Project Overview

The DC Community Access Network (DC-CAN) is bringing affordable, value-added broadband services to over 250 health, educational, public safety, and other community anchor institutions with a focus on broadband underserved areas of the District. It also creates a high speed, open access, middle mile network for last mile service providers to deliver affordable broadband to residents and businesses in underserved areas.

• Fact Sheet
• Project Profile
• FAQs
• Products and Services Guide
• Pricing Guide

Community Anchors

501c3 non-profit Community Anchor Institutions that offer health or education services in the District are eligible for DC-CAN service. 

• Request Services
• Community Anchor Presentation
• Community Anchor Service Contract
• Service Level Agreement
• Log in (User ID and password required)

DC-CAN service will be available within three months after contract signing and receipt of funds. 

Last Mile Service Providers

The open access DC-CAN network provides middle mile services for ISPs and other last mile providers, including wavelength and Ethernet data transport at speeds up to 40 Gbps, Internet at speeds up to 1 Gbps, and colocation at our Reston data center location and on-net shelters and meet-me points. More.

• Request for Information (Acrobat Reader X is recommended. Instructions.)
• Last mile provider and carrier symposium presentation
• Points of Interconnection (pdf)
• Last Mile Provider Requirements Form (pdf) - complete and email to dccan@dc.gov.
• Interested in partnering? Send us an email!