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Area Info
Bristol
Bristol Motor Speedway
Track History 


| Bristol - Top 7 Intelligent Community |
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ICF named the Top Seven Intelligent Communities of 2009 at a 21 January ceremony during PTC'09, the annual conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The following communities, drawn from the Smart21 of 2009, were named to the Top Seven based on analysis of their nominations by a team of independent academic experts. Bristol, VA was the only US city to make the list. As a Realtor with a tech background, it is a great pleasure to pass this information on to anyone interested in relocating to our area.
Bristol is located in a rural, low-income region whose traditional products – tobacco and coal – are in major decline. Starting in 1998, Bristol fought incumbent telcos in court and the state legislature to win the right to deploy a fiber network called OptiNet. It was conceived as a backbone serving government and schools but grew into a fiber-to-the-premises network for business and residents in Bristol and four neighboring counties. With a 62% market share, OptiNet has saved its customers an estimated $10 million. It has also attracted more than $50 million in private investment, including the region's first technology employers, and improved rural education and healthcare by connecting local providers to leading institutions. Other Top 7 Intelligent Cities Are: Eindhoven, Netherlands Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Issy-les-Moulineaux, France Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Stockholm, Sweden Tallinn, Estonia Click here to read the full Article |
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