Locals Celebrate iTV-3 and UC2B Expansion in Champaign-Urbana
The expansion in Champaign-Urbana has begun! On May 8th, iTV-3 held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the start of its plan to bring fiber to the homes of neighborhoods that sign up for service....
View ArticlePublic Private Partnerships: A Reality Check
When Westminster, a community of 18,000 in rural Maryland, found itself with poor Internet access that incumbents refused to improve, it decided to join the ranks of a growing trend:...
View ArticleIllinois Munis Partner with Local ISP for Gigabit Network - Community...
The southern Illinois cities of Urbana and Champaign joined the University of Illinois in seeking and winning a broadband stimulus award to build an open access urban FTTH network. After connecting...
View ArticleUC2B At A Crossroads, Partner Selling Assets
In late February, private Internet service provider, Countrywide Broadband (CWB), announced that it and Seaport Capital together would acquire assets belonging to iTV-3, Inc. In addition to fiber...
View ArticleUrbana-Champaign, Illinois, UC2B issues RFP: Intent to Respond Letters Due...
The Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband non-profit (UC2B) owns a community network in the southern Illinois sister cities of Urbana and Champaign. In 2009, these cities partnered with the University of...
View ArticleUC2B Moves On With A New Partner
About a year ago, Internet service provider Countrywide Broadband (CWB) and equity firm Seaport Capital announced that they would collectively acquire the assets of Illinois based ISP, iTV-3. The...
View ArticleUC2B Partner Ready To Expand This Summer
Private sector i3 Broadband recently announced that it will begin expanding infrastructure in the Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, communities. Construction will begin no later than August 1st.Trading...
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