GNG News Guy
05-28-2008, 06:49 PM
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I've previously mentioned (http://www.thegng.org/shownews/Fiber-to-the-Home-on-the-Range-77041) how the small town of Powell, Wyoming hopes to see an economic resurgence through the building of a $6 million fiber network. One of the project's developers has previously posted (http://www.thegng.org/forum/remark,16662668) in our forums. The private-public partnership is breaking ground this week, much to the chagrin of local operators Qwest and Bresnan Communications, who tried to argue their local duopoly collectively represented a "thriving marketplace" that made the build unnecessary. From the Wyoming Business Report (http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=93912):"Our new FTTH system will not only service existing residences, businesses, and schools but also help retain our young people and attract new residents and businesses. This network will ensure that the city will have state of the art infrastructure, while embracing the involvement of private service providers," said Powell Mayor Scott Mangold.
The private company Powell is working with is a local carrier by the name of TCT (http://www.tctwest.net/).
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Small-Wyoming-Town-To-Be-Better-Connected-Than-Many-Cities-94814)
I've previously mentioned (http://www.thegng.org/shownews/Fiber-to-the-Home-on-the-Range-77041) how the small town of Powell, Wyoming hopes to see an economic resurgence through the building of a $6 million fiber network. One of the project's developers has previously posted (http://www.thegng.org/forum/remark,16662668) in our forums. The private-public partnership is breaking ground this week, much to the chagrin of local operators Qwest and Bresnan Communications, who tried to argue their local duopoly collectively represented a "thriving marketplace" that made the build unnecessary. From the Wyoming Business Report (http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=93912):"Our new FTTH system will not only service existing residences, businesses, and schools but also help retain our young people and attract new residents and businesses. This network will ensure that the city will have state of the art infrastructure, while embracing the involvement of private service providers," said Powell Mayor Scott Mangold.
The private company Powell is working with is a local carrier by the name of TCT (http://www.tctwest.net/).
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Small-Wyoming-Town-To-Be-Better-Connected-Than-Many-Cities-94814)