A Political Moment 50 Years in the Making
ILSR's co-directors reflect on the election results and how our history as an organization informs the path forward.
ILSR's co-directors reflect on the election results and how our history as an organization informs the path forward.
As dollar stores multiply rapidly across the U.S., cities are developing dollar store-specific policies to rein in their growth.
The American Association for Public Broadband launched a mentorship program to pair communities pursuing municipal broadband with communities that have successfully done so.
Frontline digital inclusion practitioners from across the nation came together to focus on "Coalition Building for Success” on the most recent Building for Digital Equity...
ILSR's Community Broadband Networks team kicks off the new Digital Opportunity Lab deep in the heart of Texas.
ILSR submitted a comment letter to the FTC and DOJ that describes private equity firms' tactics and how they hurt small businesses.
BEAD will help connect millions of households without access to high-speed Internet. But will it matter if low-income subscribers still can’t afford service?
Our redesigned Community Networks Map shows where municipal networks are located and how they are bringing new, more affordable service and competition to communities across...
Harrison County, Texas are using the county’s remaining Rescue Plan funds to strike a fiber expansion partnership with the locally-owned Etex Telephone Cooperative.
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.
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.
Report illustrates how the FCC's approach "sets the stage for conflict," examining the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund's impact on the federal government's broadband infrastructure funding.
Imperial, Lassen, and Plumas Counties are among the first recipients of California’s $2 billion Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grant Program (FFA).
In this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, Natasha Duarte discusses the successes and challenges of the Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law.
ILSR is available to be written into USDA Cooperative Agreements for Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) grants as a partner or subrecipient.
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