In Op-Ed, ILSR’s Katie Kienbaum Explains How the FCC is Dooming Rural Iowans to Second-Rate Internet Access
When considering Iowa, what comes to mind? Open fields? Livestock? High-quality Internet access? According to the FCC, if you live in Iowa, your broadband problems...
Massachusetts Town Moves Forward With Municipal Broadband Plans
Ninety miles west of Boston, the small town of South Hadley, Massachusetts, will soon have a new, municipal option for Internet access. In October, the South Hadley...
35 Communities Join New Community Broadband Accelerator Program
Earlier this summer, we talked with Jase Wilson and Lindsey Brannon from Neighborly, the investment firm that uses online investing to allow individuals to invest in...
Grassroots Effort in Portland Asks City Residents to Push for Municipal Broadband
This past summer, a group of Portlanders with digital equity as a primary goal, launched Municipal Broadband PDX. The grassroots organization seeks to mobilize folks...
Colorado Town Leaders Decide to Move Forward on Publicly Owned Network Project
Until November 6th, community leaders in Loveland, Colorado, vacillated between whether or not to hold a referendum for final voter approval on a muni project. Asking...
Tax Change Deters Rural Co-ops From Expanding Internet Access
For many rural Americans, the local electric or telephone cooperative is their best hope for finally obtaining modern-day connectivity. With the support of government funding, rural...
Colorado Voters Continue to Reclaim Local Authority with Gusto
The march toward reclaiming local telecommunications authority throughout Colorado continued yesterday as eighteen more communities opted out of restrictive SB 152. As in prior years,...
FCC Commissioner Falsely Claims Municipal Networks Violate First Amendment
On October 24th, FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly spoke before the Media Institute at their “Free Speech America” Gala. In a speech for the telecom-backed group,...
It’s not too late to make your plans to attend “Connected New England: A Regional Broadband Convening” in Hartford, Connecticut. The November 8th event will bring an...
Earlier this month, Chattanooga’s celebrated as municipal network EPB Fiber Optics announced that they now have more than 100,000 subscribers. The high numbers indicate that the...
Massachusetts City To Get High-Speed Internet Access Sooner Than Expected
Chicopee, Massachusetts, is on its way to better connectivity through a publicly owned network after all. Chicopee Electric Light (CEL) has announced that the municipal...
Rural Internet Access a Top Issue in Maine Election
As Election Day draws near, voters in 36 states and three territories are set to choose governors. In Maine, gubernatorial candidates are making rural broadband...
Court Confirms Texas City has Authority to Build, Finance Community-Owned Network
Located only 30 miles east of Houston, it’s hard to believe that Mont Belvieu, Texas, ever had poor Internet access. Faced with complaints from residents...
