How to Bring a Gigabit Network to your City in Illinois

• March 16, 2015, 11 am–12:30 pm
• Partnership for a Connected Illinois, 531 E. Washington, Floor 5, Springfield, IL
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KIRTON | McCONKIE

 

How to Bring a Gigabit Network to Your City in Illinois

 

A Workshop Led by Broadband Attorney Drew Clark

Of Counsel, Kirton McConkie

 

Monday, March 16, 2015

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

(Lunch will be provided for registered participants: No charge for registration)

 

Hosted by the Partnership for a Connected Illinois

531 E. Washington St.

Springfield, IL

 

Cities around the country are recognizing the value of Gigabit Networks to their economic development activities. A lot of attention has been focused on the dynamic impact that Google Fiber has had with its Gigabit-speed service in Kansas City; Austin, Texas; Provo, Utah; and now Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh.

 

But Google can't go everywhere. That's why more than 143 communities - including the Illinois cities of Aurora, Highland, Princeton, Rochelle, Rock Falls and Urbana - have developed fiber-optic telecommunications projects. Many other cities around the state and around the country are considering public-private partnership to deploy Gigabit Networks.

 

Come to a discussion of officials from the City of Highland and others as they review what they did to develop Gigabit Networks in their communities. Drew Clark, a licensed Illinois attorney, will discuss lessons that are emerging from around the country, many of which were brought up during Kirton McConkie’s four-part webinar series “How to Build Your Gigabit Network.” At this session, Clark will discuss the particular needs of cities in Illinois, the resources available to entities seeking to build or partner with others to build broadband networks, and the next steps for cities seeking to press forward with Gigabit Networks.

 

For information on Kirton McConkie’s webinar series, please visit http://www.kmclaw.com

 

Part 1: Avoiding Mistakes Before You Begin

Part 2: Lessons from Municipal Success Stories

Part 3: Selling the Benefits to Users

Part 4: Resources for Municipalities

 

To Register, or for more Information:

·         To RSVP for the event (necessary for lunch reservations), please RSVP to Meredith Morey, Kirton McConkie, at mmorey@kmclaw.com or 801-426-2132

·         For questions about the event, please contact Drew Clark, Of Counsel, Kirton McConkie, atdrewclark@kmclaw.com or at 202-329-9517 or 801-426-2123.