The LTBS team has completed deep dive meetings with all providers that submitted proposals for RFP LTBS-RFP-040119. These meetings were intended to explore each provider's proposal in detail to help better understand the proposal in addition to the provider's background and capabilities.
We are now moving into further discussions of the cost and logistics that will be required to implement the initial pilot network in the Tessentee service area.
After a long wait, Little T Broadband Services, Inc. has received official recognition from the IRS as a 501c3 non-profit organization.
Though LTBS was incorporated and filed paperwork with the IRS at the end of 2018, it apparently takes the IRS a while to process requests. We have been told the IRS only updates the official list on their website quarterly. So, eventually we may actually be listed.
LTBS has officially posted a request for professional grant writers. We are interested in contracting professional grant writers with experience in developing public and private grant application submissions for broadband or telecommunications.
If you are an interested grant writer or know someone who may be able to help, please contact Tony Deakins via the Contact Us form on this website.
After meeting with Macon County officials and members of the Scaly Mountain community, Little T Broadband has agreed to include the Scaly Mountain community in the the planning and scope of our development efforts. We are excited to have the Scaly Mountain community join our project.
The Scaly Mountain Community Association has formed a board of advisors that will work closely with LTBS to help with planning and community communications.
The RFP proposal sumibmittal period for LTBS-RFP-040119 is now closed. Thank you to all service providers and development companies that have submitted proposals.
During the coming month we will be meeting with prospective service providers to take a deep dive into their propsals.
We are very pleased to release our Request for Proposals (RFP) to the general vendor and service provider community. Looking forward to responses from all interested providers and operators.
If you are interested in reading the RFP, click HERE to download a copy.
After many weeks of effort, we have the first draft of our initial Request for Proposals (RFP) ready for review. We are soliciting review feedback from number of sources, including Macon County, North Carolina Information Technologies - Broadband Division (NCIT), a number of industry experts, and a few prospective services providers.
Through this RFP document, we will outline the requirements for the broadband system needed in our our area, and request vendors and operators to provide proposed solutions to our needs. This is a major step towards a real high-speed internet service for the Otto Community.