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TILLAMOOK LIGHT WAVE Tillamook Light Wave (TLW) is a government and private industry consortium, organized to assist in bringing the benefits of high-speed telecommunications to Tillamook County by building and operating a fiber optic communication line which joins the cable land sites in North Tillamook County to telecommunication customers in the central and northern areas of Tillamook County. This Open Access Cable was laid alongside already planned and permitted commercial cables (not available for local use) in order to reduce construction costs.
 Since 1998, North Tillamook County has landed several trans-Pacific submarine cables. Through State landing permit requirements, local community access to the cable networks has been granted, with TLW being named a local network at lower cost with below-market transport.
Each member of the partnership has a specific role to fill:
The near-term goal of TLW is to construct a high-speed fiber optic transport system from North Tillamook County to the Port's industrial park in Tillamook. This will later be extended to South County. This communications infrastructure will enable both the private sector and government entities access to affordable broadband connectivity. A combination of aerial and underground fiber optic cable and wireless networks will be used to provide last-mile connectivity.
Providing low-cost, high-speed Internet access to the citizens of Tillamook County will not only attract industry but will provide the citizens of the area access to business and educational opportunities that could ultimately improve their lives and their financial condition. Tillamook County's high quality of life, coupled with global connectivity, will create economic diversity, seasonal stability and better youth opportunities.
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TLW was created by a 190 Intergovernmental Agreement between Tillamook People's Utility District (TPUD), the Port of Tillamook Bay (Port) and Tillamook County (County) on November 1, 2000. The vision of the consortium is to combine public and private resources to create a high speed telecommunication system that will:
In 2001, TLW signed a letter of intent to join NoaNet Oregon, a non-profit organization that provides cable access over Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) lines to rural communities. This membership provides the NoaNet Network with possible offshore transport and TLW with below-market rates for transport to inland markets.
