The Education and Research Consortium

The Education and Research Consortium The ERC is a technical non-profit that supports communities across western North Carolina.

We are a non-profit organization that provides fast, reliable, and secure fiber-based network services across the education, healthcare, government, and economic development communities, with a vision to increase the adoption of new technology.

A good opportunity to expand coverage in WNC. Check out this write-up by our friends at CTC.
10/28/2021

A good opportunity to expand coverage in WNC. Check out this write-up by our friends at CTC.

With the October 25 release of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), the USDA’s Rural Utility Service (RUS) has made some important changes for Round 3 of funding for its Rural eConnectivity Program (commonly known as ReConnect) that should shape the approach to the application in general.

Should we be surprised ?? And, does 'unlimited' really mean it anymore ?
10/27/2020

Should we be surprised ?? And, does 'unlimited' really mean it anymore ?

Some of the nation’s internet providers are limiting broadband usage for customers and increasing rates for heavy users, steps that partly help offset revenue lost from subscribers abandoning their traditional pay-TV plans in favor of internet-based options.

...and the ERC is behind the scenes here too in supporting the schools, the City/County, and the Housing Authority !!
10/23/2020

...and the ERC is behind the scenes here too in supporting the schools, the City/County, and the Housing Authority !!

Asheville City School expands internet infrastructure into the community with the help of new partners.

No new news, but yet more information related to the rural broadband gap(s).
10/23/2020

No new news, but yet more information related to the rural broadband gap(s).

The lack of access, despite billions spent, has made it harder for the unconnected to work and study during Covid-19.

This is happening in Buncombe County NC too. Check out the map in the article.
10/13/2020

This is happening in Buncombe County NC too. Check out the map in the article.

All across the country, municipal networks, cooperatives, and cities have been putting in extra effort to make sure that Americans have the fast, affordable, reliable Internet access they need to conduct their lives in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. AT&T has decided to take another route. A USA...

"..we as a state must recognize that the evidence is now overwhelming: The private sector alone is not going to solve th...
10/13/2020

"..we as a state must recognize that the evidence is now overwhelming: The private sector alone is not going to solve this issue, and the very future of the state’s rural economy is at stake. Internet service is essential infrastructure, and this pandemic has proven that beyond any rational arguments to the contrary."

Let local governments team with businesses to give NC more high-speed internet access.

"In 2017, the two major satellite Internet providers, HughesNet and Viasat, launched new satellites that 'dramatically i...
09/04/2020

"In 2017, the two major satellite Internet providers, HughesNet and Viasat, launched new satellites that 'dramatically increased both capacity and performance'..."

Satellite Internet may not have always received the best word of mouth, but the technology continues to advance with big names behind it and a market that has seen significant growth during COVID-19.

".. both the FCC and many state regulatory commissions refuse to acknowledge that copper is dying and keep pretending th...
08/21/2020

".. both the FCC and many state regulatory commissions refuse to acknowledge that copper is dying and keep pretending that the telcos can somehow make this work. These networks are dying."
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2020/08/20/walking-away-from-copper/?mc_cid=7b4dd88c97&mc_eid=cf2f2c35f6

It’s been clear for many years that the big telcos are looking for ways to walk away from legacy copper networks. Big telco copper is getting old and most was built in the 1950s and 1960s. All of t…

"Some [government] programs allow service providers to combine, or “stack,” subsidies in a project’s funding; others hav...
08/20/2020

"Some [government] programs allow service providers to combine, or “stack,” subsidies in a project’s funding; others have prohibitions against stacking subsidies built into the program rules."

Stacking subsidies may be the only way to get fiber to the home built in some of the most rural areas.

".. 26 percent of profits earned on interstate and international phone calls goes to the USF."We need to build a coaliti...
08/20/2020

".. 26 percent of profits earned on interstate and international phone calls goes to the USF.
"We need to build a coalition around reform that puts communities and stakeholders at the forefront."

We need to build a coalition around reform that puts communities and stakeholders at the forefront.

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