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WeConnect - Westerville, Ohio, USA

Posted on News & Media by Robert Bell · January 13, 2019 5:31 PM · 1 reaction

In 2007, the city of Westerville began planning for expansion of its fiber optic network. Originally the primary purpose was to meet the city’s own internal needs for disaster recovery, enhanced public safety operations, shared regional services and the foundational infrastructure for Advanced Metering and Smart Grid systems.  While assessing its own needs, the City reached out to its businesses and community partners. The investigation identified a lack of affordable choices for broadband and data center services within Westerville, thus launching a deeper look into fiber as a 4th utility, as well as critical to the City’s economic and social development strategies.  

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The Intelligent Community - The Passing of 2B - A conversation with Glen Akins and Colin Garfield of Fort Collins, Colorado

Posted on Podcast by Matthew Owen · December 04, 2017 4:06 PM

In November, the city of Fort Collins, Colorado passed measure 2B to potentially allow for bonding to build their own municipal fiber network. ICF's Robert Bell spoke with Glen Akins and Colin Garfield from the Fort Collins Citizens Broadband Committee about what this means.

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The Intelligent Community - Intelligent Boulder - A conversation with Julia Richman of Boulder, Colorado

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · November 28, 2017 4:02 PM

Both National Geographic and the "Today" show recently recognized Boulder as "The Happiest City in the U.S... but what are Boulder's Intelligent community aspirations? ICF co-founder Lou Zacharilla sits down with Boulder's Julia Richman to discuss Boulder's plan for the future.

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The Intelligent Community - The Happiest City in the US - A conversation with Julia Richman of Boulder, Colorado

Posted on Podcast by Louis Zacharilla · November 21, 2017 10:33 AM


Both National Geographic and the "Today" show recently recognized Boulder as "The Happiest City in the U.S... but what does that mean? ICF co-founder Lou Zacharilla sits down with Boulder's Julia Richman to discuss the award and Boulder's unique characteristics that make it one of the happiest places to live.

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