Event Marks Completion of iFiber Broadband Project

Roxana Ryan
Published: February 6, 2014

Contact: Kathy Siebrasse, Public Relations Coordinator, 
Illinois Fiber Resources Group (iFiber), ksiebrasse@niu.edu

 

Please attend a Press Event to celebrate 

completion of the iFiber BTOP Project

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, at 3 p.m.
Rock Valley College Atrium 
in the Student Center, 301 N. Mulford Rd, Rockford.

Dr. John L. Lewis, Board Chairman of the Illinois Fiber Resources Group (iFiber), and others associated with the project will give brief remarks.

Speakers include:
IL Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Adam Pollet, representing Gov. Quinn
Northern Illinois University President Douglas Baker
City of Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey
Rock Valley College Interim President Mike Mastroianni 

There will be time for questions following remarks by the speakers.

IFiber is part of the national BTOP program. The grant portion of the iFiber project was completed Dec. 31, 2013. iFiber was developed to address the issue of limited broadband capacity, speed, and service in nine counties of northwest Illinois (see attached documentation). Partner organizations are Blackhawk Hills Regional Council, The City of Rockford, Boone County, North Central Illinois Council of Governments, LaSalle County and Northern Illinois University. 

iFiber is a provider of extremely high speed (up to 1Gb) network transport services to both the public and private sector. It provides subsidized access directly to eligible public sector organizations such as schools, community colleges, libraries, healthcare facilities, municipalities, county and public safety facilities.