ILSR's co-directors reflect on the election results and how our history as an organization informs the path forward.
Patrick Robbins was outraged when a fracked gas pipeline was proposed in his mom's West Village neighborhood. So he helped form the Public Power NY...
A University of Michigan research team set out to envision a future without the status quo of investor-owned utilities. Here are four alternatives.
The American Association for Public Broadband launched a mentorship program to pair communities pursuing municipal broadband with communities that have successfully done so.
The northern Minnesota telephone cooperative, which serves 30,000 members across its 6,000-square-mile service area, has announced it is returning over $3 million to its members.
ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell illustrates how independent pharmacies are the unsung heroes of healthcare, providing critical services that chain pharmacies simply can't match.
The Maine Connectivity Authority has unveiled $9.6 million in new grants to bring affordable fiber to over 15,000 homes and businesses across 12 underserved communities.
Oakland, California will use ARPA grant funds to construct a city-owned fiber network that will support the city housing authority's “Free Internet Initiative.”
Fort Collins' award-winning municipal fiber network celebrates growth by giving away a year of free Internet access to 20 randomly chosen subscribers.
Brownsville, Texas is now transforming the city's digital landscape with a fiber network to bring fast, reliable, and affordable Internet service to nearly 200,000 residents.
ILSR co-director John Farrell joins Building Local Power to discuss how utilities perpetuate a monopoly model that is damaging our health, environment, and economy.
Consumer Reports latest survey of the most popular ISPs in the U.S. once again dominated by smaller providers and community-owned broadband networks.
Imperial, Lassen, and Plumas Counties are among the first recipients of California’s $2 billion Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grant Program (FFA).
Recent efforts to expand Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum could be of significant help to local communities looking to bridge the digital divide.
With the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) now bankrupt, San Francisco is being honored for its Fiber to Housing (FTH) program.
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