Fairlawn, Ohio Population 7,710 A leading hotelier and business leader testified, “My guests would prefer to lose the hot water rather than the internet.” This statement helped Fairlawn, Ohio, leadership envision a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network called FairlawnGig as essential infrastructure, just like water, sewer, and roads. The Fairlawn team—led by Mayor William Roth, Jr., a blue-ribbon taskContinue reading “FairlawnGig: Community Connectivity Over Profits”
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“Cooperation Among Cooperatives”
“Cooperation Among Cooperatives” is one of the seven principles embraced by cooperatives throughout the world. Consolidated Telephone Cooperative (CTC), in Brainerd, Minnesota, has taken that principle seriously by partnering with electric cooperatives and other public entities to build and maintain state-of-the-art fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) networks for over 10 years. CTC has served its members with telecommunications services forContinue reading ““Cooperation Among Cooperatives””
Own Your Internet 