Monopoly Internet Service Providers Mire Grant Process With Costly, Empty Challenges
Over 230 communities have applied for National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Infrastructure Program grants. But community leaders increasingly say they’re facing costly, unnecessary challenges from...
California’s Regulators Come to Monopoly Utility’s Defense in Local Solar Smackdown
In a proposed decision earlier this week, California’s Public Utilities Commission will dramatically reduce the viability of rooftop solar in the state that launched the...
Alexandria Invests in Internet Infrastructure, Looks to Kick Comcast to the Curb
The city of Alexandria, Virginia, is moving to bring residents fast, reliable Internet access by building out an institutional network (I-Net) in the state’s seventh...
A Nonprofit Builds Community and Connections in Montana
The Missoula Valley Internet Cooperative has successfully raised funds and designed, deployed, and launched a wireless mesh network delivering 150 Megabit per second (Mbps) symmetrical service to more than...
A Tale of Two Cities in Maine: Municipal Broadband and Misinformation
Just over 90 miles apart, Leeds and Hampden, Maine, have had motivated people in the community and in leadership advocating for better Internet access for...
Baltimore Youth Organizer Carlos Sanchez Points Out Pitfalls of City Council Plan
Carlos Sanchez, a Baltimore high-school student and youth organizer for Free Your Voice and Fair Development Land Trust, responded to the announcement of a new...
Municipalities Across Massachusetts Move Toward Community-Owned Broadband
Cities and towns all over Massachusetts are looking for alternatives to the big incumbent Internet Service Providers in their communities as citizens across the Commonwealth...
On Intelligence Squared: Stacy Mitchell Debates, Is Amazon Good for Small Business?
Stacy Mitchell and business journalist Rana Foroohar teamed up for an Intelligence Squared debate to argue how Amazon is bad for small business.… Read More
Federal REDUCE Act Would Support Secondary Markets for Plastics
The REDUCE Act would establish a new incentive to recycle plastic and to address plastic waste in our ecosystems by imposing a 20-cent-per-pound fee on...
Infrastructure Bill Passes: ‘Our Broadband Moment’
This past Friday Congress finally passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The legislation includes $65 billion to boost high-speed Internet connectivity – “the largest (federal) investment...
Fort Dodge Looks to Re-Fortify with Fiber Internet Infrastructure
Because its downtown buildings were made to resemble Windy City architecture, Fort Dodge was once nicknamed “Little Chicago.” But now, this north-central Iowa city with a population...
New Treasury Rules: Good News for Community-Driven Broadband Solutions
The U.S. Department of Treasury recently released the guidelines governing the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) — a $10 billion pot of money available to states, territories, and Tribal governments...
Cities Use Drone-Flown Cameras To Find Heat Loss, Conserve Energy, and Save Money
This post summarizes the initiatives of several communities that, using drones with thermal cameras, have democratized access to information about building heat loss.… Read More
