In Depth
Deadline to Challenge FCC Maps Highlights Failed Process
January 17, 2023
Last Friday was a major milestone in the process of moving $42.5 billion from the federal government to states to distribute mostly to rural areas to build new, modern Internet access networks. January 13th marked the deadline for error corrections (ca... READ MORE
Want to Work on Tribal Broadband Policy? ILSR is Hosting a 2023 ACLS Leading Edge Fellow
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
January 19, 2023
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) as a host organization for a Leading Edge Fellowship for the second time. The application window has READ MORE
A New Tool to Track Federal Funding for Affordable Broadband
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
August 31, 2022
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
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Making Waves in Baltimore with Community-Driven Connectivity
Sean Gonsalves
March 23, 2023
When Devin Weaver isn’t vibing at the Otto Bar or checking out the underground music scene at Metro Gallery, or even playing his bass guitar at home, the 28-year-old network engineer enjoys spending time amid the web of wires in s READ MORE
Announcing the Debut of the New "Building for Digital Equity" Podcast
Sean Gonsalves
March 9, 2023
Our new podcast series – Building for Digital Equity – debuts today with an insightful conversation with Margaret “Meg” Kaufer, President of the STEM Alliance in Westchester County, New York. Meg shares lessons about what they have learned in delivering low-cost Interne READ MORE
Open Access Conduit in West Des Moines, Iowa Brings Google Fiber, Choice to City Residents
Karl Bode
February 21, 2023
West Des Moines, Iowa is making steady progress on a $60 million open access fiber-optic conduit system to expedite the delivery of affordable fiber citywide. And they’re doing it with the help of Google Fiber, which has slowly started to r READ MORE
Waterloo, Iowa Voters GO Forward with Municipal Fiber Network
Karl Bode
February 16, 2023
After years of consideration and planning, Waterloo, Iowa is finally moving quickly forward with its plan to build a citywide municipal fiber network. Once complete, the network aims to provide the city’s 67,695 residents with an affordable, fiber-based alternative to local mo READ MORE
LA County Selects Pilot Communities for Major Broadband Expansion
Karl Bode
January 24, 2023
LA County is accelerating its plan to deliver affordable broadband access to the city’s unserved and underserved, with an eye toward building one of the biggest municipal broadband networks in the nation. But the county is first taking baby steps, r READ MORE