The story of 19 small Western Massachusetts towns that worked together over a decade and a half to build an alternative to the monopoly marketplace.
Report examines some Tribal Nations’ critiques about the Federal Communications Commission’s troubled Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF).
In partnership with the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, ILSR publishes new report on how Vermont is supercharging its digital landscape with community broadband.
This report demonstrates how the cost of building universal Internet infrastructure would be quickly recouped by the massive economic returns of wider telehealth access.… Read...
This report examines the transparency practices of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). … Read More
Our new report Minnesota Broadband: Land of 10,000 Connectivity Solutions showcases the diverse range of approaches communities and local ISPs have taken to expand affordable,...
In this report, ILSR's Sean Gonsalves, Christopher Mitchell, and Jericho Casper profile how six community networks stepped up to bring faster and more affordable broadband.
The connectivity crisis across the country, created by uncompetitive market conditions, is actually a three-fold challenge, all of which are interconnected: Access, Affordability and Adoption.…...
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 digital divide is leaving millions of Americans behind — and corporate telecom monopolies are only making the problem worse. A new report from the...
This case study explores the wide-ranging community benefits of Greenlight, the city-owned broadband network in Wilson, North Carolina.
This report investigates broadband competition in communities across the country.… Read More
An updated report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) illustrates the remarkable progress cooperatives have made in deploying fiber optic Internet access across the...
A recent case study from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) finds that rural North Dakotans are more likely to have access to fiber connectivity...
This report from the Community Broadband Networks team explores broadband coverage and competition in Rochester, Minn. … Read More