Infrastructure Bill and ARP Funds for Broadband Development |
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Illinois Fiber Resources Group NFP (iFiber) is monitoring the recently-passed Infrastructure Bill to determine how we can help communities build customer-friendly, open-access networks. Got a project you want to pitch and partner with us on? Contact us at info@ifiber.org.
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iFiber is Thankful for Your Business
In this season of gratitude, we thank you for the opportunity to connect you to the world with iFiber's industry-disrupting, open-access fiber network. As our nation continues its recovery through the pandemic, we stand together to keep our businesses running and strong. Whether you're working from home, office, industry or school, iFiber maintains its commitment to excellence as we serve you... from the entire iFiber team, Matthew Parks, Executive Director.
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iFiber’s Jen Dolman with Matt Streets and Mike Parilac from Planet Underground at The Utility Expo in Louisville, KY, Sept. 26-28. This was Mike’s last event before he retires – congratulations Mike! |
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Representing iFiber at the Expo were Jennifer Uridil-Dolman, IT Technical Associate and Project Manager, and Samantha “Sam” Zamudio, Project/Incident Coordinator, both with NIU’s Regional Technology Services Division, part of iFiber's administration and support team at NIU. |
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iFiber photos from Meet in the Middle at The Utility Expo |
iFiber was a proud sponsor and participant in Planet Underground’s "Meet in the Middle" at The Utility Expo Sept. 28-30, in Louisville, KY. Representing iFiber at the Expo were Jennifer Uridil-Dolman, IT Technical Associate and Project Manager, and Samantha “Sam” Zamudio, Project/Incident Coordinator, both with NIU’s Regional Technology Services Division, part of iFiber's administration and support team at NIU. Planet Underground’s mission is simple: Be the spark that powers change in underground utility damage prevention. One of the ways it acts to accomplish its mission is to produce popular peer-to-peer learning events like The Jobsite and The Roundtable, held at The Utility Expo. |
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iFiber's Jen Dolman participates in a RoundTable Live Discussion with representatives from INTREN, Pipeview America, and Badger Day Lighting. The topic was "Who doesn’t view damage prevention as a public safety issue?" |
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Jen Dolman with Fred Krienbrink - City of Naperville Electric & JULIE Board Member, Matt Turk - INTREN & former JULIE Board Member, and Josh Turk - Traffic Management. |
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Spotlight on the iFiber Team
Illinois Fiber Resources Group proudly spotlights its team members each week on its Facebook and LinkedIn pages. "Like and Follow" us, please! Keep watching social media and visit our website for more team profiles, iFiber news, and governing board member profiles: https://ifiber.org/leadership-board/
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Jennifer Uridil-Dolman has been an IT Technical Associate and Project Manager for Northern Illinois University’s Regional Technology Services Division for three years. Jen manages broadband projects for iFiber and NIUNet and is the fiber Damage Investigator. Read more.
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Wendy Thompson, Accountant III in Northern Illinois University’s Division of Information Technology, has been with NIU for 24 years. She has worked with iFiber for two-and-one-half-years, providing accounting and business office support. Read more.
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Samantha “Sam” Zamudio is Project/Incident Coordinator for NIU’s Regional Technology Services Division and has been with the team since October, 2019. Sam assists fellow team members with day-to-day action items and coordinates customer support. Read more.
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Joe Trickey has enjoyed the varied roles and experiences he's been afforded in his 22 years at Northern Illinois University; starting out as a student building computer labs, then working at the IT Helpdesk. Read more.
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Call JULIE Before Digging! |
Remember to call 811 before you dig to avoid service disruptions and damage to buried utilities...any day from January through December! |
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E-Rate is a program of USAC that gives funding to schools and libraries through an open bidding process. USAC, or the Universal Services Administrative Company, is an entity designated by the Federal Communications Commission responsible for administering a roughly $10 billion fund that can be used to pay for Internet connections within impoverished regions, whether rural or urban. In Illinois, the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) has entered into state master contracts with vendors to support ICN customers for their E-rate category 2 purchases. The state has already conducted a competitive bidding process and selected vendors. Additional information is available on the iFiber website.
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Northern Illinois Monitoring Center (NIMC) is designed to provide wide-area support for iFiber customers.
For urgent issues, please call the NIMC number 1-877-753-8100 to reach a live agent. For non-urgent issues or questions, you are welcome to Email NIMC at nimc@niu.edu. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us at sales@ifiber.org.
Network Administrators: Register your organization's contacts at nimc@niu.edu. Sign up for e-mail alerts for advance notice about maintenance on the iFiber network or notification of a network down at www.nimc.niu.edu.
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Illinois Fiber
Resources Group
(Not-for-Profit)
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P.O. Box 755, Sycamore IL 60178
(815) 753-8113
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