This is the second of a three part series, in which we examine the current state of the UTOPIA network, how it got there, and...
This is the first of a three part series, in which we examine the current state of the UTOPIA network, how it got there, and...
Whitewater, Wisconsin, a city of just under 15,000 people that sits midway between Madison and Milwaukee, is considering its options for establishing a municipal broadband...
In the first part of this series, we discussed how spectrum could be better managed to allow far greater communications capacity, but only if the...
Harford County, a mixed suburban and rural area in northeast Maryland, flipped the switch in late May on its Harford Metro Area Network (HMAN). The...
This is the first in two-part series on spectrum basics and how we could better manage the spectrum to encourage innovation and prevent either large...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rebecca Toews 612-808-0689 – Rebecca@ilsr.org Zero Waste and Economic Development in the 21st Century: A Speaking Tour by Urban Ore Principals...
The Repurpose Center and ILSR have been working partners since its start up three years ago in Gainesville, FL. We have seen it expand its...
The movement for zero waste in the U.S. has literally exploded in the last few years in both theory and practice. Scores of communities have...
(Minneapolis, MN—March 10, 2014) In a tough economic climate, a new report affirms that government investments in broadband infrastructure spur business efficiency. Today the U.S....
This is the second in a series of posts examining a premier Gigabit Community – Wilson, North Carolina. The first post is available here. It’s...
This is the first in a series of posts examining a premier Gigabit Community – Wilson, North Carolina. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration,...
We last took a look at Palm Coast’s FiberNET over two years ago when Broadband Communities featured the open access fiber network along Florida’s upper...
A year has passed since we covered SpringNet in Springfield, Missouri, and its remarkable impact on local businesses and economic development. We recently spoke with...
2013 was a big year for ILSR. We successfully countered attempts by big corporations like Walmart, Xcel Energy, and Time Warner Cable to expand their...