What this SHOULD mean is that ICN will bring fiber to some smaller
communities and work with ICN eligible institutions - libraries, local
governments, schools, hospitals, etc. - to come up with a way to better
leverage and share the resources provided by the ARRA grants. It is the
"last mile" that is many cases is more like that "last 30 miles" that is
the problem. If we can get the "last mile" down to a "mile" then we
would all be winners in this.
But I don't know what it WILL mean.
Rick Lawsha wrote:
Does this mean ICN may put more POP sites? Anyone know the details of
their plan?
*From:* [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Peterson, Jim
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 18, 2010 3:24 PM
*To:* '[email protected]'
*Subject:* [tech-geeks] FW: ICN Broadband Stimulus Application
very very good news!
*From:* [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Sorenson, Lori
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:59 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* [Icn-info] ICN Broadband Stimulus Application
Greetings,
We are excited to share the news that our Illinois Broadband
Opportunity Partnership - East Central Region BTOP application has
been awarded $62M in ARRA funding! The grant funds will support the
implementation of a fiber network throughout a 55-county region of
northeastern, central and eastern Illinois. This network will address
a lack of suitable broadband access for community anchor institutions
in many of the region’s rural and economically distressed counties.
The award announcement and a project fact sheet is available on the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
website
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/18/vice-president-biden-announces-recovery-act-investments-broadband-projec.
A map of the fiber network is attached.
Today, NTIA also announced an award to one of our partner projects,
the Illinois Broadband Opportunity Partnership Southern Region, to
build fiber in 22 southern counties.
We will share more details of the project during the regional meetings
scheduled for October. An email with dates and locations will be
coming soon. Our project includes funding to extend the fiber network
to as many as 400 community anchor institutions. During the coming
months, we will be reaching out to these institutions and the
surrounding community to discuss this opportunity in more detail.
Thank you for your overwhelming support. Throughout the review process
we received many compliments from the NTIA review team regarding the
letters of support and level of detail provided regarding your
broadband needs and challenges. Your collaboration and support were
key factors in our success.
Lori Sorenson
Chief Operating Officer
Bureau of Communications & Computer Services
Central Management Services
217.557.6565
Lori Sorenson
Chief Operating Officer
Bureau of Communications & Computer Services
Central Management Services
217.557.6565
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