1 Jun 2016

Video: Break the Chains, Build Local Power

by | Date: 1 Jun 2016 | posted in: Energy, From the Desk of David Morris, MuniNetworks, Retail, The Public Good, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Since our founding in 1974, we have worked to rewrite the rules and empower communities to choose their own future. Across several vital economic sectors, we help break the corporate stranglehold that extracts wealth from local economies and undermines democracy. We give communities the tools to build a strong local economy themselves. From banking to energy, healthy soils … Read More
6 Apr 2016

More Colorado Communities Shut Out State Barriers At The Voting Booth

by | Date: 6 Apr 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Once again, local communities in Colorado chose to shout out to leaders at the Capitol and tell them, “We reclaim local telecommunications authority!” Nine more towns in the Centennial State voted on Tuesday to opt out of 2005’s SB 152. Here are the unofficial results from local communities that can’t be any more direct at telling … Read More
28 Mar 2016

AT&T Tries to End the Magic of One Touch Make-Ready

by | Date: 28 Mar 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

On the border of Kentucky and Indiana a fight is brewing as AT&T and Google Fiber have both announced plans to bring Gigabit Internet service to Louisville, Kentucky. Home to over half a million, the city could see major economic development with new ultra high-speed Internet access, but there’s a problem: the utility poles. AT&T is … Read More
25 Mar 2016

Mancos Voters The Latest To Decide Local Authority In Colorado

by | Date: 25 Mar 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

 Mancos, a rural community of about 1,300 in rural southwest Colorado, hopes to join over 50 other communities across the state that have reclaimed local telecommunications authority. On April 5th, the town will decide whether to exempt itself from SB 152, Colorado’s 2005 state law that removed local choice from municipalities and local governments. Located at … Read More
22 Mar 2016

Listen to the Lawyers: Audio of Oral Arguments Now Available in TN/NC vs FCC

by | Date: 22 Mar 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Attorneys argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 17th in the case of Tennessee and North Carolina vs the FCC. The attorneys presented their arguments before the court as it considered the FCC’s decision to peel back state barriers that prevent local authority to expand munis. A little over a year ago, the … Read More
21 Mar 2016

CLIC to Host Preconference Day in Austin on April 4th

by | Date: 21 Mar 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Are you going to the Austin Broadband Communities Conference this spring? If you plan on attending the April 5 – 7 event, you may want to head out one day early so you can check out the Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) Preconference Day event on April 4. From the CLIC email invite: CLIC’s pre-conference … Read More
1 Feb 2016

Seniors, Low-Income, Disabled Communities Pay the Price in St. Paul

by | Date: 1 Feb 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

For seniors, low-income residents, and the disabled in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a Comcast discount within the city’s franchise agreement is not all it was cracked up to be. The Pioneer Press recently reported that, as eligible subscribers seek the ten percent discount guaranteed by the agreement, they are finding the devil is in the details – … Read More
12 Jan 2016

Op-ed: Next-Generation Networks Needed

by | Date: 12 Jan 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Knoxville News Sentinel published this op-ed about Tennessee’s restrictive broadband law on January 9, 2016. Christopher Mitchell: Next-Generation Networks Needed Four words in Tennessee law are denying an important element of Tennessee’s proud heritage and restricting choices for Internet access across the state. When private firms would not electrify Tennessee, public power came to the … Read More
4 Jan 2016

Ringing in the New Year, Celebrating a Win for Prison Phone Justice

by | Date: 4 Jan 2016 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

At MuniNetworks, we often focus on access to the Internet, but the impact of telecommunication policy extends beyond data. In 2016, families might finally see reasonable prices for phone calls to incarcerated loved ones. Last October, the FCC voted to close loopholes and cap rates for Inmate Calling Service providers in jails and prisons across the … Read More

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