The average probability of new entrants dropped when one of two ISPs is owned by the municipality, a paper claims.
The number of 100-degree days has almost doubled in the past 40 years and may double in the next decade.
The conversation dealt with open access networks, and whether cities are well-suited to play a role in developing them.
ILSR and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance team up for two-hour livestream event on March 16 from 2-4 p.m. ET
Funneling of infrastructure funds through states differs from Obama-era broadband programs.
The Federal Communications Commission has no excuse for why the agency finished with the same bad data it started with.
The Treasury Department has resolved all of the concerns that the Institute for Local Self Reliance identified in May.
Even though the models are not yet mainstream, some experts praise them for their unique advantages.
Sticking with the current FCC minimum, the proposed rule still leans into Biden administration talk of symmetrical speeds.
Christopher Mitchell of ILSR talks federal programs and the need for longer-term and more targeted solutions.
A conversation about digital infrastructure between Christopher Mitchell of MuniNetworks and Drew Clark of Broadband Breakfast.
Why deregulation isn't pro-competition, the case for repealing Section 230, and the breakup of AT&T.
Broadband Breakfast panelists wrestle with the challenge of financing broadband infrastructure projects.
April 7, 2021 – Despite criticism levied against President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure plan, some broadband industry experts are excited […]
The disaster in Texas resulting from an electric grid that was deliberately left exposed and likely to fail in rare […]
Though Washington is home to one of the nation’s fastest growing tech hubs, many communities throughout the state lack adequate […]
December 6, 2020 — Panelists involved in open access networks across the United States got into a fiery debate over […]
May 5, 2020 – As internet connectivity grows increasingly essential, fiber optics may prove to be a better option than […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced Monday that the FCC will hold a public auction of mid-band wireless spectrum […]
Locally-run internet service providers offer better broadband than their private sector counterparts, according to a recent study by PCMag. The […]
November 16, 2018 – With the launch of a group of communities in a “broadband accelerator” launched by the municipal […]
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2014 – While interest in high-bandwidth internet is growing every year, many communities remain unserved because state […]
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2014 – Four believers in municipal internet access expressed their dismay at the New America Foundation at […]
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 15, 2013 – A somber tone was set last week during the opening day of the […]
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2011 - The Institute for Local Self-Reliance unveiled its Community Broadband Network Map and Report on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2010 – Speaking in a webcast by the Broadband Policy Series this afternoon, David Williams of Citizens Against Public Waste said that there...
