Minneapolis, Minn.— (June 4, 2008). One day before the city of Monticello secured funding to build a citywide fiber optic network, TDS Telecom filed a...
For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: 612-276-3456 MUNI BROADBAND NETWORKS: IN FOR THE LONG HAUL Minneapolis, Minn.—(May 20, 2008). In a matter of days,...
Minneapolis, Minn.—(May 20, 2008). In a matter of days, MetroFi and Earthlink have announced they are abandoning the municipal wireless market. Both will shut down...
For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: 612-276-3456 Let Americans Own The Power Plants of the Future New report explores democratic routes to energy independence Minneapolis,...
For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: 612-276-3456 25 VERMONT TOWNS JOIN EAST CENTRAL VERMONT COMMUNITY FIBER NETWORK Minneapolis, Minn.– (March 5, 2008). The Institute for...
Minneapolis, Minn.– (March 5, 2008). The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) congratulates the 25 Vermont towns that have voted to join the East Central Vermont...
A new policy brief from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance concludes that universal dividends are a critically important tool to create the political will and...
For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: 612-276-3456 New Report Concludes: To Be Competitive, Cities Must Own High Speed Information Networks https://staging.ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/files/munibb_0.pdfMinneapolis, Minn.– (January 22, 2008)....
The United States, creator of the Internet, increasingly lags in high-speed access to it. In the absence of a national broadband strategy, hundreds of communities...
For Immediate Release: June 29, 2007 Contact: Daphne Loring, Maine Fair Trade Campaign, (207) 777-6387; Stacy Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (207) 774-6792 Maine Enacts...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 8, 2007 Publicly owned networks are the key to universal access and healthy competition Localizing the Internet: Five Ways Public...
This January 2007 paper by David Morris argues that Congress must recognize the dramatic benefits of clean, renewable energy on rural communities and then ensure...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 20, 2006 Contact: Peter Anderson, Executive Director, Center for a Competitive Waste Industry, 608-231-1100 or 608-698-1314; Eric Lombardi, President, Eco-Cycle,...
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance, which has helped grassroots groups in dozens of communities block the spread of Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers, has launched...
Becca Vargo Daggett Presentation of signatures from 13,000 Minnesotans in support of network neutrality to Senator Mark Dayton – highlights of press conference… Read More