What happens when economies of scale are taken to ridiculous proportions? The wretched customer service of Comcast, AT&T, Etc. We recently had to move our...
Click here for a more detailed article. ILSR Senior Researcher John Farrell presents to a big crowd at “Green Ideas and Ham,” a breakfast...
A last mile broadband project in Taos, New Mexico, encountered a temporary snag and appears to be back on track. The situation highlights the potential...
A tribute page for Pat Franklin can be found on the Container Recycling Institute website. Reposted from Waste & Recycling News October 16, 2012 By...
A critical function of our banking system is financing small businesses. But big banks are doing a rotten job of it. At the nation’s largest...
Although they control only 21% of U.S. bank assets, small and mid-sized banks provide 54% of small business loans. … Read More
As a share of their total assets, small business lending at the nation’s largest banks fell by 33% in three years. … Read More
What will we be talking about that the National Conference for Media Reform in Denver, April 5-7 of 2013? Lots of things, but let’s make...
In a democracy the majority wins. Which makes minority groups vulnerable. At the dawn of the Republic John Adams warned about “the tyranny of the...
ILSR’s Waste to Wealth Program has openings for qualified college and university students or graduates for summer or academic year internships to research the economic...
Sandy has run a wireless network for over eight years and has just announced a partnership with i3 to bring FTTH to everyone using i3’s...
Citywide Internet will soon be available as a monthly service in Port Angeles on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Mayor Cherie Kidd, Police Chief Terry Gallagher, and...
Not long ago, we brought you news about the status of the new network being constructed in Carroll County, Maryland. The County is partnering with...
This creative and compelling video from the No Incinerator Alliance of Frederick County, Maryland, lays out the reasons the county should abandon its plan to...
On September 19th, the Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC) hosted “Models for Building Local Broadband: Public, Private, Coop, Nonprofit.” Christopher Mitchell was one of...