OUR MISSION
Provide local, reliable and affordable broadband access through our state-of-the-art 100% Fiber Optic Network.
OUR VISION
Advocate for choice in internet connectivity in our community to improve the quality of life across our region.
OUR IMPACT
Advance the economic development and public sector interests throughout Cape Cod, the Islands and Southeastern MA.
Broadband services are being provided over the OpenCape 100% Fiber Optic Network to more than 100 institutions, including libraries, government buildings, schools, colleges, hospitals, public safety agencies and research institutions.
Businesses that rely on high-speed Internet access and data transfers are choosing OpenCape’s competitive broadband services.
Community movements in towns across Cape Cod are paving the way for residential services.
Steve Johnston
CEO & Executive Director
Steve joined the OpenCape team in 2015. A father of five, Steve is a telecom-tech-not-for-profit executive who is currently hyper-focused on utilizing OpenCape to drive growth, innovation, and economic development on the Cape, Islands, Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Steve is driven by curiosity, challenge, and a desire to make the world a better place. He spent the early part of his career directly generating over $200M for PBS.
Rob Bateman
Chief Financial Officer
Rob joined the OpenCape team in 2024 as the Chief Financial Officer. Rob leads the finance and accounting activities of the non-profit corporation, and does whatever else is needed to make OpenCape successful. Prior to joining OpenCape, Rob had a 20 year career in the insurance industry, serving as Chief Financial Officer of publicly-traded, private and start-up companies. He has led strategic, business and financial planning & analysis, financial and management reporting, analytics and modeling, treasury, investor relations, capital management, investments, and enterprise risk management. Rob earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts. He is a Certified Public Accountant and resides in Dennis, Massachusetts.
Jenn Brann
VP, Business Operations
Jennifer joined the OpenCape team in 2018 as the Business Office Manager and was recently promoted to VP, Business Operations. Jennifer manages a wide variety of projects within OpenCape’s business office, including developing and maintaining budgets, onboarding new customers, overseeing payables and receivables, ensuring deadlines are met and OpenCape remains compliant with licensing, and more. In short, Jennifer is responsible for making sure everything pertaining to the business runs smoothly.
Janek Chrzanowski
CTO
Janek joined OpenCape as CTO in 2015. His technical expertise, extensive knowledge and understanding of fiber optic internet, and experience in proactive customer relations are all invaluable attributes that contribute to OpenCape’s smooth operations and successful service deployment. Previously Janek was the senior solution architect for InterCloud Systems and Systems Engineer at Avaya and Nortel Networks specializing in optical networks, the latter for over a decade.