--- title: Broadband Funding | CCI Systems description: Leveraging your rural broadband funding can set the course for your network over the next 10 years. 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Whether it’s small incremental updates or a complete network overbuild, the broadband funding you receive can change the entire landscape of what you are able to offer the communities you serve. Putting together a plan for the next ten years to use your funding in the most effective way possible is paramount. We offer a free 30-minute consultation with one of our experts to get you started down the right path because we recognize this importance: no obligation and no cost to you. Let us help you decide what to do with your funding, whether it's the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (**RDOF**), Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (**BEAD**), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (**CARES**), or American Rescue Plan (**ARP**) act. [Learn More](https://info.ccisystems.com/rural-broadband-funding#broadband-funding) ![cci_rdof_village_hero-Image-1-min-1](https://info.ccisystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cci_rdof_village_hero-Image-1-min-1.png?width=1016&height=818&name=cci_rdof_village_hero-Image-1-min-1.png) ## Find Success with Broadband Funding as a Service Provider #### Funding is secured. What's next? Conduct a network assessment to see exactly what pieces of your network need the most attention. An assessment will help you be efficient and cost-effective in your strategy, whether you’re building a greenfield ISP or enhancing a thriving network. #### Assessing your network assessment. The results are in! Let's go over your network assessment with a fine-tooth comb and begin moving forward with a data-centric plan of action. *Fiber? Hybridized? HFC? Should we discuss security?* Our experts will help you see it all the way through to completion to ensure your success. #### Design the perfect blueprint. After the assessment, we'll enter the design stage. Your solution isn't going to create itself! By leveraging our in-house design and engineering team to draw up the blueprints for your network, you will have every specification and data point on the roadmap, aligned specifically to your needs. #### Let's build your network. *Ready to deploy?* Let's do it! Despite 60 years of building networks, local construction teams can help reduce keep costs and keep your network on budget. We love that! Our experts typically assume a project management role and stick close by during the implementation process. Seamless deployment helps prove the importance of a well-built solution. #### Keeping track of the odds and ends. Your network is humming, new customers are streaming in, and all systems are a go! But *how are you keeping track of everything? How are you monitoring and surveilling your network? How are you being proactive for your end users and preventing outages?* By monitoring and optimizing your new solution through a network operations center (NOC) and giving your end users 24/7 support through a contact center, your company will be beating your competitors on wait times, first-call resolution, and customer experience will live up to those 5-stars you’re earning! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ [Talk to an Expert](https://www.ccisystems.com/contact) ## Creating End-To-End Solutions For Over 60 Years ### Design No two solutions are alike, and yours is no different. Leverage our entirely in-house design team to create the blueprints of the network you and your customers deserve. ### Engineering Working hand in hand with our design team, engineering leverages our 60+ years of experience in solution creation to bring to you a plan detailing exactly how we will bring your network to life. ### Deploy The last step to implementing your new solution; construction. Although we have a history of constructing the networks we design and engineer, we now tend to leverage outside firms nearer to our customers to reduce cost. Don’t worry, though; we remain close by in a project management role to ensure your solution is implemented seamlessly. ## How Can You Use Your Funding? ### Fiber Solutions - 3-5 Year Master Plans. - Core/Edge/Access IP. - Fiber-to-the-Home. - Fiber Splicing. - Fiber Auditing. - Fiber to the most economical point. ### HFC Network Upgrades - CMTS Solutions: Standard, Virtualized. - DOCSIS 3.1 Readiness. - IP Network: Network Assess, Capacity Planning. Risk Analysis. - OSP Performance. - 85 MHz Upgrade. ### From The Core To The Edge: A Brand New Solution - Site/Service Area Auditing. - Verified Designs. - Multi-Vendor Solutions. - Staff Assist. - Support Services. - Training. ### Network Assessments - CMTS Saturation. - DOCSIS 3.1 Readiness. - Headend Health. - IP Network: Network Assess, Capacity Planning, Risk Analysis. - OSP Performance. - SD-WAN. - Security. - Vulnerability. - WiFi and Fixed Wireless. [![cci_hfc_fiber_image-comp-4-min](https://info.ccisystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cci_hfc_fiber_image-comp-4-min.png?width=592&height=579&name=cci_hfc_fiber_image-comp-4-min.png)](https://youtu.be/9qKVqIvRmt4) HFC + Fiber: A Hybridized Future. ## The Question Is No Longer HFC Or Fiber. Learn how you can maximize your current HFC investment and enable your new fiber deployment’s full capability simultaneously. #### Still Wondering Where To Start? Watch as Stu Lahti and Chad Kay break down precisely what you need to consider as you hybridize your network. [![cci_hfc_fiber_image-comp-4-min](https://info.ccisystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cci_hfc_fiber_image-comp-4-min.png?width=592&height=579&name=cci_hfc_fiber_image-comp-4-min.png)](https://youtu.be/9qKVqIvRmt4) [![cci_astrea_image-comp-4-min](https://info.ccisystems.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cci_astrea_image-comp-4-min.png?width=592&height=579&name=cci_astrea_image-comp-4-min.png)](https://info.ccisystems.com/hubfs/Cory%20Mole%20Lake%20General%20cutup.mp4) Find Your Funding. ## Bandwidth Barriers: Getting A Rural Tribal Community To A Gig. Cory Heigl, Vice President of our service provider, Astrea, explains how we use fiber technologies to help provide a rural tribal community the broadband service they need. This project is just starting, so be sure to follow along on our social channels to stay updated on the build’s progress. 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