Texas State Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson, R-Waco, filed two bills this legislative session that aim to increase broadband access for people who live where access to reliable internet service is limited, largely in rural areas. The proposals “call for the creation of a broadband office in the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the establishment of a grant program to support public or private broadband investment. Anderson’s plan would also include coordination between the broadband office and the Texas Department of Transportation and require reports to the Legislature about the office’s progress.”
New York City makes new groundwork agreements for 5G services across all boroughs
The New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) said it has laid the groundwork for the equitable expansion of 5G mobile services across all five boroughs, with the approval of ten franchise agreements between Crown Castle Fiber, Crown Castle ...
ATLANTIC-ACM Announces 2020 U.S. Business Connectivity Service Provider Excellence
Crown Castle was listed as a winner in the Midsized Service Provider category for ATLANTIC-ACM’s 2020 U.S. Business Connectivity Service Provider Excellence Awards.
Q&A with Renee Morales of Crown Castle
Crown Castle’s Renee Morales was featured in the Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation Newsletter, where she discussed the importance of 5G technology in transforming U.S. cities and Crown Castle’s role in that deployment. Morales stated, "Crown Castle is well posit...
Fiber: The Foundation for 5G
Crown Castle’s Karen Rohrkemper published an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Technology Council describing Crown Castle’s integral role as a provider of 5G infrastructure that will "dramatically benefit" many industries in Pennsylvania. "The growth resulting from the introduct...
Senate hearing on high-speed broadband internet access highlights infrastructural challenges ahead
The Senate Communications & Technology Committee hearing highlighted the many obstacles Pennsylvania faces as it seeks to improve access to high-speed broadband internet. Crown Castle representative Tom Musgrove attended the hearing to discuss the regulations hindering efforts tow...
Cell service in American Fork Canyon will be a reality by 2020
Crown Castle is partnering with the Utah Department of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Parks Service to extend fiber optics from the base of American Fork Canyon in Utah to Tibble Fork. The fiber optic network would provide capabilities for technology like...