Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young is the lead sponsor on a bill filed yesterday that would seek a charter amendment in November 2020 to permanently revoke the authority of city officials to sell “Baltimore’s 700-mile, century-old underground conduit system, a move supporters say could encourage a public broadband system in the future.”
Business students win competition by analyzing connectivity company
Crown Castle was chosen as the subject of the 30th University of Houston-Victoria Bachelor of Business Administration Case Conference in which capstone students must analyze and produce a company case analysis for their "Strategic Management" program. The winning team from this year’s co...
Noah Tulsky: Shared Infrastructure Can Make 5G Work For Cities
According to Noah Tulsky, partner at Sidewalks Infrastructure Partners and the latest author of Broadband Breakfast's Expert Opinion series, annual small cell deployments in cities are expected to grow at a roughly 25% compound annual rate through 2026. Because of this exponential growth, 5G d...
Montgomery County OKs $9.2M in contracts, $1.89M for dredging of Schuylkill Canal
The Montgomery County (PA) Board of Commissioners approved several contracts at their most recent meeting on April 7. Notably, a fiber connectivity contract with Crown Castle was revised to account for nearly $270,064 more than the previous contract.
Lloyd will upgrade technology, infrastructure
The Lloyd (NY) Town Board announced that the town will be making "significant upgrades" to their internet and information technology infrastructure, such as providing cyber security training to employees, wi-fi upgrades to the town hall and the water department, and more. The town will be work...
Fiber Optics 101 for Chicago’s Youth
Crown Castle has partnered with Chicago's (IL) META24 workforce development program in the Community Youth Development Institute to help students "transform their circumstances" and earn their high school diploma via non-traditional means. The students are taught how to work with fiber optic c...
Jessica Rosenworcel Tackles Multiple Dwelling Broadband at INCOMPAS Summit
Crown Castle is one of five companies representing infrastructure builders who can use the funds given to them by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the INCOMPAS 2022 Policy Summit. The summit featured leaders from telecom companies to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.