and Rocky Mountain reg…READ MORE

Garrett County, Md. Seeking Private Partners for Wireless Network

Garrett County, Maryland has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for private partners interested in providing network services over a county-built …READ MORE

Officials Announce Latest Regional Broadband Grant for Garrett County, MD

For the second time in two years, Garrett County, Maryland has received a $250,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission for community broadb…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy Report Makes Case for Government Fiber in Holly Springs, N.C.

A June report released by CTC Technology & Energy recommends that the Town of Holly Springs, North Carolina move ahead with plans to construct fib…READ MORE

Culver City, CA Taps CTC Technology & Energy for Fiber Optic Study

CTC Technology & Energy will conduct a feasibility study for Culver City, California to explore developing fiber optic network connections for eco…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy to Develop Broadband Plan for Kansas Hospital Association

CTC Technology & Energy is working with the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA) on plans to develop a high-speed network for the state’s healthca…READ MORE

Lawrence, KS Releases CTC Technology & Energy Broadband Report

The City of Lawrence has released CTC Technology & Energy's report on broadband within the City, titled "Enhancing Broadband in Lawrence: A Range…READ MORE

Westminster, MD Issues RFI for Possible Municipal Network

The City of Westminster, Maryland has issued a Request for Information to gauge interest from service providers for a potential City-built fiber optic…READ MORE

New Mexico Accepting Applications for Regional Broadband Implementation Pilots

The New Mexico Department of Information Technology is accepting applications for its Regional Broadband Implementation Pilots. The State will launch …READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy to Develop Fiber Business Plan for Holly Springs, NC

The Town Council of Holly Springs, N.C. has given the green light for CTC Technology & Energy to begin work on the Town’s fiber optic network p…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy to Provide Support for NM Broadband Pilots and Strategic Plan

CTC Technology & Energy will support the State of New Mexico over the course of the next two years on the implementation of two regional broadban…READ MORE

EAGLE-Net Releases CTC Technology & Energy Report

The Colorado intergovernmental broadband cooperative EAGLE-Net has released CTC Technology & Energy’s 2012 study on the public middle-mile carri…READ MORE

Lawrence, KS Taps CTC Technology & Energy for Fiber and Wireless Broadband Planning

The City of Lawrence, Kansas has partnered with CTC Technology & Energy to plan for its digital future. CTC Technology & Energy will evaluate…READ MORE

Registration Open for CTC Technology & Energy's Online Engineering Courses Through U of MD

Course registration opened this week for two online courses developed and taught by CTC Technology & Energy's senior engineering team. The Consort…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy Reduces Carbon Footprint with Solar Array

CTC Technology & Energy’s investment in solar energy is showing results. The company’s 12.48 kilowatt (DC) rooftop photovoltaic array has prod…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy Launches Comprehensive Study of Kansas Broadband

The State of Kansas has tapped CTC Technology & Energy to perform a study of broadband availability and use throughout the state. The Kansas Stat…READ MORE

UC2B Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, First Sites Connected in Urbana-Champaign

CTC Technology & Energy congratulates the Urbana Champaign community on connecting the first sites on the Urbana Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) f…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy-Designed Wireless Network Activated in Port Angeles, WA

The City of Port Angeles is now a giant Wi-Fi hotspot. City officials marked the launch of the new wireless, citywide network known as “The Mesh”…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy to Study Broadband Options in Westminster, MD

The City of Westminster, Maryland has tapped CTC Technology & Energy to assess the City’s need for a fiber optic communications network. The Wes…READ MORE

Joanne Hovis to Speak on Urbana-Champaign Community Broadband Panel

CTC President Joanne Hovis will speak today on a panel discussion about local broadband planning in Urbana, Illinois. The event, “Models for Buildin…READ MORE

Hovis, NATOA Outline Final Stages of BTOP

Comm Daily reported Tuesday on a National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) webinar in which CTC President Joanne Hovis …READ MORE

CTC Clients Win Awards from the Center for Digital Government

CTC congratulates the winners of the 2012 Digital Counties Survey awards from the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counti…READ MORE

CTC Client Wins Best in Category Award from NACo

Howard County, Maryland, a leader in statewide public broadband development and longtime CTC client, is one of 19 counties nationwide to receive a Bes…READ MORE

CTC Completes Major Broadband Study for Rural Client

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis presented the findings of our research projects, Broadband in Garrett County: A Strategy for Expan…READ MORE

CTC Supports Baltimore Urban Area Security Initiative

Following a kick-off meeting in April, CTC is engaged in an ongoing project to identify communications gaps and evaluate potential solutions for the B…READ MORE

CTC Congratulates Garrett County, MD on ARC Grant Funding

CTC Technology & Energy congratulates Garrett County, Md. on receiving a $250,000 broadband infrastructure grant from the Appalachian Regional Com…READ MORE

CTC Congratulates Charles Benton on His Nomination to the National Museum and Library Services Board

CTC congratulates Charles Benton, Chairman and CEO of the Benton Foundation, on his nomination by President Obama to the National Museum and Library…READ MORE

CTC Begins Major Project in Tennessee Valley

CTC Technology & Energy has kicked off its project to develop an emergency communications plan for the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (…READ MORE

CTC Client Project Featured in Government Technology Magazine

Arlington County, Virginia’s ambitious ConnectArlington fiber network was featured in Government Technology magazine as an example of “a unique …READ MORE

CTC Congratulates Jacquie Jones on Receiving the 2012 Dewey Winburne Community Service Award

CTC congratulates Jacquie Jones on receiving the 2012 Dewey Winburne Community Service Award. Ms. Jones was selected based on her work as Executive Di…READ MORE

CTC Project Featured in Cumberland Times-News

CTC President Joanne Hovis was featured in today’s Cumberland Times-News. The article, “Broadband advocate calls for a leap of faith from region,�…READ MORE

CTC Client and Project Featured in Peninsula Daily News

CTC’s client the City of Port Angeles, Wash. was featured today in The Peninsula Daily News. The article, “Port Angeles City Council OKs wireless …READ MORE

CTC to Support Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA)

The Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, a non-profit, regional service organization that represents the interests of consumer-owned electric ut…READ MORE

CTC to Support Broadband Internet Planning in Rural Western Maryland

The governments of Allegany and Garrett counties have selected CTC Technology & Energy to assist them with broadband Internet planning projects. B…READ MORE

CTC Congratulates Ken Fellman on His Appointment to the FCC's Intergovernmental Advisory Committee

CTC Technology & Energy congratulates Ken Fellman on his appointment to the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC). Mr. Fellman was ch…READ MORE

CTC Announces Project with Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority

CTC Technology & Energy recently kicked off a project with the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) to design fiber optic connections …READ MORE

CTC Congratulates Tony Perez of the City of Seattle on His Appointment to the FCC’s Diversity Advisory Committee

CTC congratulates Tony Perez, the Director of Seattle’s Office of Cable Communications, on his appointment to the FCC’s Federal Advisory Committee…READ MORE

CTC Awarded Contract to Evaluate Business Models for KINBER

The Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) has awarded CTC Technology & Energy a project to develop business models…READ MORE

CTC Congratulates Benton Foundation on 30 Years of Supporting Public Interest in Communications

CTC Technology & Energy commends the Benton Foundation for its important work in the field of media and telecommunications policy. From supporting…READ MORE

CTC President Appointed to U.S. UCAN Task Force

The United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) announced the appointment of CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis to its …READ MORE

U.S. Small Business Administration Publishes CTC Broadband Report

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy has published CTC’s report on "The Impact of Broadband Speed and Price on Small Busine…READ MORE

CTC Awarded SBA Contract to Evaluate Impact of Broadband on Small Businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded CTC Technology & Energy a project to evaluate the impact of broadband speed and price on small …READ MORE

CTC Congratulates One Maryland Broadband Network on Stimulus Funding

The State of Maryland’s One Maryland Broadband Network today received one of the largest Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grants ev…READ MORE

CTC Named to Broadband Top 100 List

Broadband Properties magazine named CTC Technology & Energy to its annual Top 100 list, which honors companies that have made significant contrib…READ MORE

CTC Congratulates the District of Columbia on Stimulus Funding

The District of Columbia today became the first major city in the country to receive two Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grants. Und…READ MORE

CTC to Support New Zealand's National Public FTTH Project

Crown Fibre Holdings, representing the Government of New Zealand, has selected CTC Technology & Energy to provide technical consulting on its nati…READ MORE

CTC President Speaks on Broadband and Educational Achievement

Speaking on a panel at the Building the Broadband Economy (BBE) 2010 conference in New York today, CTC president Joanne Hovis discussed how informat…READ MORE

CTC Principal Analyst Speaks on Smart Grid at FiberFete

CTC Technology & Energy principal analyst Ron Holcomb presented today on "Smart Grid — The Killer Ap" at FiberFete, an event that brought toget…READ MORE

CTC President Joins Board of the Benton Foundation

CTC President Joanne Hovis has joined the Board of Directors of the Benton Foundation at the request of Charles Benton, the foundation’s chairman an…READ MORE

CTC and SBA Kick Off Market Research Project

CTC Technology & Energy and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) have launched a survey of broadband speeds and costs available to the nat…READ MORE

CTC Congratulates OpenCape and UC2B on Stimulus Funding

CTC Technology & Energy is proud to have been part of the teams that developed the successful Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) gr…READ MORE

CTC President Appointed to FiberFete Global Advisory Board

CTC Technology & Energy president Joanne Hovis has been named to the global advisory board of FiberFete, an April 2010 event that “will bring I…READ MORE

CTC Awarded Contract by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has selected CTC Technology & Energy to provide strategic advice and guidance to member stations on broadb…READ MORE

CTC Prepares Technical Report for New America Foundation

CTC Technology & Energy joined the New America Foundation and other public interest groups today in submitting comments and a technical report t…READ MORE

CTC President Speaks at New America Foundation

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis was a featured speaker today at a New America Foundation forum that explored the relationship bet…READ MORE

CTC President Speaks at FCC Broadband Workshop

CTC President Joanne Hovis spoke today at the Federal Communications Commission's broadband workshop in Washington, D.C. Representing the National Ass…READ MORE

CTC President Comments on National Broadband Strategy

The U.S. Broadband Coalition today released a report highlighting the crucial issues that must be addressed in a National Broadband Strategy, which th…READ MORE

CTC Director of Engineering Speaks at FCC Broadband Workshop

Dr. Andrew Afflerbach, CEO and Director of Engineering at CTC Technology & Energy, spoke today at the Federal Communications Commission's broadba…READ MORE

CTC Client Featured in the Washington Post

CTC Technology & Energy client OneMaryland, a consortium of 11 jurisdictions collaborating on a federal braodband grant application, was highlight…READ MORE

Businessweek Article Addresses the Urban Underserved

A Businessweek article published today explores the ways that the current federal broadband grant program’s rules exclude urban areas. "Broadband St…READ MORE

CTC President Addresses Media Access Project Policy Forum

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis discussed the benefits of high-speed broadband as a panelist at the Media Access Project (MAP) poli…READ MORE

CTC Technology & Energy and New America Foundation Publish BTOP Analysis and Guidance

CTC Technology & Energy and the New America Foundation jointly published a memorandum providing analysis, strategic guidance, policy concerns, a…READ MORE

CTC President Testifies Before Congress

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis testified before the House Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law regarding nationwide…READ MORE

CTC Article Explores Municipal Role in Developing Broadband Networks

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis co-wrote “Broadband in Colorado: Why It Matters to Municipalities,” which has implications for …READ MORE

CTC President Represents NATOA and Local Governments in Stimulus Meeting

At the invitation of the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Agriculture, CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis spoke today on behalf of local g…READ MORE

CTC President and NATOA Board Member Featured on C-SPAN Discussion of Provisions for Broadband Stimulus

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis was recently featured on C-SPAN’s "The Communicators" program. Ms. Hovis, who serves on the Board of …READ MORE

PEG Channels Can Be Treated Comparably to Commercial Channels

In an article published by the Alliance for Community Media, CTC Technology & Energy Director of Engineering Andrew Afflerbach explains that cabl…READ MORE

NATOA Journal Publishes CTC Article: Fiber vs. Copper

NATOA Journal, the magazine of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisers, published an insightful article by CTC Technology…READ MORE

CTC President Chairs at 2009 F2C: Freedom to Connect Conference

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis will chair the opening session of the 2009 F2C: Freedom to Connect Conference on March 30 in Silv…READ MORE

CTC Assists National Municipal Associations in FCC Wireless Broadband Proceeding

CTC Technology & Energy has again assisted numerous national municipal associations with their filing of comments in the Third Further Notice of…READ MORE

CTC Recognized Among Top 100 Regional Minority Businesses

CTC Technology & Energy has been selected to receive the prestigious Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award. This program is designed to ackn…READ MORE

CTC Project NCRnet Receives 2007 NATOA Community Network of the Year

The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors has awarded a CTC Technology & Energy project—NCRnet—its 2007 Community N…READ MORE

CTC Assists Michigan Local Governments in Securing Temporary Injunction Halting Comcast's PEG Access Channel Move

On January 14, 2008, the federal district court in Michigan issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing the move of PEG…READ MORE

Ames, IA to Implement Several Free WiFi Hotspots

CTC Technology & Energy has provided strategic support to Ames, Iowa in its innovative project to implement several free WiFi hot spots and to iss…READ MORE

CTC Begins Market Research Study on Fiber Connectivity in San Francisco

The City and County of San Francisco has awarded CTC Technology & Energy phase two of the Community Fiber to the Premises Feasibility Study. CTC T…READ MORE

CTC Awarded General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule

The General Services Administration (GSA) has approved CTC Technology & Energy to provide services to governmental agencies through a GSA Schedule…READ MORE

CTC President Joanne Hovis Speaks at MuniWireless Conference

CTC Technology & Energy President Joanne Hovis delivered remarks on the state of community wireless networks at the MuniWireless Conference in S…READ MORE

Christian Science Monitor Interviews CTC President on Municipal WiFi Projects

"Municipal Wi-Fi thrives – on a small scale," an article featuring CTC Technology & Energy president Joanne Hovis and other experts, was publish…READ MORE

Public Interest Spectrum Coalition Files CTC’s Engineering Report on 700 MHz Issues with FCC

The Public Interest Spectrum Coalition filed CTC Technology & Energy’s engineering report on 700 MHz technical issues as part of their formal …READ MORE

Carroll County Department of Economic Development Releases Broadband Study Report

The Carroll County (Maryland) Department of Economic Development today released a CTC Technology & Energy report, "Broadband in Carroll County, M…READ MORE

City of Los Angeles Department Of Water and Power selects CTC Technology & Energy to Assist in Strategy Development of the Fiber Optic Enterprise

The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has selected CTC Technology & Energy to assist with the development of strategy regarding th…READ MORE