News release provided by ImOn Communications, a CBAN provider member ImOn Communications, a leading provider of high-speed Internet services across Iowa, is excited to announce the expansion of its 100-percent-fiber-optic network to Camanche, Iowa.
In 2024, ImOn plans to build out the city of Camanche, providing its ultra-fast fiber Internet service to both homes and businesses. “We are thrilled to be adding Camanche to our family of fiber communities,” said ImOn President and CEO, Patrice Carroll. “This expansion will give Camanche homeowners and business owners access to the fastest, most reliable Internet technology available, backed by high-quality customer service and dedicated community support from our team.” ImOn leadership has greatly appreciated the cooperation with the City of Camanche and looks forward to continuing the collaboration throughout the construction process. The ImOn team will continue to communicate with the appropriate city officials, as well as the broader community, to keep them informed of all construction plans. “Internet is a home essential in this day and age, whether it’s used for working, learning, entertainment, or connecting with friends and family,” said Camanche Mayor Austin Pruett. “As mayor, I am excited that ImOn is willing to bring its fiber network to our community as another option for Camanche residents and businesses.” Once service is live, Camanche homes will have access to Internet speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second, and businesses will have access to Internet speeds up to 10 Gigabits per second. Both residential and business services will be powered by ImOn’s extremely reliable network. Camanche is the sixth metro service area to be added to ImOn’s advanced fiber network. Founded in Cedar Rapids in 2007, ImOn’s service area has grown rapidly over the last five years to include the Cedar Rapids metro, Iowa City metro, Dubuque metro, and the Siouxland area, which surrounds Sioux City. Earlier this year, ImOn announced plans to expand its fiber network to Marshalltown, Iowa in 2024 as well. For more information about ImOn Communications and its services, please visit www.imon.net.
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The National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, June 27, 2024 from 2:00pm-3:00pm ET on how rural communities can address digital equity in their areas.
Broadband connectivity can help small and rural communities become more economically competitive and create opportunities for sustained and prosperous growth. This webinar will look at the unique challenges small and rural communities face and innovative solutions that are improving access and digital equity in these communities. CLICK HERE to register for this free webinar!  In the latest edition of Member Spotlight, CBAN's Curtis Dean chats with Matt Dannehl with RLM Underground, a CBAN associate member. RLM Underground offers expertise in underground and aerial construction as well as small cell and engineering projects. In leading the forefront of telecom construction by building loyalty, relationships, trust, we believe that our clients’ needs are paramount and are therefore dedicated to working closely as partners throughout the entire project.
CBAN wants to thank RLM Underground and all of our associate members for supporting our work! The Broadband Institute Foundation, a CBAN advocate member, is convening a hybrid event this month on the topic of "Affordable Housing, AI & Big Data". The event will be held on July 25, 2024 from 5pm-6:30pm ET at the Ypsilanti Performance Space, Inc., 218 N. Adams Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 or available online at https://wecanconnect.us/events/ For more information about this upcoming event, CLICK HERE to download the Broadband Institute Foundation news release.
CBAN's Digital Navigator program in southern Iowa will be in a period of transition over the next several weeks. Brianna Dillavou, who has filled that role since the inception of the NDIA-funded program in late 2022, is resigning at the end of the month to pursue new opportunities. Bri has done an amazing job, and all of us are very grateful to her for the work she's done and the strong program foundation that she's built. We are now accepting applications for Bri's replacement. The complete job description is on the CBAN website at
https://broadbandaction.com/about/cban-careers/broadbandaction.com/about/cban-careers/. If anyone reading this knows of someone who lives in southwest Iowa who is looking for a new job opportunity please refer them to the website!  We hope you'll take a few minutes to watch or listen to the latest episode of CBAN's Member Spotlight. This week's episode focuses on Vivacity Infrastructure Group, a CBAN Associate Member. Curtis chatted with Jeff Parris at Vivacity about the company's approach to building fiber networks, the challenges facing the industry in general, and how BEAD will impact the nation's broadband landscape.
Established in 2017, Vivacity Infrastructure Group is led by a team of deeply experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds in the fiber, wireless, technology and financial sectors. Vivacity is wholly owned by Columbia Capital, a well-financed private equity fund with a proven track record for investing and developing some of the world’s most accomplished network infrastructure companies. Since 1989, Columbia Capital has been investing in digital infrastructure, enterprise IT and mobility solutions with over 175 companies funded and $5.0B in funds raised. CLICK HERE to watch or listen to Member Spotlight on the CBAN YouTube channel! Beaver Island, Michigan is the largest populated island in Lake Michigan. It's a beautiful place with one big problem - poor broadband. In the latest edition of Broadband Action we talked wtih two champions who have been trying for years to improve connectivity on the island. CLICK HERE to listen or watch the episode on CBAN's YouTube page. And do us a favor - subscribe to our channel to help us get wider distribution! You can also search "Broadband Action" on your favorite podcast app.  Community Broadband Action Network co-founder will lead the organization Curtis Dean, one of three co-founders of the Community Broadband Action Network (CBAN) has been named the organization’s first-ever Executive Director. The CBAN Board of Directors confirmed Dean’s appointment at their May 10, 2024 meeting.
Dean, along with Todd Kielkopf and Jon Willow, founded CBAN in 2018 to facilitate better broadband access and digital equity. With its roots in Central Iowa, CBAN has grown to almost 200 members in 27 states and one province of Canada. In his new position, Dean will focus on membership and funding development, and oversee operations for the nonprofit Community Broadband Action Corp. Kielkopf and Willow will also take new roles, with Kielkopf leading CBAN’s consulting practice and Willow leading its digital equity practice. Willow, who also serves as CBAN’s nonprofit board Chair, expressed her enthusiasm for Dean’s selection. “Curtis has been instrumental in CBAN’s growth to date, and especially as a connector and amplifier. He’s been central to building our member community one relationship at a time, and we’re excited to see him lead the CBAN organization.” Dean has been involved in community-first broadband since 1997, when he helped advocate for a municipal broadband utility in Spencer, Iowa. After overwhelming approval from Spencer voters, Spencer Municipal Utilities launched their broadband project a year later. In 2011, Dean became Broadband Services Coordinator at the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, where he came to understand the endemic challenges faced by local broadband operators. He established SmartSource Consulting in 2015 to provide advisory services to community-focused broadband providers. CBAN’s mission is “Building Broadband Bridges.” Since 2018, CBAN has supported the work of its members, and directly helped over 60 individual communities serving almost a million people as they work towards broadband independence. From locally controlled broadband networks to ensuring every person has the tools, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed in the modern world, CBAN and its members are dedicated to better broadband for all. Learn more about CBAN’s mission and work at https://broadbandaction.com. Iowans have just a few more days to submit challenges to the state's broadband map that will be used to determine eligibility for grant funds from BEAD. The Department of Management’s Division of Information Technology (DOM DoIT) is seeking feedback to the broadband map from eligible challengers including nonprofits, internet service providers, and local and tribal governments. Iowa residents may also submit feedback and evidence regarding the broadband map. This information may then be submitted by eligible challengers on their behalf.
Eligible challengers need to register for a Challenge Navigator account in order to submit and rebut challenges. Iowa residents do not need to register to submit evidence. Internet service providers are encouraged to register, even if they do not intend to challenge, in order to receive updates on challenges in their service area. The BEAD challenge window opened on May 15th. After the challenge window closes, reubuttals to the challenges will be accepted for 45 days, during which time the state will adjudicate the challenges and issue rulings. In order to help Iowans prepare for the Map Challenge window here are some useful links and resources.
Join the American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB) for the third and final episode of a three-part webinar series on How To Build a Public Broadband Network on June 11, 2024 at Noon Eastern.
AAPB, in partnership with the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, is celebrating the publication of its new community broadband handbook "Own Your Internet: How to Build a Public Broadband Network” with a webinar series that spotlights the experiences of a number of communities building community networks. Moderated by Bill Coleman, author of the AAPB handbook and longtime leader in community broadband, each webinar will provide expert advice for AAPB members, and feature the experiences of community leaders as they navigated establishing, building or running a public broadband network. The final webinar, Building and Operating the Network, will address the challenges of, and strategies for, building the physical infrastructure and launching services. Bill will be joined by:
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