The President’s actions “will result in much higher costs for slower, less reliable Internet access for millions of Americans,” says Christopher Mitchell.
ILSR's Christopher Mitchell speaks to StateScoop on why fiber matters in debate over Internet access technologies
The federal BEAD program should not repeat past policy mistakes and waste billions of dollars delivering subpar Internet access to households at higher prices.
“The dishonest attacks in opposition to her FCC nomination compromise the effectiveness of the FCC at this critical juncture in U.S. telecommunications, but advocates for...
Last Friday was a major milestone in the process of moving $42.5 billion from the federal government to states to distribute mostly to rural areas...
With good reason, many are confused about the information shown in the FCC’s new Broadband Availability map, the challenge process, and why we should care about helping...
The Tribal Broadband Bootcamps, which have worked with 20 Tribes and more than 100 participants over the past 2 years, offering hands-on training in wireless...
Christopher Mitchell writes about new federal broadband funding rules in Broadband Breakfast. … Read More
Earlier this summer, a small group of people gathered in the southern California desert for the first Tribal Wireless Bootcamp. Organized by a loose collection...
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,...
This new fact sheet highlights municipal broadband success stories from across the country and some of the many benefits the networks have brought to the...
The Biden Administration signed the American Rescue Plan Act, which included, among many other things, multiple sources of funds for broadband infrastructure. The U.S. Department of...
The disaster in Texas resulting from an electric grid that was deliberately left exposed and likely to fail in rare cold weather events has received a...
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