Susan Crawford on the importance of government policy. People who are concerned about the future of the Internet need to pay attention or the cable...
Recently, we let you know about the situation in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, population 15,039. The town is now investigating the possibility of building their own...
We apologize for the last week of glitches and errors you have been having in trying to use our site. Our thoroughly incompetent web hosts...
We have brought you news about DC-Net before and have even highlighted the community network in our report, Breaking the Broadband Monopoly. Now we want...
Christopher Mitchell recently spoke with Marcie Sillman on Seattle public radio KUOW‘s Weekday. Christopher and Marcie talked on May 8, 2012 about recent developments in...
Christopher Mitchell recently presented at the Broadband Communities Summit 12 in Dallas, Texas. The two-day event, April 24th and 25th, brought together experts from all...
In 2005, Seattle started offering free Wi-Fi to several neighborhoods, hoping to increase usage among businesses, residents, and passers-by. While the effort was hailed by...
We told you how Chanute, Kansas, was using their community network to serve local businesses. Now we want to share a story about how the...
Our own Christopher Mitchell will be speaking at two upcoming events on broadband and the future of the Internet. First, Christopher will be at F2C:...
According to the 2010 Census, North Dakota is 48th in population in the country and the 17th most expansive. Such a geography is not appealing...
MuniNetworks.org has just released this informative video on community networks. The video explains why communities consider building their own broadband networks. The video runs...
We have developed a new video to explain why communities consider building their own broadband networks. Please pass it around, embed it in social media,...
Not long ago, we told you about Leverett, Massachusetts, the small town of 1,851, that has been discussing the possibility of building a community network....
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has recently posted an examination of 1999 Iowa Act Chapter 63, which expressly allows municipal networks: Section 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT....
As we reported in March, the Chelan County, Washington PUD was seeking input from the customer-owners of their open access fiber optic network to decide...