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Bar Harbor, Maine Considers Building Its Own Broadband Network After Big ISP Raises Prices Tenfold
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 proposal to build their own institutional network onto the 2022 budget draft review.… Read More
How One Minnesota County Got on Track to Become Most Connected in State
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
Community Broadband is a Part of Protecting Small Businesses During COVID
On December 7th, Our Revolution Arlington hosted an event to talk about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on small and independent business owners.… Read More
The Truth is in the Numbers: How RS Fiber Brings Broadband to the Farms and Families of Rural Minnesota
This week on the podcast Christopher talks with representatives from a broadband cooperative operating in two rural counties in south-central Minnesota.… Read More
Report: Wilson, N.C., Shows What’s Possible When a Broadband Network Puts Community First
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
Building Momentum with CityLink in Wadsworth, Ohio – Episode 438 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
This week on the podcast Christopher talks with Steve Lange, IT Manager for the city of Wadsworth in eastern Ohio. … Read More
Free Community Wi-Fi is a Health Imperative in Rhode Island Neighborhood
A nonprofit in Providence, Rhode Island is building a fixed wireless network to provide free Internet access to residents in the Olneyville neighborhood.… Read More
Urban Wireless: 5G, CBRS, and How Cities Can Help WISPs – Episode 2 of Connect This!
This week on Let’s Connect! Christopher is joined by Mason Carroll (Monkeybrains), Deborah Simpier (Althea Networks), and returning champion Travis Carter (US Internet). … Read More
Satellite Internet Access, the Future of Cable, and Small Fiber ISPs – Episode 1 of Connect This!
Connect This! is a new, live video show from ILSR, featuring new guests every other week discussing hot topics in the broadband policy world. … Read More
Lawn Signs and Flyers are the Engines Driving Community Broadband
Building a successful community broadband network, we’ve often pointed out, relies on successful organizing and marketing campaigns as much as it does on putting fiber in the ground. Those networks that do it well succeed, and those that fail to take i…… Read More
Ohio City Hopes to Spur Competition with New Internet Infrastructure
Over the next year, Springboro will build a 23-mile fiber loop for municipal services and lay five additional conduits to entice ISPs to come in and offer service, stimulating competition and economic development in the region.… Read More
How One Tennessee County Plans to Reach Universal Broadband Access
West Kentucky & Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative will extend its existing network to cover the entire county and give residents access to its broadband service. … Read More
AT&T Is Abandoning Tens of Thousands of American Households in the Deep South Who Have No Other Internet Access Option
AT&T has stopped making connections to users subscribing to its DSL Internet as of October 1st. The most conservative number of those affected by the decision will be about 80,000 households that have no other option.… Read More
One Ohio City Proves the Value of Locally Controlled Internet Access During COVID-19
FairlawnGig, Fairlawn Ohio’s municipal network, shows marketing innovation during the ongoing public health crisis.… Read More
How a Texas City Quietly Built Residents a Free Wi-Fi Network Over the Summer
Over the summer, the city of McAllen, Texas (pop. 140,000) collected broadband data, designed, and deployed a fixed wireless networks which to date covers more than three dozen neighborhoods and provides free connectivity for the city’s students and re…… Read More
