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UC2B Moves On With A New Partner
About a year ago, Internet service provider Countrywide Broadband (CWB) and equity firm Seaport Capital announced that they would collectively acquire the assets of Illinois based ISP, iTV-3. The...
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UC2B Partner Ready To Expand This Summer
Private sector i3 Broadband recently announced that it will begin expanding infrastructure in the Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, communities. Construction will begin no later than August 1st.Trading...
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UC2B Partner Moves Ahead With Ambitious Expansion Plans
I3 Broadband, the private sector partner working with Champaign-Urbana to deliver high-quality connectivity, continues to expand throughout the region and announced that it will aim to offer services...
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City of Urbana Passes Resolution Supporting FCC Section 706 Authority
The Illinois community of Urbana, home of UC2B, Tags: FTTHstate lawsfccillinoischampaign-urbanaresolutionuc2bsection 706
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UC2B and Partner Bringing Fiber to More Urbana-Champaign Communities in Illinois
The UC2B Network and its partner, iTV-3, will soon bring gigabit capabilities to more people in the Champaign-Urbana community in Illinois. According to the UC2B press release [PDF], iTV-3 will expand...
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iTV-3 Increases Speeds for Free on UC2B Network
As the FCC works to update current policy to encourage ubiquitous Internet access and adoption, community networks are also taking an active role. Earlier this month, customers of iTV-3 received a...
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Locals Celebrate iTV-3 and UC2B Expansion in Champaign-Urbana
The expansion in Champaign-Urbana has begun! On May 8th, iTV-3 held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the start of its plan to bring fiber to the homes of neighborhoods that sign up for service....
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Public Private Partnerships: A Reality Check
When Westminster, a community of 18,000 in rural Maryland, found itself with poor Internet access that incumbents refused to improve, it decided to join the ranks of a growing trend:...
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Illinois Munis Partner with Local ISP for Gigabit Network - Community...
The southern Illinois cities of Urbana and Champaign joined the University of Illinois in seeking and winning a broadband stimulus award to build an open access urban FTTH network. After connecting...
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Avoid Partisan Fights with a Personal Face on Economic Development
The following commentary comes from Mike Smeltzer, one of the key people responsible for the UC2B network in the Illinois twin cities of Urbana and Champaign. Mike had this comment after a question...
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UC2B At A Crossroads, Partner Selling Assets
In late February, private Internet service provider, Countrywide Broadband (CWB), announced that it and Seaport Capital together would acquire assets belonging to iTV-3, Inc. In addition to fiber...
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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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Our "Open Access Networks" Resources Page Now Available
When communities decide to proceed with publicly owned infrastructure, they often aim for open access models. Open access allows more than one service provider to offer services via the same...
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Discussing (Ranting) Consolidation - Community Broadband Bits Episode 209
In celebration of Independence Day, we are focused this week on consolidation and dependence. At the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, we are very focused on independence and believe that the...
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Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, UC2B issues RFP: Intent to Respond Letters Due...
The Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband non-profit (UC2B) owns a community network in the southern Illinois sister cities of Urbana and Champaign. In 2009, these cities partnered with the University of...
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UC2B Moves On With A New Partner
About a year ago, Internet service provider Countrywide Broadband (CWB) and equity firm Seaport Capital announced that they would collectively acquire the assets of Illinois based ISP, iTV-3. The...
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UC2B Partner Ready To Expand This Summer
Private sector i3 Broadband recently announced that it will begin expanding infrastructure in the Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, communities. Construction will begin no later than August 1st.Trading...
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UC2B Partner Moves Ahead With Ambitious Expansion Plans
I3 Broadband, the private sector partner working with Champaign-Urbana to deliver high-quality connectivity, continues to expand throughout the region and announced that it will aim to offer services...
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City of Urbana Passes Resolution Supporting FCC Section 706 Authority
The Illinois community of Urbana, home of UC2B, Tags: FTTHstate lawsfccillinoischampaign-urbanaresolutionuc2bsection 706
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UC2B and Partner Bringing Fiber to More Urbana-Champaign Communities in Illinois
The UC2B Network and its partner, iTV-3, will soon bring gigabit capabilities to more people in the Champaign-Urbana community in Illinois. According to the UC2B press release [PDF], iTV-3 will expand...
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