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Connecticut Focuses on Local Leadership
At the end of March, city leaders across the state of Connecticut converged on a conference to discuss the deficiencies of Internet access and ways to move forward such as a regional network, municipal...
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Know Thy Partner: Lessons Learned & Best Practices for PPP's (Video)
Every day, community leaders are working to overcome barriers to developing Internet networks. On Monday, April 4, 2016, Chris took part in the Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) pre-conference...
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Problem With Poles In Connecticut: Petitioning PURA For Precision
In Connecticut, local municipalities want to take advantage of the state’s unique “Municipal Gain Space” but invoking the law has not been hassle-free. As towns try to place fiber-optic cables on this...
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Manchester, CT, Releases RFI For FTTP: Responses Due Dec. 6th
Manchester, Connecticut, was the first city in the state to build its own fiber-optic Institutional Network (I-Net). Now, the community has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for...
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Locating Fiber: Local Leaders Can Help State Decision Makers
Better conduit policy and One Touch Make Ready (OTMR) are two approaches seeing the state legislative limelight recently. With local examples to offer guidance, a few state lawmakers are attempting to...
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Connecticut Power Outage Shows Superiority of Community Ownership
Rob Cox, a writer for Reuters, has delved into the disappointing response of some investor-owned utilities in Connecticut following the recent blizzard, noting the better performance of muni power...
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AT&T and ALEC Take Aim at Connecticut for Third Year in a Row
StopTheCap! reports there are three bills in the Connecticut General Assembly that, if passed, will leave little or no protections for customers of plain old telephone service who encounter...
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Connecticut Communities Want Better Internet Access - Community Broadband...
While in Springfield, Massachusetts for the Broadband Communities Municipal Broadband and Economic Development event, I met several of the people that have been working on an initiative that aims to...
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CTgig Effort in Connecticut Now Backed By 46 Communities
Last fall, three Connecticut communities banded together to form what has now become a statewide effort to improve connectivity across the state. The CTgig Project has since blossomed to include 46...
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Local Voices Show Support for Local Connectivity Options
Our readers have heard the media murmur around municipal networks steadily grow to a loud hum during the past year. An increasing number of local press outlets have taken the opportunity to express...
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Video Available: Connecticut Gigabit State Event
On May 5th, Christopher participated in a panel conversation presented by the City of New Haven and the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel. Video of the event, Moving Towards A Gigabit State:...
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Task Force in Rural Connecticut Explores Community’s Appetite for Fiber
The newly formed Utilities Task Force in the City of Redding, Connecticut, is exploring the potential of bringing fiber connectivity to this rural town of about 9,000 people. Redding is about 65 miles...
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Connecticut Focuses on Local Leadership
At the end of March, city leaders across the state of Connecticut converged on a conference to discuss the deficiencies of Internet access and ways to move forward such as a regional network, municipal...
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Know Thy Partner: Lessons Learned & Best Practices for PPP's (Video)
Every day, community leaders are working to overcome barriers to developing Internet networks. On Monday, April 4, 2016, Chris took part in the Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) pre-conference...
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Problem With Poles In Connecticut: Petitioning PURA For Precision
In Connecticut, local municipalities want to take advantage of the state’s unique “Municipal Gain Space” but invoking the law has not been hassle-free. As towns try to place fiber-optic cables on this...
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Manchester, CT, Releases RFI For FTTP: Responses Due Dec. 6th
Manchester, Connecticut, was the first city in the state to build its own fiber-optic Institutional Network (I-Net). Now, the community has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for...
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Locating Fiber: Local Leaders Can Help State Decision Makers
Better conduit policy and One Touch Make Ready (OTMR) are two approaches seeing the state legislative limelight recently. With local examples to offer guidance, a few state lawmakers are attempting to...
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Connecticut Lawsuits Aim to Correct Poor Pole Decision
In May, Connecticut’s Public Utility Regulatory Agency (PURA) struck a blow at local authority when they ruled that communities could not use their protected utility pole space for municipal fiber...
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Make a Date for November Travel to Connecticut With Next Century Cities
Next Century Cities is busy organizing another get-together for broadband advocates, community leaders, and policy gurus. “Connected New England: Local Solutions for Broadband Development” will happen...
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A Full Day, A Full Schedule at Connected New England in Hartford
The agenda for this fall's gathering of broadband experts has shaped up to be full of valuable information, which makes November 8th is a great time to visit Connecticut. If you live in the Nutmeg...
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