Sentences with phrase «owned fiber network»

So when the FCC signaled that it might support «self - provisioning» and allow school districts to use E-rate dollars to build or lease their own fiber networks, a light bulb went off.

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Instead, the winning group will have a public - private partnership contract with the government which will allow it use of some state infrastructure, such as sites to build towers on and a fiber optic network owned by the state electricity firm.

Some politicians - and recently also Elliott - have advocated the creation of a single national network via the merger of NetCo with rival Open Fiber, a broadband firm jointly owned by the CDP and state - controlled utility Enel.

George Ford, chief economist for the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Public Policy Studies, said EPB got the equivalent of $ 2,000 per customer in federal subsidies to build its citywide fiber optic network Ford said other government - owned utilities, such as one in Bristol, Va., have gotten $ 7,000 or more per subscriber to add telecommunications services that compete against private companies such as AT&T, Comcast and Charter Communications.

Some of the options the city has would be creating its own fiber optic network, or partnering with current providers.

Schneider's fiber tracking images are similar to those emerging from the federally funded Human Connectome Project, which is mapping neural networks with DTI and generating its own stunning collection of Technicolor maps.

In February 2015, the district took the plunge, issuing a request for bids from private providers willing to offer either faster, cheaper, fiber - based service to its schools — or a new fiber - optic network that the district could own or lease itself.

Iowa, for example, has spent roughly $ 100 million to develop a state - owned fiber - optic network that links one high school in each of its 103 counties.

The school district owns a 10 - gigabyte fiber connection, and while it has a good internal wireless network, IT leaders plan to expand the network with federal E-rate dollars so students can access the Internet at home and on school buses, said William Sperin, technology director for White County Schools.

In addition, most of the population owns smartphones, PCs and tablets, and we reap the benefits of a modern glass fiber network and multitude of radio masts for mobile traffic.