Democracy Now! was one of several outlets to cover a new law in Argentina to promote local media and networks. The bill allocates two-thirds of...
The Local Community Radio Act (HR 1147)has passed the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet with a strong 15-1 vote. It is now...
As we reported on MuniNetworks.org, the city of St. Cloud, Florida, has operated a free wireless network covering the entire city since 2006. They treat...
ILSR is pleased to congratulate Chattanooga, Tennessee, for building the largest publicly owned, full fiber network in the United States. Chattanooga’s public power utility, EPB,...
The Chair of the Federal Communications Commission has taken a stand for network neutrality – the founding principle of openness of the Internet. In short,...
As the Federal Communications Commission creates a National Broadband Plan for the United States, it will have to decide whether to revise its definition of...
The NY Times profiled a low-power radio station, noting that the number of these stations could double if Congress passes the Local Community Radio Act...
Two major cities are taking different approaches to who can use data like bus arrival times — generally used for mobile applications that allow people...
The Federal Government collects a lot of information that impacts all of our lives – from information about pollution to disease outbreaks to how our...
ILSR’s MuniNetworks.org has published a story explaining how the Obama Administration ignored Congress to favor private companies over public networks when distributing the broadband stimulus....
Just as railroads and highways were the essential infrastructure for development in the 19th and 20th centuries, broadband networks will be essential for 21st-century competitive...
Here at the New Rules Project, we support local businesses over businesses like Amazon. We have focused on the threat they pose to local businesses,...
Montana’s Great Falls Tribune has an article that examines a community success story from Cleveland and the greater NE Ohio region. Instead of going to...
The Department of Homeland Security has started funding a program to help all levels of government better understand open source options for computer software. DHS’...
Chattanooga’s Electric Power Board, a public power agency, has been building a fiber-to-the-home network to greatly increase community access to fast broadband. They have just...