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USDA Broadband Technical Assistance Grant

“…What does this program do?

The Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) program provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training.”

Who is eligible to apply?

• Tribal Entities

• State or local governments

• Institutions of higher education

• Nonprofit organizations

• Cooperatives or mutual organizations

• Corporations

• LLCs and LLPs

When is it due?

August 20th 2024…”

NY to require internet providers to offer low-cost internet option. What to know

Article by Democrat and Chronicle’s Emily Barnes – May 2024

“…The Affordable Broadband Act requires anyone looking to provide broadband service, or internet service providers, in New York to offer high speed broadband service to low-income customers at fixed prices, according to documents…

…Through the act, internet service providers must offer qualifying consumers broadband at no more than $15 per month of service of 25 megabits per second or $20 per month for high-speed service of 200 megabits per second…”

North Carolina’s Completing Access to Broadband Program (CAB)

“…The Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program provides an opportunity for individual N.C. counties to partner with NCDIT to fund broadband deployment projects in unserved areas of each county. N.C. Session Law 2021-180 appropriates $400 million from the American Rescue Plan for this new program. In partnership with counties, we have developed a competitive process for prequalified internet service providers to bid on broadband infrastructure deployments. Participating counties are working with us to mutually identify eligible project areas and develop the scope of work for the procurement of construction, installation and operation of broadband infrastructure in the targeted project areas. NCDIT is providing customizable procurement templates and processes for use with each county. Projects require matching investments from counties and the selected broadband service providers. No county may receive more than $8 million in aggregate funding from the CAB fund in a single year...”

About Us

Who we are

ECC Technologies was incorporated in 1995 to provide technology and communications consulting services to Educational, Community, and Corporate (ECC) clients. This was at the time when the nation’s telecom- communications industry was changing drastically through deregulation.

For the past several decades, ECC has provided technology, broadband, and security consulting services to education, municipalities, government, and corporate clients.

ECC continues our mission to assist clients with the expansion of broadband and the implementation of technology and security solutions in communities to improve economic development, public safety, education, and health- care services.

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The 400-mile network backbone will connect all viable municipal entities, as well as key community anchor institutions (CAIs), such as business, educational, and healthcare entities. In addition, the network will be available to any viable entity in Erie County that wishes to subscribe to the network.

ECC Technologies conducted the initial study for the open-access network on behalf of Erie County in 2017. We also developed the business plan in which Erie County will operate the nearly 400-mile middle-mile fiber-optic network.

"Our firm is now 100% accountable for the success of this project," - ECC Technologies Vice President Matthew Crider

"This is a significant undertaking for the county," said ErieNet Chairman Thomas Baines. "I think the outcome is really what's most important."

How to get connected

If you would like to learn more about the network and how to get your community connected contact Greg Houppert at:

Email: ghouppert@ecctec.com Phone: 716.331.8853 Website: www.erienet.com