Leveraging Public Infrastructure to Connect the Community
August 6 – 11:00 am to 11:45 am
Plaza Court 2/3
To achieve their goal of leveraging utility infrastructure for citywide fiber connectivity, Colorado Springs Utilities entered into an agreement with The Broadband Group to plan and implement their project and ultimately identifying Ting Fiber Internet as the network’s anchor tenant to provide service on a publicly-owned fiber network.
In an era of rapid broadband expansion, how can public utilities help ensure that this expansion encompasses as many community-members as possible? What lessons can be learned from the Colorado Springs Utilities experience and how can their efforts to connect their community inform other public-private partnerships as governments across the US attempt to develop plans to spend billions of dollars in public infrastructure funding?
Speakers
Eric Coursey
The Broadband Group: General Manager
Thane LaBarre
Colorado Springs Utilities: Senior Mechanical Engineer
Gregory Poole
Ting: West Region Director of Customer and Construction Operations