This Northern Minnesota Town is Considering Local, High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Solutions
Last fall, the northern Minnesota community of Ely took up a feasibility study to determine the possibilities of better connectivity with publicly owned Internet infrastructure. They...
Electric Cooperative Connects Rural Colorado to Fiber Internet, New Opportunities
When the San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative (SLVREC) decided to invest in fiber for more efficient electrical operations, they also took the first step toward improving...
South Central Indiana Expects More Cooperative Fiber
Rural electric cooperatives are laying fiber in South-Central Indiana, this is how the connecting of rural America is happening, thanks to cooperatives.… Read More
Field Trip To Oklahoma’s Lake Region Electric Cooperative & Fiber Network
Lake Region Electric Cooperative offers FTTH service to more than 1,000 homes in the rural communities around the city of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. As with electrification, the...
After the North Carolina legislature has pulled out all the stops in keeping rural Pinetops from gaining and keeping municipal broadband connectivity by nearby Wilson’s...
Taylor Electric Cooperative Connecting Abilene, Texas With Fiber
Taylor Electric Cooperative, serving members in the Abilene, Texas region, is starting to offer Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Internet access to members through its Access Fiber pilot project. Four...
FCC Ends Speculation On Broadband Speeds, Mobile Internet Access
On January 18th, the FCC ended months of speculation and released a fact sheet that included several key conclusions to be included in the 2018 Broadband Deployment Report....
Missourian Tells Story of Rural Community Without Business-Quality Broadband
Directly north of Springfield, Missouri, sits Hermitage, a rural community of less than 500 residents. With only a few more than 200 households in Hermitage,...
Video: Minnesota SEIA — Gateway to Solar Presentation
In September of 2017, ILSR Energy Democracy initiative director John Farrell spoke in front of the Minnesota Solar Energy Industry Association’s Midwest Gateway to Solar...
Oconee County, South Carolina: Achieving Connectivity Goals Beyond AT&T Obstruction
Most residents and businesses in Oconee County, South Carolina, used dial-up connections when county officials applied for stimulus funding in 2010; there were still people...
Community Of Coulee Dam Acquires Local Fiber For Future
The central Washington community of Coulee Dam took a significant step this month to establishing its own fiber optic network. At a December 27th special...
Net Neutrality Repeal Threatens Some States More Than Others
On December 14th, FCC Chair Ajit Pai and the Republican Commissioners voted to present a huge holiday gift to big ISPs by dismantling network neutrality, despite...
Electric Cooperative Provides Southeastern Missouri Counties with Fiber-to-the-Home
Southeastern Missouri residents in three counties will soon have Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) available through the Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative. The new project marks yet another opportunity for rural...
Resources to Combat Network Neutrality Repeal from ILSR
The FCC is set to vote on whether or not to repeal network Neutrality under the deceptive guise of “Restoring Internet Freedom” on December 14th. Like...
Lighting Fiber & Opportunity In Roanoke Valley, Virginia
In October, the Rowan Oak Valley Broadband Authority (RVBA), celebrated the completion of a 25-mile expansion of its open access fiber network. The completion of...
