Community Broadband

Christopher Mitchell

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.

Christopher Mitchell

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.

IIJA

Local Leadership and Coordination Key to Proper Federal Fund Allocation, Conference Hears

Local communities understand their own needs, said Arkansas’s Glen Howie.

ACP

White House Presses Outreach Initiatives for Affordable Connectivity Program

White House officials urged schools and other local institutions to engage in text-message and social media campaigns for the ACP.

Infrastructure

Pandemic Possible Inflection Point in States’ Move Away from Restrictions on Community Networks

The number of states restricting municipal broadband networks has dropped during the pandemic.

Infrastructure

Dish Using IBM AI for 5G Network, ConnectMaine’s New Grants, Intuit Buys Mailchimp, STL Hires Former Ericsson Exec

Dish is partnering with IBM for 5G, ConnectMaine’s community broadband grants, Intuit to buy Mailchimp, STL hires Paolo Colella.

Infrastructure

Population Center in Chautauqua County May Be First City in New York With Municipal Fiber

Jamestown is hoping an open access network would make internet more affordable.

Infrastructure

Start Your Own ISP Lowers Barrier to Establishing Wireless Internet Service Providers

Start Your Own ISP founder discusses how WISP technology enables rural communities to access broadband.

Community Broadband

The last three years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of communities building publicly-owned, locally controlled infrastructure.

Expert Opinion

Expert Opinion: Broadband Adventures in Wunderland: The (Expensive) Myth of Competition

The National Broadband Plan won’t do jack until more folks in Wunderland acknowledge and aggressively address one stark truth – broadband competition is mostly a myth, expensively maintained through lobbyists, think tanks and easily-influenced politicians. Until we get meaningful competition, a sign

Broadband Mapping and Data

Institute for Local Self-Reliance Issues Community Broadband Report

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2011 – The Institute for Local Self-Reliance unveiled its Community Broadband Network Map and Report on Wednesday.

New America

Levin, Settles Square Off On Broadband Funding Debate

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2011 – Blair Levin, head of the team that authored the National Broadband Plan and Craig Settles, a leading industry analyst, debated at the New America Foundation on Monday the best way to deploy broadband to unserved and underserved areas.

New America