Carroll County Public Network

The CCPN is a consortium of Carroll County Government, Carroll County Public Schools, Carroll County Public Library, and Carroll Community College. The CCPN manages the ongoing design, construction, maintenance, and administration of the county-wide fiber optic network which consists of approximately 110 miles of county-owned fiber and associated emerging technology that connect 125 government, school, library, municipality, first responder, and community college sites. The network provides high-speed circuits to expand services and meet the future needs of Carroll County citizens. In addition, the network was designed and built with substantial capacity to allow for the use of this fiber for business and economic development potentials. The mission of the CCPN is to provide access needed in today’s information-based world and to close the digital divide for Carroll County citizens through the cooperation of public agencies. The vision of CCPN is to bring opportunities, inherent in both the technology and resources, to Carroll County so that the Partners may better communicate with citizens, attract economic development to the region, improve the services and general quality of life, and prepare students and the community for success in the 21st Century. The CCPN objective is to enhance Carroll County's telecommunications opportunities through the implementation of innovative technologies, to eliminate duplication of effort, to reduce the overall financial expense of operation and maintenance through consolidation and economies of scale, and to serve as a contact point on data communications and infrastructure for officials, managers, and technicians among the partnership.