By a vote of 6-1, with two councilors absent, the Loveland City Council approved the second reading of an ordinance allowing the city to issue the bonds. Loveland staff will now begin the three-year process to construct a city-wide fiber broadband network that is capable of offering up to gigabit speeds for any resident or business. The city and its consultants will immediately start the process of bonding for about $97 million (the exact amount depends on a number of factors, including the interest rate on the bonds, the term of the bonds and structure of the financing).
This Infrastructure REIT Sees at Least Another Decade of Growth Ahead
The Motley Fool reported the main driver of Crown Castle’s growth in recent years has been acquiring and building macro towers to support the U.S. wireless industry’s infrastructure needs. The article notes Crown Castle recently started making investments to support the rollout of ...
Surprise reaches deal with telecom provider
The Surprise (AZ) City Council agreed to a wired telecommunications license and right-of-way use agreement with Crown Castle Fiber, permitting the company to install nearly 20 miles of aerial and underground fiber optic cables. In exchange, the city will charge an annual linear foot fee, permi...
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.
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 ...
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...