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Schools will tap into broadband network

...Scott Johnson.The 220-mile, $18 million network of fiber optic cables and wireless communication towers was funded largely...setup fee and $400 a month for access to the county's fiber optic network, and in turn will provide Internet access to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-04-09/schools-will-tap-broadba
Columbia Commission begins setting broadband fees

...Administrator Scott Johnson.The fees for leasing access to the recently completed, 220-mile, $18 million network of fiber optic cable and wireless communication towers was devised by Jacobs and Magellan Advisors, the firm hired to recommend appropriate...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-01-02/columbia-commission-begi
Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?

...need less human attention because Verizon is rapidly replacing old-fashioned copper lines with lower-maintenance, fiber-optic cables.Verizon also makes it easier for customers to deal with problems themselves without calling a repairman...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-01-28/practically-human-can-smar
City's highest paid landlord, Augusta Neighborhood Improvement Corp., is behind on taxes

...the structure was complete, waived $112,000 in penalties when it was late opening, then spent $94,000 to run fiber optic cable between the municipal building and the ANIC building, according to previous reports in The Augusta Chronicle...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-09-08/citys-highest-paid-landl
New broadband system brings speed to Columbia County communications

...innocuous-looking boxes. Small bundles of fiber-optic cable extend from each, the points...than 200 miles of high-speed fiber-optic cable and five towers. The primary...how we got this grant."The fiber-optic network consists of two loops...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-09-21/new-broadband-sytem-brings-sp
IBEW training facility is nearly complete

...to receive continuing education.The continuing education will include classes for high- and low-level voltage, fiber-optics and Occupational Safety and Health Administration-required 10-hour and 30-hour courses.Ward said 66 new apprentices...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-06-06/ibew-training-facility-nea
Firings of men upheld

...23,400 as a heavy equipment operator, did not attend his hearing.Richard J. Winter drove a dump truck through a fiber optic cable and was caught sleeping on the job, Solid Waste Director Mark Johnson said.An employee since 2000 who earned...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2011-06-15/firings-men-upheld
Broad Street lighting project behind schedule

...pushed the project off-schedule.For about six months, patches of sidewalk have been torn up as contractors lay fiber-optic cables that will control the lights and new traffic signals.New lights could be turned on sometime in September...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-07-27/broad-street-lighting-project
Transportation sales tax pitched at Columbia County chamber event

...a dedication ceremony.Another initiative that should conclude next year is the installation of about 200 miles of fiber optic cables for a countywide broadband network.Cross said major media groups have approached the county about leasing space...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-09-22/transportation-sales-tax-p
Crews near completion on Broad Street lights

...will continue throughout December, he said. Crews had to break up portions of sidewalks during the project to lay fiber-optic cables and install control boxes. Although the project started late and the original July 31 completion date was pushed...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-11-29/crews-near-completion-broad-s