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Report: Telecom Monopolies Are Blocking Better Internet Access... And What We Can Do About It
Virgil McDill
January 27, 2021
The digital divide is leaving millions of Americans behind — and corporate telecom monopolies are only making the problem worse. A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance sheds light on this under-reported problem. ILSR’s report finds that at a time when access to high-quality broadband is more important than ever, monopoly control of this essential public infrastructure is leaving many Americans — particularly people in rural communities and communities of color — disconnected, underserved, or, at best, paying too much for substandard service. READ MORE
Going Wireless for Students and Seniors in Tucson
Sean Gonsalves
February 19, 2021
As the COVID crisis swept across Arizona and forced students to attend school remotely last spring, Boyce began to look for a way to ensure that the thousands of students who didn’t have Internet access at home wouldn’t be left beh READ MORE
Report: Case Studies Detail How Tribes Are Expanding Internet Access
H Trostle
February 3, 2021
A new report from ILSR delves into the experiences of four Native Nations as they constructed their own Internet service providers. These case studies examine the unique challenges Native Nations confront as they seek to build Internet infrastructure and address READ MORE
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Going Wireless for Students and Seniors in Tucson
Sean Gonsalves
February 19, 2021
When Collin Boyce, the City of Tucson’s Chief Information Officer, was a young boy, he left his native island country of Trinidad and Tobago with his mother and three brothers and moved to Brooklyn, New York. “We were poor but what my m READ MORE
Report: Case Studies Detail How Tribes Are Expanding Internet Access
H Trostle
February 3, 2021
The rate of connectivity in Indian Country lags behind the rest of the country. As of December 2018, only 60% percent of Tribal lands in the lower 48 states had high-speed Internet access. A new case study report from the Institute for L READ MORE
An Internet Network Evolves to Meet Resident Needs in Central Arkansas
Sean Gonsalves
January 28, 2021
Conway is right in the middle – in the middle of Arkansas with its utility company, Conway Corp, in the middle of beefing up its broadband network. In this city of 66,000 – home to the information technology company Acxiom Corporation and thre READ MORE
Report: Telecom Monopolies Are Blocking Better Internet Access... And What We Can Do About It
Virgil McDill
January 27, 2021
The digital divide is leaving millions of Americans behind — and corporate telecom monopolies are only making the problem worse. A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance sheds light on this under-reported problem. ILSR’s report finds that at a time READ MORE
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