RST is looking to change up the broadband services market in Asheville and the region. This may be a game changer! I hope the ERC can work with RST and create new solutions for WNC! Let’s create a new dialogue!
Asheville, NC (September 17, 2013) – The City of Asheville is recognizing the Education and Research Consortium of the Western Carolinas (ERC), for their extensive work connecting 12 Fire Stations and 4 Police Stations to emergency dispatchers on September 17 at a ceremonial activation of the new fiber optic network.
“Fiber connection to our fire stations is a critical component of getting help to our citizens as quickly as possible,” says Asheville Fire Chief Scott Burnette. “Alerting our firefighters at fiber speeds shortens their response time by 400 percent. This equates to more lives saved and less property damaged by fires in our community, and also increases the safety of our firefighters.”
The event begins at 11:30 a.m.. Mayor Bellamy will open the ceremony at noon on the back lot of the Murphy-Oakley Community Center and Fire Station Building located at 749 Fairview Road.
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Asheville, NC (July 02, 2012) — ERC’s Executive Director, Hunter Goosmann, was affirmed as an Asheville Chamber of Commerce Board member on Friday. Goosmann is a committed community advocate who serves on this and other area Boards of Directors, including the North Carolina Technology Association, Meet the Geeks, and the Bob Moog Foundation. For more information, here.
Asheville, NC – May 25, 2012 – It was announced last night that ERC Board Member Troy Tolle won the WRAL People’s Choice award at the “Full Steam Ahead Awards”. Troy Tolle received the award in Durham as part of WRAL Tech Wire’s 10th anniversary celebration. Congratulations to Asheville’s Troy Tolle for this honor. For more on the story, click here