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CommScope receives orders related to NCREN expansion Posted on: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:32:42 EDT Symbols: CTV

Sep 08, 2010 (CORPORATE IT UPDATE via COMTEX) -MCNC, a non-profit organisation established to improve learning and collaborating in North Carolina through the use of networking technologies and systems, today announced that it has awarded CommScope Inc (NYSE: CTV | PowerRating), a provider of infrastructure solutions for communications networks, an order to provide materials relating to the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) Southeastern and Western North Carolina Fibre Expansion Project.

The organisation said that the contract is estimated to be worth USD2.5m over the next 23 to 36 months and covers materials directly related to the project, including approximately 500 miles of fibre, 1000 miles of conduit, approximately 600 hand holds, 10,000 couplers, approximately 100 splices cases, approximately 750 marking posts and 100 grounding rods.

The project recently received USD28.2m in funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Broadband Recovery Funds administered by the US Department of CommerceaEUR(TM)s National Telecommunications and Information AdministrationaEUR(TM)s Broadband Technology opportunities Program. The total cost of the project will be USD39.9m, according to MCNC. The extension to the network has the potential to serve more than 1,500 institutions, 180,000 businesses and more than 300,000 households in the region, with commercial telecommunications and cable providers, including FRC/PalmettoNet, a partner in MCNCaEUR(TM)s Round 1 funding application, partnering with MCNC to provide last mile services to reach consumers and commercial businesses.

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MCNC said that construction on the project is ready to proceed, with the projectaEUR(TM)s Environmental Assessment in place this week. The organisation is currently evaluating proposals on construction bids and expects to make a decision within the next 30 days.

The organisation was awarded a further USD75.75m in funding for the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative last month. That project will help further expand the footprint of NCREN to a total of 69 counties in rural Northeastern, Northwest and South Central parts of North Carolina, potentially reaching 5.9 million residents and 4,066 community anchor institutions.

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CommScope Selected by MCNC to Begin First Phase of NCREN Expansion PR Newswire N.C. company awarded contract to provide materials on work to North Carolina Research and Education Network RALEIGH and HICKORY, N.C., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV), a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has been selected by MCNC to provide materials related to the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) Southeastern and Western North Carolina Fiber Expansion Project.

"As a North Carolina-based company, we are thrilled to be chosen by MCNC for a project that not only creates jobs in North Carolina but has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents," said Ric Johnsen, vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions, CommScope. "CommScope has a great track record around the world of helping provide the bandwidth that enables people to connect and access the vast opportunities available from advanced networks. We are proud to help do this right in our own backyard."

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This $39.9 million project received $28.2 million in funding in January through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Recovery Funds administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Consumers and small businesses along the fiber build will be reached with enhanced broadband service through commercial telecommunications and cable providers with whom MCNC has formed partnerships. FRC/PalmettoNet, a middle-mile operator and partner in MCNC's Round 1 application, will assist last-mile service providers in reaching consumers and commercial businesses. The network has the potential to serve more than 1,500 anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and more than 300,000 underserved families.

This project will build add about 480 miles of high-speed fiber optics in 37 counties in southeastern and western N.C. MCNC began accepting proposals for this portion of the project in mid-June.

CommScope's contract is estimated at $2.5 million over the next 23 to 36 months and will deliver all materials related to the project directly to MCNC. The materials to be purchased under this contract are approximately 500 miles of fiber, 1,000 miles of conduit, approximately 600 hand holds, 10,000 couplers, approximately 100 splices cases, approximately 750 marking posts, and 100 grounding rods.

"This is a perfect opportunity to show the world that North Carolina is a leader in broadband connectivity," said Tommy Jacobson, MCNC's Vice President for Network Infrastructure Initiatives. "We are excited about what CommScope brings to the table through its global leadership, local presence, and unique logistics capabilities as MCNC continues expanding a future-proof network infrastructure to help every citizen in this state."

For more information regarding all of MCNC's BTOP activities, visit MCNC/BTOP Central Web Space.

The project's Environmental Assessment also was put into place this week with construction ready to proceed. Currently, MCNC is evaluating proposals on construction bids and a vendor decision is expected within the next 30 days.

Last month, MCNC also was awarded another $75.75 million in ARRA funding for the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). Golden LEAF provided a $24 million match to MCNC's application to help expand the NCREN footprint even further to now traverse 69 counties in the rural Northeastern, North Central, Northwest and South Central parts of North Carolina impacting 5.9 million residents and a total of 4,066 community anchor institutions.

The combination of January's Round 1 award and last month's Round 1 award will provide an historic opportunity in North Carolina is expected to create more than 1,000 engineering/construction jobs.

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CommScope Selected by MCNC to Begin First Phase of NCREN Expansion PR Newswire N.C. company awarded contract to provide materials on work to North Carolina Research and Education Network RALEIGH and HICKORY, N.C., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV), a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has been selected by MCNC to provide materials related to the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) Southeastern and Western North Carolina Fiber Expansion Project.

"As a North Carolina-based company, we are thrilled to be chosen by MCNC for a project that not only creates jobs in North Carolina but has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents," said Ric Johnsen, vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions, CommScope. "CommScope has a great track record around the world of helping provide the bandwidth that enables people to connect and access the vast opportunities available from advanced networks. We are proud to help do this right in our own backyard."

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This $39.9 million project received $28.2 million in funding in January through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Recovery Funds administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Consumers and small businesses along the fiber build will be reached with enhanced broadband service through commercial telecommunications and cable providers with whom MCNC has formed partnerships. FRC/PalmettoNet, a middle-mile operator and partner in MCNC's Round 1 application, will assist last-mile service providers in reaching consumers and commercial businesses. The network has the potential to serve more than 1,500 anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and more than 300,000 underserved families.

This project will build add about 480 miles of high-speed fiber optics in 37 counties in southeastern and western N.C. MCNC began accepting proposals for this portion of the project in mid-June.

CommScope's contract is estimated at $2.5 million over the next 23 to 36 months and will deliver all materials related to the project directly to MCNC. The materials to be purchased under this contract are approximately 500 miles of fiber, 1,000 miles of conduit, approximately 600 hand holds, 10,000 couplers, approximately 100 splices cases, approximately 750 marking posts, and 100 grounding rods.

"This is a perfect opportunity to show the world that North Carolina is a leader in broadband connectivity," said Tommy Jacobson, MCNC's Vice President for Network Infrastructure Initiatives. "We are excited about what CommScope brings to the table through its global leadership, local presence, and unique logistics capabilities as MCNC continues expanding a future-proof network infrastructure to help every citizen in this state."

For more information regarding all of MCNC's BTOP activities, visit MCNC/BTOP Central Web Space.

The project's Environmental Assessment also was put into place this week with construction ready to proceed. Currently, MCNC is evaluating proposals on construction bids and a vendor decision is expected within the next 30 days.

Last month, MCNC also was awarded another $75.75 million in ARRA funding for the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). Golden LEAF provided a $24 million match to MCNC's application to help expand the NCREN footprint even further to now traverse 69 counties in the rural Northeastern, North Central, Northwest and South Central parts of North Carolina impacting 5.9 million residents and a total of 4,066 community anchor institutions.

The combination of January's Round 1 award and last month's Round 1 award will provide an historic opportunity in North Carolina is expected to create more than 1,000 engineering/construction jobs.

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CommScope Selected by MCNC to Begin First Phase of NCREN Expansion

RALEIGH and HICKORY, N.C., Sept 08, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- N.C. company awarded contract to provide materials on work to North Carolina Research and Education Network CommScope, Inc. (CTV 31.22, -0.03, -0.10%) , a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has been selected by MCNC to provide materials related to the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) Southeastern and Western North Carolina Fiber Expansion Project.

"As a North Carolina-based company, we are thrilled to be chosen by MCNC for a project that not only creates jobs in North Carolina but has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents," said Ric Johnsen, vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions, CommScope. "CommScope has a great track record around the world of helping provide the bandwidth that enables people to connect and access the vast opportunities available from advanced networks. We are proud to help do this right in our own backyard."

This $39.9 million project received $28.2 million in funding in January through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Recovery Funds administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Consumers and small businesses along the fiber build will be reached with enhanced broadband service through commercial telecommunications and cable providers with whom MCNC has formed partnerships. FRC/PalmettoNet, a middle-mile operator and partner in MCNC's Round 1 application, will assist last-mile service providers in reaching consumers and commercial businesses. The network has the potential to serve more than 1,500 anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and more than 300,000 underserved families.

This project will build add about 480 miles of high-speed fiber optics in 37 counties in southeastern and western N.C. MCNC began accepting proposals for this portion of the project in mid-June. CommScope's contract is estimated at $2.5 million over the next 23 to 36 months and will deliver all materials related to the project directly to MCNC. The materials to be purchased under this contract are approximately 500 miles of fiber, 1,000 miles of conduit, approximately 600 hand holds, 10,000 couplers, approximately 100 splices cases, approximately 750 marking posts, and 100 grounding rods.

"This is a perfect opportunity to show the world that North Carolina is a leader in broadband connectivity," said Tommy Jacobson, MCNC's Vice President for Network Infrastructure Initiatives. "We are excited about what CommScope brings to the table through its global leadership, local presence, and unique logistics capabilities as MCNC continues expanding a future-proof network infrastructure to help every citizen in this state."

For more information regarding all of MCNC's BTOP activities, visit MCNC/BTOP Central Web Space.

The project's Environmental Assessment also was put into place this week with construction ready to proceed. Currently, MCNC is evaluating proposals on construction bids and a vendor decision is expected within the next 30 days.

Last month, MCNC also was awarded another $75.75 million in ARRA funding for the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). Golden LEAF provided a $24 million match to MCNC's application to help expand the NCREN footprint even further to now traverse 69 counties in the rural Northeastern, North Central, Northwest and South Central parts of North Carolina impacting 5.9 million residents and a total of 4,066 community anchor institutions.

The combination of January's Round 1 award and last month's Round 1 award will provide an historic opportunity in North Carolina is expected to create more than 1,000 engineering/construction jobs.

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N.C. company awarded contract to provide materials on work to North Carolina Research and Education Network RALEIGH and HICKORY, N.C., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV), a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has been selected by MCNC to provide materials related to the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) Southeastern and Western North Carolina Fiber Expansion Project.

"As a North Carolina-based company, we are thrilled to be chosen by MCNC for a project that not only creates jobs in North Carolina but has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents," said Ric Johnsen, vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions, CommScope. "CommScope has a great track record around the world of helping provide the bandwidth that enables people to connect and access the vast opportunities available from advanced networks. We are proud to help do this right in our own backyard."

This $39.9 million project received $28.2 million in funding in January through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Recovery Funds administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Consumers and small businesses along the fiber build will be reached with enhanced broadband service through commercial telecommunications and cable providers with whom MCNC has formed partnerships.

FRC/PalmettoNet, a middle-mile operator and partner in MCNC's Round 1 application, will assist last-mile service providers in reaching consumers and commercial businesses. The network has the potential to serve more than 1,500 anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and more than 300,000 underserved families.

This project will build add about 480 miles of high-speed fiber optics in 37 counties in southeastern and western N.C. MCNC began accepting proposals for this portion of the project in mid-June. CommScope's contract is estimated at $2.5 million over the next 23 to 36 months and will deliver all materials related to the project directly to MCNC. The materials to be purchased under this contract are approximately 500 miles of fiber, 1,000 miles of conduit, approximately 600 hand holds, 10,000 couplers, approximately 100 splices cases, approximately 750 marking posts, and 100 grounding rods.

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"This is a perfect opportunity to show the world that North Carolina is a leader in broadband connectivity," said Tommy Jacobson, MCNC's Vice President for Network Infrastructure Initiatives. "We are excited about what CommScope brings to the table through its global leadership, local presence, and unique logistics capabilities as MCNC continues expanding a future-proof network infrastructure to help every citizen in this state."

For more information regarding all of MCNC's BTOP activities, visit MCNC/BTOP Central Web Space.

The project's Environmental Assessment also was put into place this week with construction ready to proceed.

Currently, MCNC is evaluating proposals on construction bids and a vendor decision is expected within the next 30 days.

Last month, MCNC also was awarded another $75.75 million in ARRA funding for the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). Golden LEAF provided a $24 million match to MCNC's application to help expand the NCREN footprint even further to now traverse 69 counties in the rural Northeastern, North Central, Northwest and South Central parts of North Carolina impacting 5.9 million residents and a total of 4,066 community anchor institutions.

The combination of January's Round 1 award and last month's Round 1 award will provide an historic opportunity in North Carolina is expected to create more than 1,000 engineering/construction jobs.

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CommScope Selected by MCNC to Begin First Phase of NCREN Expansion PR Newswire posted: 11:32 AM 09/08/10 CommentsPrint Text Size A A A |

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N.C. company awarded contract to provide materials on work to North Carolina Research and Education Network RALEIGH and HICKORY, N.C., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV), a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has been selected by MCNC to provide materials related to the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) Southeastern and Western North Carolina Fiber Expansion Project.

"As a North Carolina-based company, we are thrilled to be chosen by MCNC for a project that not only creates jobs in North Carolina but has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents," said Ric Johnsen, vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions, CommScope. "CommScope has a great track record around the world of helping provide the bandwidth that enables people to connect and access the vast opportunities available from advanced networks. We are proud to help do this right in our own backyard."

This $39.9 million project received $28.2 million in funding in January through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Recovery Funds administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Consumers and small businesses along the fiber build will be reached with enhanced broadband service through commercial telecommunications and cable providers with whom MCNC has formed partnerships. FRC/PalmettoNet, a middle-mile operator and partner in MCNC's Round 1 application, will assist last-mile service providers in reaching consumers and commercial businesses. The network has the potential to serve more than 1,500 anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and more than 300,000 underserved families.

This project will build add about 480 miles of high-speed fiber optics in 37 counties in southeastern and western N.C. MCNC began accepting proposals for this portion of the project in mid-June. CommScope's contract is estimated at $2.5 million over the next 23 to 36 months and will deliver all materials related to the project directly to MCNC. The materials to be purchased under this contract are approximately 500 miles of fiber, 1,000 miles of conduit, approximately 600 hand holds, 10,000 couplers, approximately 100 splices cases, approximately 750 marking posts, and 100 grounding rods.

"This is a perfect opportunity to show the world that North Carolina is a leader in broadband connectivity," said Tommy Jacobson, MCNC's Vice President for Network Infrastructure Initiatives. "We are excited about what CommScope brings to the table through its global leadership, local presence, and unique logistics capabilities as MCNC continues expanding a future-proof network infrastructure to help every citizen in this state."

For more information regarding all of MCNC's BTOP activities, visit MCNC/BTOP Central Web Space.

The project's Environmental Assessment also was put into place this week with construction ready to proceed. Currently, MCNC is evaluating proposals on construction bids and a vendor decision is expected within the next 30 days.

Last month, MCNC also was awarded another $75.75 million in ARRA funding for the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). Golden LEAF provided a $24 million match to MCNC's application to help expand the NCREN footprint even further to now traverse 69 counties in the rural Northeastern, North Central, Northwest and South Central parts of North Carolina impacting 5.9 million residents and a total of 4,066 community anchor institutions.

The combination of January's Round 1 award and last month's Round 1 award will provide an historic opportunity in North Carolina is expected to create more than 1,000 engineering/construction jobs.

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CommScope Selected by MCNC to Begin First Phase of NCREN Expansion PR Newswire RALEIGH and HICKORY, N.C., Sept. 8 N.C. company awarded contract to provide materials on work to North Carolina Research and Education Network RALEIGH and HICKORY, N.C., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV), a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has been selected by MCNC to provide materials related to the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) Southeastern and Western North Carolina Fiber Expansion Project.

"As a North Carolina-based company, we are thrilled to be chosen by MCNC for a project that not only creates jobs in North Carolina but has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents," said Ric Johnsen, vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions, CommScope. "CommScope has a great track record around the world of helping provide the bandwidth that enables people to connect and access the vast opportunities available from advanced networks. We are proud to help do this right in our own backyard."

This $39.9 million project received $28.2 million in funding in January through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Recovery Funds administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Consumers and small businesses along the fiber build will be reached with enhanced broadband service through commercial telecommunications and cable providers with whom MCNC has formed partnerships.

FRC/PalmettoNet, a middle-mile operator and partner in MCNC's Round 1 application, will assist last-mile service providers in reaching consumers and commercial businesses. The network has the potential to serve more than 1,500 anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and more than 300,000 underserved families.

This project will build add about 480 miles of high-speed fiber optics in 37 counties in southeastern and western N.C. MCNC began accepting proposals for this portion of the project in mid-June. CommScope's contract is estimated at $2.5 million over the next 23 to 36 months and will deliver all materials related to the project directly to MCNC. The materials to be purchased under this contract are approximately 500 miles of fiber, 1,000 miles of conduit, approximately 600 hand holds, 10,000 couplers, approximately 100 splices cases, approximately 750 marking posts, and 100 grounding rods.

"This is a perfect opportunity to show the world that North Carolina is a leader in broadband connectivity," said Tommy Jacobson, MCNC's Vice President for Network Infrastructure Initiatives. "We are excited about what CommScope brings to the table through its global leadership, local presence, and unique logistics capabilities as MCNC continues expanding a future-proof network infrastructure to help every citizen in this state."

For more information regarding all of MCNC's BTOP activities, visit MCNC/BTOP Central Web Space.

The project's Environmental Assessment also was put into place this week with construction ready to proceed. Currently, MCNC is evaluating proposals on construction bids and a vendor decision is expected within the next 30 days.

Last month, MCNC also was awarded another $75.75 million in ARRA funding for the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). Golden LEAF provided a $24 million match to MCNC's application to help expand the NCREN footprint even further to now traverse 69 counties in the rural Northeastern, North Central, Northwest and South Central parts of North Carolina impacting 5.9 million residents and a total of 4,066 community anchor institutions.

The combination of January's Round 1 award and last month's Round 1 award will provide an historic opportunity in North Carolina is expected to create more than 1,000 engineering/construction jobs.

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"As a North Carolina-based company, we are thrilled to be chosen by MCNC for a project that not only creates jobs in North Carolina but has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state's residents," said Ric Johnsen, vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions, CommScope.

"CommScope has a great track record around the world of helping provide the bandwidth that enables people to connect and access the vast opportunities available from advanced networks. We are proud to help do this right in our own backyard."

This $39.9 million project received $28.2 million in funding in January through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Broadband Recovery Funds administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Consumers and small businesses along the fiber build will be reached with enhanced broadband service through commercial telecommunications and cable providers with whom MCNC has formed partnerships.

FRC/PalmettoNet, a middle-mile operator and partner in MCNC's Round 1 application, will assist last-mile service providers in reaching consumers and commercial businesses. The network has the potential to serve more than 1,500 anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and more than 300,000 underserved families.

This project will build add about 480 miles of high-speed fiber optics in 37 counties in southeastern and western N.C. MCNC began accepting proposals for this portion of the project in mid-June. CommScope's contract is estimated at $2.5 million over the next 23 to 36 months and will deliver all materials related to the project directly to MCNC. The materials to be purchased under this contract are approximately 500 miles of fiber, 1,000 miles of conduit, approximately 600 hand holds, 10,000 couplers, approximately 100 splices cases, approximately 750 marking posts, and 100 grounding rods.

"This is a perfect opportunity to show the world that North Carolina is a leader in broadband connectivity," said Tommy Jacobson, MCNC's Vice President for Network Infrastructure Initiatives. "We are excited about what CommScope brings to the table through its global leadership, local presence, and unique logistics capabilities as MCNC continues expanding a future-proof network infrastructure to help every citizen in this state."

For more information regarding all of MCNC's BTOP activities, visit MCNC/BTOP Central Web Space.

The project's Environmental Assessment also was put into place this week with construction ready to proceed. Currently, MCNC is evaluating proposals on construction bids and a vendor decision is expected within the next 30 days.

Last month, MCNC also was awarded another $75.75 million in ARRA funding for the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). Golden LEAF provided a $24 million match to MCNC's application to help expand the NCREN footprint even further to now traverse 69 counties in the rural Northeastern, North Central, Northwest and South Central parts of North Carolina impacting 5.9 million residents and a total of 4,066 community anchor institutions.

The combination of January's Round 1 award and last month's Round 1 award will provide an historic opportunity in North Carolina is expected to create more than 1,000 engineering/construction jobs.

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CommScope to supply materials for MCNC Triangle Business Journal Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 2:49pm EDT - Last Modified: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 9:54am EDT CommScope Inc., a Charlotte-area company that specializes in infrastructure for communications systems, has won a $2.5 million contract to supply materials to Research Triangle Park-based MCNC for the $40 million build-out of the North Carolina Research and Education Network in southeastern and western parts of the state.

Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

CommScope (NYSE: CTV) provides equipment that facilitates high-bandwidth data, video and voice applications over wired and wireless networks.

MCNC won $28 million in federal stimulus funds early this year to help pay for the installation of 480 miles of fiber-optic lines in 37 counties in southeastern and western North Carolina.

The nonprofit then won $75.8 million in federal stimulus cash to help fund a $105 million project to upgrade the infrastructure needed for broadband connections in 69 rural North Carolina counties.

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MCNC looking for more information in network expansion project

MCNC Local Tech Wire RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – MCNC, the operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network, is seeking more information from vendors for its NCREN expansion project.

MCNC said Tuesday it wants information about fiber asset management and mapping software.

Inquiries related to this Request for Information should be sent to btop-fam-rfi@mcnc.org.

Questions must be submitted by July 23. The RFI will close July 30.

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MCNNC's NCREN expansion plan Local Tech Wire RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – MCNC will work with North Carolina-based CommScope (NYSE: CTV) to obtain materials for the upcoming expansion of the North Carolina Research and Education Network.

The value of the contract is estimated at $2.5 million over the next three years.

CommScope, which operates its headquarters in Hickory, is one of the world’s largest providers of fiber optic cable and cable used by TV and communication service providers.

The agreement with CommScope covers MCNC’s expansion of NCREN in southeastern and western North Carolina.

“As a North Carolina-based company, we are thrilled to be chosen by MCNC for a project that not only creates jobs in North Carolina but has the potential to provide tremendous, long-lasting benefits to our state’s residents,” said Ric Johnsen, vice president and general manager of Broadband Solutions for CommScope.

MCNC is in the process of launching the first phase of a two-part NCREN expansion program. The initial project costs $39.9 million, including $28.2 million in federal funding.

MCNC is working with FRC/PalmettoNet on the initial project.

Materials from CommScope include: • Approximately 500 miles of fiber • 1,000 miles of conduit • Approximately 600 “hand holds” for networks • 10,000 couplers • Approximately 100 splices cases • Approximately 750 marking posts • 100 grounding rods “This is a perfect opportunity to show the world that North Carolina is a leader in broadband connectivity,” said Tommy Jacobson, MCNC’s vice president for Network Infrastructure Initiatives.

“We are excited about what CommScope brings to the table through its global leadership, local presence, and unique logistics capabilities as MCNC continues expanding a future-proof network infrastructure to help every citizen in this state.”

A construction vendor is expected to be picked within the next month.

MCNC’s second phase of expansion costs nearly $100 million with $75.76 million in federal funding and $24 million in supports from Golden LEAF. Get the latest news alerts: Follow LTW at Twitter.

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Software vendors sought for $28M project Triangle Business Journal - by Lee Weisbecker Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 2:04pm EDT Research Triangle Park-based MCNC on Tuesday put out requests for information for fiber asset management and mapping software needed for broadband expansion projects in the southeastern and western parts of the state.

The project is being funded by $28 million in stimulus funds received by MCNC in January.

The nonprofit is seeking information on software packages capable of both engineering design and operation of the outside fiber routes, which would serve the North Carolina Research and Education Network, NCREN. The network links schools, businesses and rural families.

Depending on the responses received, MCNC says an request for proposals may follow. The RFI is open until July 30 .

The grant will cover construction of 500 miles of new broadband fiber in 37 counties in southeastern and western North Carolina. MCNC raised $11.7 million in matching funds for its successful federal application through private sources, including $4 million from the MCNC endowment.

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