Ammon, Idaho, is a community of approximately 15,000 outside Idaho Falls in eastern Idaho. Ammon has struggled to boost economic development in part because providers...
This 2011 speech by Dan Knapp of Urban Ore is an important statement on the state of recycling in the US.… Read More
Christopher Mitchell presents at FiberFête on April 20, 2011 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He reviews ILSR’s work and personal experiences with broadband. … Read More
Chelan is in a rural region of Washington state and was a pioneer in rural fiber networks, investing high-speed connections for citizens and businesses long...
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Communities pursuing their own broadband network are met with accusations from massive incumbent telephone and cable companies saying that it is not fair for local...
The video was produced the FTTH Council of Europe for a general audience on what fiber to the home means. … Read More
EPB Fiber has produced several testimonials from real Chattanooga residents on their switch.… Read More
Jesse Harris, of the Free UTOPIA blog, gave a presentation explaining broadband network concepts and definitions without technical jargon. … Read More
A short video of Sascha Meinrath discussing the power of community networks, the need for broadband competition, and why the National Broadband Plan misses the...
The Reuse People (TRP), a private enterprise headquartered in Oakland, CA, launching an expansion of its building deconstruction training program. TRP’s deconstruction training program provides...
Rick Karr, a correspondent with PBS’ Need to Know, travels to Europe to investigate why some countries there have surpassed the US in fast, affordable,...
Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, where she directs initiatives on banking and independent business. She is the author...
In the 1930s we expanded the concept of a public good and a public asset to the idea of social insurance, enacting programs like unemployment...
