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“Birthplace of FTTH – Bristol, Va: Muni Fiber Pioneer”
by Bradley Kramer appeared in the July/August 2007 issue of Last
Mile magazine. The article maintains that Bristol Virginia is
not only the birthplace of country music but also the birthplace
of municipal-owned fiber to the premises (FTTP).BVU OptiNet and
BVU FOCUS Gain Exposure Through National Magazines
Bristol Virginia Utilities Launches New Business Unit, Announces First Customer
“The Transparent LAN: A Municipal Fiber System Simplifies Business Networking”
by Sandy Crusenberry appeared in Broadband Properties Magazine’s KillerApp.com on March 26, 2007. Using Ethernet over fiber allows Bristol Virginia Utilities to create a “data cloud” for the connection of all branch offices throughout the Southwest Virginia region.
“Community Broadband” by Cathy Swirlbul appeared in Public Power Magazine’s March-April 2007 edition. When Bristol, Va., became one of the first entities in the nation to have fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) technology, the city’s profile was vastly improved from an economic development standpoint and drew considerable media coverage.
"Va. Cable System Touts Its Services, Officials Get Close Look at How City-Run Cable Works" by Erica Beshears appeared in the Dec. 31, 2006, edition of The Charlotte Observer. If the Lake Norman governments - Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mooresville and Troutman - vote to buy the former Adelphia cable system, BVU is the top candidate to manage it.
“Wilson looks to future” by Mathew Shaw appeared in Wilson Daily Times, December 09, 2006. Wilson, N.C., city officials visited Bristol Virginia Utilities’ headquarters and talked to officials about their own plans to build North Carolina's first FTTP network.
“Virginia is
for Business Lovers” by David John Marotta was first published
in Vox Populi magazine, Sept. 5, 2006. The article provides reasons
why Forbes magazine named the state of Virginia the best place in
America to do business in 2006.
"Bristol’s broadband push” by Paul Miller appeared in the Virginia Business Magazine, November 2006. The city of Bristol, Va., is using fiber optics to stay in the game when it comes to economic development. “Build it and they will come.”
“Virginia Is For Outsourcing” by Paul McDougall appeared in Information Week, Nov. 21, 2005. Virginia became the first state to hand over the bulk of its IT operations to one vendor through a 10-year outsourcing agreement that pays defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. more than $2 billion.
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