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.”
TechVibe Radio: Terry Cummings of Crown Castle
Terry Cummings, Managing Director of Enterprise Fiber at Crown Castle, appeared on Pittsburgh Technology Council's TechVibe Radio to detail the finalized contract with the City of Pittsburgh (PA) that will provide the first unified fiber connectivity network for city facilities as part of the ...
Maryland STEM Festival takes on digital equity during Baltimore panel
Maryland is working to close its digital divide, but Crown Castle Public Affairs Manager Ashley Greenspan noted that acceptance of federal or state funding isn't a given. "Trust in government is at an all-time low. We have to think about how to design and roll out programs in partnership with ...
TV Tech Summit Panel Examines ATSC 3.0 Opportunities, Challenges
A wide-ranging discussion of NextGen TV possibilities available to broadcasters both in the US and Jamaica was front and center during the "New Opportunities in NextGen Broadcast" virtual panel as part of the 2022 TV Tech Summit on Nov. 17. Raymond Robinson, strategic account director at Crown...
Commentary: Arlington needs to support communications network
Karmen Rajamani, vice president of government affairs at Crown Castle, discusses how Arlington (VA) needs to ensure benefits from improved connectivity by working with elected leaders in the region to provide the buildout of communication infrastructure. Doing so in a timely and predictable fa...
Crown Castle Brings Coverage and Safety to Estes Park
Crown Castle is about to wrap up a year-long cell tower project that will maintain a connection down the 20-mile stretch of US 36 between Estes Park and Lyons (CO). "The project will provide dedicated First Responder Network service (FirstNet) through the canyon from Lyons to Estes Park and wi...
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Greenwich House, a 120-year-old social services organization that provides high-impact, multigenerational programming for New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds, announced Monday it has received support from Crown Castle, the nation's largest provider of shared communications infrastructure, ...