A circuit court decision this week means the digital divide in Tennessee and North Carolina will be allowed to continue. This week, the 6th Circuit...
Minnesota’s RS Fiber Cooperative is getting well-deserved attention from a variety of sources far beyond the Land of 10,000 Lakes. In addition to kudos from...
In June of 2016, The Nation noticed just how well Chattanooga’s municipal network was doing in the realms of cost, reliability, and accessibility for all...
After visiting D.C.-area schools, Mrs. Obama visited the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Waste to Wealth initiative Project Manager Linda Bilsens at her home to laud...
On January 12th, 2016 StateTech Magazine delved into the possibility that Newark, Delaware was looking into a community broadband possibility, and their reporters reached out...
On January 9th, 2016, the San Antonio Express-News cited our original research on the benefits of small-scale community banks in the run-up to the 2016...
On January 8th, 2016, Christopher Mitchell was quoted in a story written by Government Technology on the fiber plan that Shawnee, Kansas is enacting to...
On December 27th, 2015, Christopher Mitchell was quoted by the Delaware News Journal on Newark, N.J.’s decision to study public broadband networks. Here’s a sampling:...
At MuniNetworks.org, we provide resources that support local authority for broadband networks that are directly accountable to the communities they serve. As more community leaders...
“The FCC should be extremely wary of any arguments that claim paid prioritization or other discriminatory practices are necessary to increase investment in next-generation networks.”...
The Boston Globe, November 2, 2014 BOSTON – Boston is teaming up with more than two dozen other cities across the country to tackle one of the...
This week in democratic energy, ILSR received considerable coverage in several publications. Media reports also discussed the future of utilities, the Energy Department’s significant investment...