A decade ago, the broadband industry was humming along, largely unchanged in the way broadband buildouts were engineered and constructed since the widespread deployment of fiber optics. AutoCAD, Visio, and other traditional drafting tools ruled the market, excelling at creating construction work prints and permit documents. Meanwhile, project tracking was managed through clunky spreadsheets, with
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Expert Insights from CHR’s Pole-Permitting Guru Navigating the complex landscape of pole permitting and evolving government regulations can be a daunting task for ISPs. To shed light on these challenges and offer expert insights, we sat down with Dustin Heath, Director of Customer Success, Engineering Services at CHR Solutions. Q: What are the headaches ISPs face
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Navigating the permitting process for large-scale broadband projects can be daunting due to the lack of standardization and varying lead times across different regions. To help streamline this process and avoid gridlock, CHR Solutions offers these five essential steps: 1. Build Strong Relationships A key strategy in managing permit processing is establishing and maintaining strong
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Formulate a Comprehensive Buildout Plan The announcement from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on new permitting guidance should serve as a beacon when highlighting the critical necessity of having precise and reliable data in the planning and design of broadband networks. It is something CHR Solutions takes seriously, which is why we’ve emerged
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