about us

The OpenCape concept began development in 2006 when Cape Cod Community College, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Cape Cod Technology Council, and others held a meeting at Cape Cod Community College to discuss the lack of broadband options and capacity on Cape Cod and develop strategies to address the issue.

A steering committee was formed shortly after the first meeting in 2006 to more formally address the issue.  By 2008 the non-profit 501(c)(3) OpenCape Corporation was formed to conduct analysis, develop plans, and engineer solutions. Approximately $250,000 in seed funding was obtained to support the efforts of a regionally representative Board of Directors that committed a great deal of time and energy toward devising a solution for the region.

The OpenCape concept is widely supported throughout the region and the state. Towns and school districts on Cape Cod and the Islands have submitted letters of support for the effort. Seed funding was provided by Barnstable County, the John Adams Innovation Institute, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Cape Cod Community College. The Cape legislative delegation successfully increased the Broadband Bill Incentive Fund to $40 million within the Massachusetts legislature to create a resource for construction of the network. The federal legislative delegation has provided letters of support, as well as essential liaison with federal agencies in obtaining federal stimulus funds.

The OpenCape Corporation Board of Directors is representative, both geographically and functionally, of the region:  Click Here for a list of Board Members

OpenCape Corporation, P.O. Box 1148, Barnstable, MA 02630-2148, (888) 253-2561 Temporary physical office at Cape Cod Commission Bldg 3225 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630
Open Cape logo designed by Jim Hill / Digital Quill Design for OpenCape Corporation