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David St. John
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Council Press Releases

FTTH Council's Latin American Chapter Elects Chairman, Committee Chairs
May 3, 2012 —  MEXICO CITY -- The Latin American Chapter of the Fiber-to-the-Home Council Americas has re-elected Gilberto Guitarte of TE Connectivity as chairman of... Read More >>
Who Are the Gigabit Internet Subscribers? Study Released by FTTH Council Explores Existing Gigabit to the Home
Apr 17, 2012 — (WASHINGTON) - Early adopters of gigabit fiber optic service are online for three times the daily average of Internet users and tend to have relatively complex... Read More >>
Continued Expansion of North American FTTH Fueled by Broad Base of Telecom Providers
Apr 9, 2012 — Nearly 60 percent of FTTH operators report related economic growth in their communities  WASHINGTON, DC - The number of North American households... Read More >>
Portland Workshop to Discuss Fiber-Enabled Broadband and its Economic Benefits for Communities
Mar 16, 2012 — WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the fiber to the home (FTTH) industry will gather in Portland, Oregon this month for a broadband workshop that will highlight the... Read More >>
Canada Joins Global Ranking of FTTH Countries
Feb 16, 2012 — Munich, 16 February 2012 – With their FTTH deployments ramping up, Canada and Malaysia have joined the list of economies where at least one percent of... Read More >>
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Member News

Broadband service speeds to bridge digital divide in southeastern Columbus
May 16, 2012 — Households and businesses in southeastern Columbus County now have access to something many never thought possible: high-speed broadband Internet service via a... Read More >>
ATMC Completes Mainline Network Construction of Broadband Stimulus Project in Columbus County One Year Ahead of Schedule
May 3, 2012 — Shallotte, NC – Allen Russ, CEO/General Manager of ATMC, announced today that the company has completed mainline construction of its project to bring high-... Read More >>
LUS Fiber Brings World’s Fastest Internet Service to Lafayette
Apr 5, 2012 —   Read More >>
Bell turns on broadband Fibe network throughout Québec City
Mar 12, 2012 — QUÉBEC CITY,  Read More >>
NEP Deploys ETI Software’s VideoDirect 6000 Digital Ad Insertion Platform for IPTV
Feb 27, 2012 — ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 27, 2012 – Enhanced Telecommunications (d/b/a) ETI Software Solutions, Inc., (ETI) (www.etisoftware.com) announces that The North-... Read More >>
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Industry News

NTCA: The Smart Rural Community
Apr 27, 2012 — A robust broadband network is the foundation of a smart rural community. The network must be capable of supporting sustainable economic activity for the... Read More >>
New Calix Report Finds Video Streaming Drives Rural Internet Traffic
Apr 16, 2012 — Analysis of U.S. Read More >>
New Report Notes that Fastest Networks Built by Local Governments
Apr 9, 2012 — Chattanooga, Tennessee, is well known for being the first community with citywide access to a “gig,” or the fastest residential connections to the Internet... Read More >>
What are the next, big trends in broadband?
Feb 16, 2012 — It all began with the sounds of a dial-up modem screeching as it connected to the Internet. Then these connections graduated to a vast cable infrastructure.... Read More >>
Will Google’s Insanely-Fast Kansas City Network Shame U.S. ISPs?
Feb 7, 2012 — Google’s highly-anticipated plan to build an ultra-fast city broadband network kicked into gear Monday with the search giant’s announcement that it will begin... Read More >>
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