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.
A new report finds that deploying distributed solar energy to the equivalent of 30 million American homes would produce significant job-creation and economic benefits while addressing...
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.…...
Amazon claims that it has “a mutually beneficial relationship” with the small businesses that depend on its platform. This fact sheet tells the real story.
Dozens of locally based alternatives to the big third-party delivery apps have debuted during the pandemic, proving that in the food-delivery sector, local is better.
In this report, we look at how America’s monopoly problem extends into the energy and electricity sector. This report is the latest in a series...
A new report from the Global Anti Incineration Alliance (GAIA), finds that zero waste creates 200 times more jobs than landfills and incinerators, far more than...
In the 2021 Community Power Scorecard, 3 states excelled, 8 states and the District of Columbia saw above average scores, 12 were average, 14 were...
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.
We lay out 24 policy recommendations across a 6-point agenda to enable independent businesses to weather the pandemic and thrive and grow in its aftermath.
Despite the challenging state of affairs in 2020, it’s been a productive year for ILSR and for our work fighting corporate control and building local...
Small business funding is running out. Congress should address the crisis facing small business by quickly providing the resources local governments need to support them.
This report explores water main geothermal: a novel, affordable way to decarbonize home heating and air conditioning using existing city water mains.