Bill Vallee

AUSTIN, April 10, 2015 - One of the most promising aspects of the revived interest in community broadband networks is the great availability of opportunities for public-private partnerships to build or enhance next-generation internet infrastructure. This year, at the Broadband Communities Summit next week here in Austin, the main conference from April 14-April 16 will be proceeded by a special event, "Financing Fiber Networks," on Monday, April 13, 2015. The program runs from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., and includes panels on "Private Financing Mechanisms," "State and Regional Funding Programs," "Working Lunch and Armchair Interview between Lev Gonick of OneCommunity and Dave Shaw of Kirton McConkie," "Municipal Debt Financing and Public-Private Partnerships," "Thinking Outside the Box," and "Federal Loans, Grants and USF Support." David Shaw, Shareholder at Kirton McConkie Lev Gonick, CEO of OneCommunity in Cleveland Keep Reading