June 2025 Newsletter
I Date: June, 2025 I Full PDF can be downloaded here
What’s New!
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice
“…The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as the agency responsible for administering the BEAD Program, provides herein guidance for Eligible Entities (States, Territories, and the District of Columbia) to ensure American taxpayers obtain the greatest value for their broadband investment or “Benefit of the Bargain” under the BEAD Program.
This Policy Notice modifies and replaces certain requirements outlined in the BEAD Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).1 Each Eligible Entity must comply with this Policy Notice to gain approval of its Final Proposal from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information….”
North Carolina invests $48M to expand high-speed internet access in 22 counties
“…NORTH CAROLINA (WLOS) — Governor Josh Stein announced an investment of $48 million in the Completing Access to Broadband program, aiming to connect over 14,000 households and businesses to high-speed internet across 22 North Carolina counties.
This initiative is funded by over $14 million from broadband providers and over $33 million from the federal American Rescue Plan, awarded by the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT), according to a release from Stein's office.
"Connecting all North Carolinians, especially in our rural areas, opens doors of opportunity," Gov. Stein said via release…”
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