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Report: Wilson, N.C., Shows What’s Possible When a Broadband Network Puts Community First
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
December 7, 2020
This case study explores the wide-ranging community benefits of Greenlight, the city-owned broadband network in Wilson, North Carolina. The network has been able to quickly adapt and expand service during the pandemic. READ MORE
Bar Harbor, Maine Considers Building Its Own Broadband Network After Big ISP Raises Prices Tenfold
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
January 15, 2021
Charter has signaled that it will begin to charge Bar Harbor $45,000 a year for access via – a ten-fold increase over the $4,500/year the town currently pays. On December 15 the Town Council voted unanimously to place a $750,000 p READ MORE
How One Minnesota County Got on Track to Become Most Connected in State
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
January 15, 2021
Over the last three years, Le Sueur County, Minnesota has assembled a task force of citizens, local officials, and business leaders which have succeeded in dramatically improving broadband for thousands of residents who previously had poor or no connectivity. READ MORE
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Bar Harbor, Maine Considers Building Its Own Broadband Network After Big ISP Raises Prices Tenfold
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
January 15, 2021
Bar Harbor, Maine (pop. 5,500) has been trying to get a municipal fiber network off (and into) the ground for more than half a decade. If local officials throw weight behind the most recent move, we may see momentum continue READ MORE
How One Minnesota County Got on Track to Become Most Connected in State
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
January 15, 2021
Over the last three years, Le Sueur County, Minnesota has assembled a task force of citizens, local officials, and business leaders which have succeeded in dramatically improving broadband for thousands of residents who previously had poor or no connectivity. In READ MORE
Community Broadband is a Part of Protecting Small Businesses During COVID
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
December 18, 2020
On December 7th, Our Revolution Arlington hosted an event which brought together a diverse group to talk about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on small and independent business owners, and what solutions exist for responding: With new lockdowns looming and federal support s READ MORE
The Truth is in the Numbers: How RS Fiber Brings Broadband to the Farms and Families of Rural Minnesota
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
December 15, 2020
We've written a lot about RS Fiber, a broadband cooperative operating in two rural counties in south-central Minnesota. This week on the podcast Christopher talks with two representatives from the cooperative which serves almost three thousand members in Renville and Sibley READ MORE
Report: Wilson, N.C., Shows What’s Possible When a Broadband Network Puts Community First
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken
December 7, 2020
In a new case study, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance explores the wide-ranging community benefits of Greenlight, the city-owned Fiber-to-the-Home network in Wilson, North Carolina. The case study details how it has been able to quickly adapt and expand service READ MORE