Community Telecommunications and Technology Assessment (CTTA)*

General CTTA Outcomes

• Factual information gathered on area telecom services and infrastructure
• Better understanding of telecom and technology
• Improved relationships with providers
• Recognition that technology adoption requires more than connectivity
• Identification of community technology champions
• Better understanding of how the community compares to other communities and emerging standards

Specific CTTA Outcomes

• Major Main Street improvement project included fiber conduit as utilities were moving underground
• Independent teleco hires staff to implement DSL
• Local cable company and neighboring teleco collaborate on fiber connection to major hub
• Independent teleco begins CLEC market study of RBOC exchange
• Community becomes aware of major fiber facility planned by teleco consortium