Grants awarded to Chicago Heights, Harvey and Park Forest for high-speed Internet access
Faster internet access could soon come to students and families in the Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 after $300,000 was...
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SSMMA
- Jun 30, 2020
Cook County’s broadband grant to help further expansion of CSFN
Currently, CSFN serves a variety of customers including Cook County courthouses, south suburban regional hospitals and clinics, municipal...
SSMMA
- May 21, 2020
Funding opportunity: Connected Communities Grants to expand broadband access & use
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Office of Broadband announced the new Illinois Connected Communities...
SSMMA
- Jul 21, 2016
Comcast offers $10-a-month Internet for HUD residents
Comcast is expanding its Internet Essential programs for low-income residents to anyone who lives in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
SSMMA
- Apr 20, 2016
Cook County board approves intergovernmental agreement with NIU
The agreement allows the County Bureau of Technology to leverage NIU expertise to explore network asset monetization under the county’s...
SSMMA
- Feb 8, 2016
Cook County plans to complete high-speed Internet project in 2017
A multiyear project intended to boost high-speed Internet access across Cook County is expected to wrap up next year. Officials recently...
SSMMA
- Sep 1, 2015
CSFN hosts municipal economic development workshop
CSFN Chairman of the Board and Park Forest Village Manager Tom Mick welcomes workshop participants at South Suburban College. The Chicago...
SSMMA
- Aug 3, 2015
Aug 26: Fiber network and services seminar for economic development
From the Chicago Southland Fiber Network and Urbancom.net; please share with municipal economic development, information technology and...
SSMMA
- Jun 16, 2015
CSFN offers the Southland high-speed Internet access
Intended to offer high-speed Internet access to municipal governments, schools and businesses in the south suburbs, the fiber optic...
SSMMA
- Jun 12, 2015
The Chicago Southland Fiber Network hosts a grand opening at Urban Communications Data Center
Urban Communications CEO Edmund Urban (left) with Dr. Don C. Williams at the Chicago Southland Fiber Network June 4th grand opening...
SSMMA
- May 8, 2015
June 4: Chicago Southland Fiber Network grand opening & launch
Mr. Williams is a senior specialist for broadband development for President Barack Obama’s new BroadbandUSA initiative. Prior to NTIA,...
SSMMA
- Jan 10, 2014
Featured in Broadband Communities Magazine: The Chicago Southland Fiber Network Story
Photo credit: Larry Burrows From Broadband Communities Magazine: Ed Zabrocki, Mayor, Tinley Park: The Chicago Southland area...
SSMMA
- Nov 15, 2013
Broadband-Economic Development Conference in Tinley Park
Photo credit: Larry Burrows About 500 participants from the United States, Canada, and as far as the United Kingdom, U.S. Virgin Islands,...
SSMMA
- Oct 7, 2013
Broadband project draws national attention
Now, just a year later, much of that construction is complete. And, after hearing about our work to bring fiber to the Southland,...
SSMMA
- Oct 3, 2013
One Week Only: $25 Special Offer for SSMMA Members to attend Gov. Quinn’s Keynote / Broadband
Please click here to download the flyer.
SSMMA
- Sep 23, 2013
South Suburban College produces video to promote broadband conference
Broadband Communities Magazine will be holding a regional Community Fiber Networks/ Broadband = Economic Development conference at the...
SSMMA
- Sep 17, 2013
Revitalizing the Chicago Southland
Stretching southward from Chicago for some 40 miles through Cook and Will counties is a collection of cities and villages known as the...
SSMMA
- Aug 29, 2013
Fiber-Connected Police Cameras Help Reduce Chicago Crime
Chicago’s 176-mile fiber network connects police stations with 22,000 cameras used daily to support police missions and 911 operators....
SSMMA
- Aug 5, 2013
There’s green in gigabit speeds for not just business, but residential too!
Why developers are bringing gigabit speeds to residential buildings Matt Womack loved the Lake Michigan views, granite counters and...
SSMMA
- Jul 31, 2013
Local tourism grant will help promote November Community Fiber Network Conference
The grant is to create promotional mailers, advertisements and a video to help promote the Community Fiber Network Conference, on Nov....
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