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FCC

Amid Flawed Federal Maps and Programs, Local Action is Key: Connected America Conference

Communities should take initiative in building out networks without waiting for federal funding, panelists said.

ILSR

Municipal and Co-Op ISPs Raise ‘Anti-Competitive Concerns,’ Says Duke Professor

The average probability of new entrants dropped when one of two ISPs is owned by the municipality, a paper claims.

Infrastructure

Communities Need Governance Seat on Broadband Builds, Conference Hears

Communities need to be involved in decision-making when it comes to broadband builds.

dii

Broadband Breakfast Releases Video Preview of Digital Infrastructure Investment–Washington

Learn about Digital Infrastructure Investment–Washington on November 17, and register to attend.

dii

Broadband Breakfast on November 9, 2022 – What to Expect at Digital Infrastructure Investment–Washington

Hear from the DII moderators about what to expect from this year’s pathbreaking program.

FCC

Christopher Mitchell: Brendan Carr is Wrong on the Treasury Department’s Broadband Rules

The Federal Communications Commission has no excuse for why the agency finished with the same bad data it started with.

Broadband Breakfast

Broadband Breakfast on January 19, 2022 — The Community Broadband Network Approach to Infrastructure Funding

Community broadband networks will play a crucial role in implementation of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act.

FCC

Christopher Mitchell: Treasury Department Rescue Plan Act Rules Improve Broadband Funding

The Treasury Department has resolved all of the concerns that the Institute for Local Self Reliance identified in May.

Broadband Live

The Moderators of 4 Panels at Digital Infrastructure Investment 2021 Preview the Mini-Conference

Want a sneak peak of Digital Infrastructure Investment 2021 on Monday? Moderators for the event’s four sessions preview their panels.

BBLO

Broadband Breakfast Live Online Wednesday, April 14, 2021 – Financing Broadband Infrastructure

Guests include Jeff Johnston of CoBank, Tim Herwig of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Lauren Mathena of Mid-Atlantic Broadband and Christopher Mitchell or the Institute for Local Self Reliance. Moderated by Drew Clark of Broadband Breakfast.

FCC

Biden Justice Department Withdraws Net Neutrality Suit, Section 230 Changes, Community Digital Infrastructure

February 9, 2021 – The Justice Department on Monday withdrew its lawsuit against California for proposing net neutrality laws in the wake of a 2017 vote by the Federal Communications Commission that repealed those rules. The move signals a shift in how the White House and the new FCC could approach

Broadband Mapping and Data

Big Bucks for Broadband in the Balance: Explaining the Affordable, Accessible Internet for All Act

If you have been following our series on the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, you already know the proposed legislation calls for a $100 billion investment in expanding broadband access and affordability in unserved and underserved parts of the country. In this fourth installment of the

Fiber

NTCA Conference Highlights Collaboration With Municipalities, Cyber Security, and Supply Chain Woes

September 16, 2020 – Partnerships between local municipal governments and private broadband providers can actually work, according to a panel on “Communities in Need” at Tuesday’s kick-off the rural broadband association NTCA. Some local communities, like Fairlawn, Ohio, have begun taking forward-th

Open Access

Ownership Models Are Evolving to Serve the Unserved, Say Panelists at Digital Infrastructure Investment

August 11, 2020 — As America prioritizes closing the digital divide, critical last-mile digital infrastructure ownership models are expanding and differentiating to serve the unserved. Different towns across America are in different situations in terms of the availability of existing digital infrast

FCC

The FCC Could Do More Now About the Digital Divide, Say Panelists at Broadband Breakfast Live Online Event

April 2, 2020 – “It’s really unfortunate that it has taken a national emergency, a worldwide pandemic, for people to realize how many people don’t have access to broadband internet,” said Georgetown Law Distinguished Fellow Gigi Sohn on a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event Tuesday. When she testi