Driving Open Access Broadband
There is no question as to the benefits that a community sees after building broadband networks. Our insatiable thirst for bandwidth is never satisfied. Many communities are in a bandwidth drought because their service providers do not have sufficient infrastructure. Communities need to take control of their destiny to build an open access broadband infrastructure.
Open access broadband infrastructure allows incumbent and new service providers to offer new and innovative services to a community economically. Our company was founded on the belief that increasing broadband penetration is achieved most effectively at the local level through a public/private partnership. We can show you how to do it.
Recent News
- Iowa: Study: A third of households lack broadband
Only 10 percent of households said it wasn't available. Those were more likely to be in rural areas, which had larger access gaps than urban areas, the study found.
- Martin County opting to put lines in place
"We decided for the kind of money these people are asking us, we would be better off doing this on our own," said Kevin Kryzda, the county's chief information officer.
- County faces a fiber-optic opportunity
If the fiber not needed for traffic control were put up for lease to entrepreneurs interested in offering high-speed broadband connections, it could spur a free-for-all.
Interesting Places
- FCC Consumer Help Center
A site for consumer information on voice, video and data services and a place to file complains on service providers. - Google Fiber for Communities
Google Fiber for Communities project and activist web site. - Why UTOPIA?
Find out about Utah’s open-access municipal network. They are now on a roll. - BRIEFCASE: Boulder and Broomfield businesspeople in the news
Inphotonics Research most recently worked on the advisory team for Boulder Fiber - Fiber-to-the-Home Council
A non-profit organization established to help its members with planning, marketing, implementing and managing FTTH solutions.
