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Ponca City Fiber: Serving Businesses, Schools, and Offering Free Wi-Fi

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Ponca City Fiber: Serving Businesses, Schools, and Offering Free Wi-Fi

Its extensive free Wi-Fi has brought Ponca City into the limelight but the mesh network did not appear overnight. The community effort began with miles...

Policy Brief: Building Community Broadband Access

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Policy Brief: Building Community Broadband Access

In partnership with the Center for Popular Democracy, we have created a new policy brief: Building Community Broadband Access. We offer examples of communities that have...

Minnesota Broadband Conference February 4 – 5

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Minnesota Broadband Conference February 4 – 5

Mark your calendar to attend Boarder to Boarder Broadband: A Call to Action on February 4 – 5 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The event is...

Sun Prairie Ponders Fiber Network Investment in Wisconsin

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Sun Prairie Ponders Fiber Network Investment in Wisconsin

The Sun Prairie City Council met on January 14th to discuss a possible investment in a municipal fiber network. Thank you to local resident Jonathan...

Merit Collaborates With OARnet and Local Community in Hillsdale, Michigan

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Merit Collaborates With OARnet and Local Community in Hillsdale, Michigan

A recent press release from the Merit educational and research network in Michigan announces a new connection to its Ohio sister, OARnet. Member entities and...

Lessons Learned from Seattle and Gigabit Squared; The Challenge of Open Access

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Lessons Learned from Seattle and Gigabit Squared; The Challenge of Open Access

This article by Christopher Mitchell originally ran on MuniNetworks.org, our site dedicated to broadband and community networks.  To finalize our series on reflections from Seattle...

High Speed in the Blue Grass State: Russellville’s Gig

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High Speed in the Blue Grass State: Russellville’s Gig

The Logan Journal recently reported that the Russellville Electric Plant Board (EPB) now offers gigabit service to local businesses. The article notes that Net Index, an...

Building Community Broadband Access Policy Brief

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Building Community Broadband Access Policy Brief

ILSR and the Center for Popular Democracy now offer the Building Community Access Policy Brief. We teamed up with CPD to bring you a fact...

Circuit Court to FCC: You Can Restore Local Authority to Build Community Networks

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Circuit Court to FCC: You Can Restore Local Authority to Build Community Networks

This article originally ran January 15 on MuniNetworks.org, our site dedicated to broadband and community networks. Our analysis zeros in on the Court’s take on local...

Our Look at DC Circuit Court of Appeals Network Neutrality Decision

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Our Look at DC Circuit Court of Appeals Network Neutrality Decision

This article originally ran January 14 on MuniNetworks.org, our site dedicated to broadband and community networks. In addition to the broader topic of Network Neutrality, the...

Chris Mitchell Shares Lessons Learned from Seattle and Gigabit Squared; The Challenge of Private Sector Cable Competition

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Chris Mitchell Shares Lessons Learned from Seattle and Gigabit Squared; The Challenge of Private Sector Cable Competition

This article originally ran on MuniNetworks.org, our site dedicated to broadband and community networks.  This the second in a series of posts exploring lessons learned from...

Ohio Community Wants to Expand Use of Existing Fiber

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Ohio Community Wants to Expand Use of Existing Fiber

In Springfield, Ohio, community leaders are looking for ways to use their share of a commercially owned fiber optic loop on the eastern side of...

Wisconsin Gets a Gig in Reedsburg

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Wisconsin Gets a Gig in Reedsburg

The latest addition to the growing list of gigabit communities is Reedsburg, Wisconsin. For residential customers, the service is available for $274.95/month when bundled or $299.95/month...

Chris Mitchell Shares Lessons Learned from Seattle and Gigabit Squared; Addressing Big City Community Networks

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Chris Mitchell Shares Lessons Learned from Seattle and Gigabit Squared; Addressing Big City Community Networks

We originally published this story on MuniNetworks.org, ILSR’s site dedicated to our broadband initiative. This is the first in a series of articles on Seattle...

New Case Study of Leverett, Mass, Muni Network

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New Case Study of Leverett, Mass, Muni Network

We first reported on Leverett in the spring of 2012. Leverett, a small town of 2,000, also attracted Susan Crawford’s attention. Crawford and Robyn Mohr...