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Report: Increased Wellness and Economic Return of Universal Broadband Infrastructure

Report: Increased Wellness and Economic Return of Universal Broadband Infrastructure

Ry Marcattilio-McCracken

April 25, 2023

Telehealth has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, but it remains unavailable to the millions of Americans who lack Internet access. To make telehealth available to the populations that need it most (i.e. rural Black populations), we need to expand broadband infrastructure. This report from Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative and ILSR demonstrates that the cost of building and maintaining universal Internet infrastructure would be quickly recouped by the massive economic returns of wider telehealth access.  READ MORE


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Municipal Broadband Restrictions Interfere with State BEAD Plans

Municipal Broadband Restrictions Interfere with State BEAD Plans

Sean Gonsalves

September 14, 2023

One major barrier to providing universal access to fast, reliable and affordable Internet service–long recognized by ILSR, telecom experts, and a growing number of ordinary citizens–are the monopoly-friendly preemption laws that either outright ban or erect insurmountable barriers to municipal bro  READ MORE


Congress Could Soon Decide Fate And Future Of Affordable Connectivity Program

Congress Could Soon Decide Fate And Future Of Affordable Connectivity Program

Karl Bode

September 11, 2023

The farm bill may soon play a key role in maintaining the $14 billion Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) currently overseen by the FCC. However, the farm bill doesn’t represent the only shot of extending and funding the ACP.  READ MORE


A Tool to Track Federal Funding for Affordable Broadband

A Tool to Track Federal Funding for Affordable Broadband

Ry Marcattilio-McCracken

June 27, 2023

In May, we published a story about the fate of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), based on a prediction model we built that was intended to visualize how long we might expect the $14.2 billion fund to last before needing  READ MORE


New Video: Coalition of Community Broadband Advocates Prevail in Louisiana

New Video: Coalition of Community Broadband Advocates Prevail in Louisiana

Sean Gonsalves

June 27, 2023

In July of 2022, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and several state lawmakers visited Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana to announce the community had secured a $4 million grant to build a fiber-to-the-home network in one of the most poorly c  READ MORE


Statement: Gigi Sohn “is a wonderful match” for the American Association of Public Broadband

Statement: Gigi Sohn "is a wonderful match" for the American Association of Public Broadband

Sean Gonsalves

May 3, 2023

"The dishonest attacks in opposition to her FCC nomination compromise the effectiveness of the FCC at this critical juncture in U.S. telecommunications, but advocates for better Internet access have gained a tremendous ally.”  READ MORE


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