April 2026 Newsletter
I Date: April, 2026 I Full PDF can be downloaded here
What’s New!
The Clock Is Ticking: Why Rural Broadband and Economic Development May Depend on a CPF Extension
“… Recently a letter landed in Washington that deserves the full attention of county managers, economic developers, utility leaders, and anyone responsible for local competitiveness. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association submitted a formal request to the U.S. Treasury urging action on the Capital Projects Fund deadline, and the full letter can be read here: https://www.cooperative.com/programs-services/government-relations/regulatory-issues/Documents/NRECA%20Letter%20to%20McKernan%20CPF%20Extension%2003.27.26.pdf.
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association formally urged the U.S. Treasury to address a growing problem: the December 31, 2026 deadline for the Capital Projects Fund (CPF). While the letter comes from the electric cooperative community, the heart of the issue is fiber deployment. More than 200 electric co‑ops are now building fiber networks across rural America, and many of those projects were awarded CPF dollars...”
ECC Launches Customizable Dashboard™ for Infrastructure Analysis and Builds
“…The ECC Technologies GIS Dashboard™ is a powerful, interactive platform designed to streamline infrastructure planning, pre-planning, construction, and project management. By integrating dynamic mapping, real-time analytics, and collaboration tools, the dashboard enables multi-agency coordination and data-driven decision-making. It brings together critical datasets—including demographics, employment, agriculture, public lands, gas production, business activity, housing, healthcare, tourism, education, and transportation—to provide stakeholders with real-time insights that support strategic planning and optimize infrastructure investments…”
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 Mike Vogt at:
Email: mvogt@ecctec.com Phone: 585.704.8448 Website: www.erienet.com