May 2025 Newsletter
I Date: May, 2025 I Full PDF can be downloaded here
What’s New!
Gov. Stein announces more than $63 million of broadband projects across 30 counties
“…Governor Josh Stein announced today more than $63 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects to connect 18,889 households and businesses in 30 counties to high-speed internet.
“North Carolinians’ need access to high-speed internet to connect them with friends and family, business opportunities, telehealth, and more,” Gov. Stein said. “Broadband is key 21st Century infrastructure and these partnerships between counties across the state and internet providers will help connect more North Carolinians.”
These projects will be awarded by NCDIT and are funded by more than $44 million from the federal American Rescue Plan and nearly $19 million from selected broadband providers….”
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Approves $40M in Broadband Grants
“…The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved $40 million in grants that will bring broadband to more than 9,000 broadband serviceable locations (BSLs) in seven counties in the state.
The grants were made by The New Jersey Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Equity (NJBIDE) Pilot Program. They will benefit broadband serviceable locations (BSLs) for Atlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Essex, Salem, Sussex, and Warren counties
Awardees included the City of Vineland, the County of Salem, the Borough of Penns Grove, Brightspeed (as Connect Holding II LLC), and Verizon New Jersey Inc Brightspeed issued a separate press release, which said that it won grants of almost $10 million to bring broadband to more than 3,300 homes and businesses in the New Jersey counties of Sussex and Warren…”
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