AT&T to hire 100 fiber techs ..
Days after Google announced it’s fiber expansion in North Carolina, AT&T responds.
Chrmn. Wheeler asks FCC to preempt anti-municipal broadband laws
“Communities across the nation know that access to robust broadband is key to their economic future – and the future of their citizens. Many communities have found that existing private-sector broadband deployment or investment fails to meet their needs. They should be able to make their own decisions about building the networks they need to thrive. After looking carefully at petitions by two community broadband providers asking the FCC to preempt provisions of state laws preventing expansion of their very successful networks, I recommend approval by the Commission so that these two forward-thinking cities can serve the many citizens clamoring for a better broadband future.”
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-331805A1.pdf
This is a community
The ERC is very thankful. And, it’s not to do with this time of year. We are thankful for each of you – our customers, our partners, our vendors, our subcontractors, our advisors, our friends. By working with us, each of you help us succeed. The ERC has long touted itself as a community network. Like the Internet, ERC Broadband is comprised of all our connections throughout communities across western North Carolina. Each connection we make, each extension of the network infrastructure, each new drop enables us to serve you – the communities in which we work – better.
For this and so much more, please accept this brief note as a heartfelt ‘thank you’.
-Hunter Goosmann
ERC is top Communications Technology company
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- The ERC was named top Communications Technology company for 2014.
It is with great pride that the ERC announces it was named the 2014 top Communications Technology company at the NC Tech Awards last night in Raleigh. We are all very proud of our regional network, and this is a fantastic stamp of approval for our team’s efforts. Thanks to all who supported the ERC in this award. A press release will be forthcoming.
Want gigabit Internet?
There’s a lot of talk about Google Fiber offering gigabit Internet speeds in Charlotte and Raleigh. RST says it’ll offer these speeds by this summer in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Asheville. They plan on providing the last mile wirelessly.