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).
Crown Castle seeks FCC intervention in pole attachment beef
Insider Towers reported on Crown Castle’s complaint with the FCC against Illinois’ ComEd, saying "the utility denied it access to poles." The article specified that at issue are "red tagged" poles that ComEd asserts Crown Castle replace or reinforce. Crown Castle is ar...
City approves high-speed internet agreement
Several local outlets around the Santa Clairta, CA area reported on the City Council’s decision to award a contact to Crown Castle Fiber for more than $217K for the city to lease two dark fiber strands from its network. Nancy Starczyk, Chair of the Board of the SCV Chamber o...
Crown Castle: Cornering synergy combos
Mark Lutkowitz published an article in FibeReality about Crown Castle’s corporate strategy to become a full-service provider. The article highlighted that Crown Castle has distinguished itself from other tower companies, particularly through the "sheer breadth of its fiber a...
How the region can further fuel tech growth
South Florida Business & Wealth magazine and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance convened a technology discussion panel that included Crown Castle Fiber Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Marketing Lonnie Maier. Maier noted Crown Castle Fiber has done "a lot of deployments wi...
Crown Castle to present at the 2019 Wells Fargo 5G Forum
Crown Castle has announced that Dan Schlanger, Crown Castle’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at the 2019 Wells Fargo 5G Forum.
State looking to fill in rural broadband gaps
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo highlighted investments in construction during her tenure and announced upcoming economic development projects. One of the key announcements was that Houston-based Crown Castle will be the latest tenant to open an office in Riverwood Tech Cam...