As SB 186 sits patiently in committee, advocates of better broadband from the private and public sectors are banding together to share their thoughts on...
Looking at the Community Network Map, anyone can see that Iowa is filled with towns that have chosen to invest in publicly owned Internet infrastructure. On...
From Massachusetts' affordable housing retrofit program to a giant mirror in space, Chris and Sean unpack the latest stories shaping broadband.
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...
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that 70 percent of adults, regardless of political leanings, believe local governments should be able to invest in...
The influence of telecom lobbyists prevented a bill supporting publicly owned fiber networks from passing in Mississippi. … Read More
Like other local communities around the country, Cleveland Heights in Ohio is beginning a conversation about the possibility of publicly owned Internet infrastructure. The impending...
Freshman representative Michele Hoitenga introduced a bill that would limit local, state, and federal investment in any kind of municipal broadband Internet service — harming...
New research from the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard finds that “publicly owned networks offer the best all around value for the communities that make...
Town Councilors in East Longmeadow vote to take control of the town's digital future and provide its residents and businesses with next-generation Internet access.
A bill making its way through the Colorado General Assembly is tackling one of the most effective tools that big incumbent ISPs use to secure...
Can local governments build modern public safety infrastructure without sacrificing citizen privacy or handing millions to private cloud vendors?
You may recall that we reported on Johnston’s last book, The Fine Print: How big companies use plain english to rob you blind. In this...
Sanford, a city of about 21,000 in far southwestern Maine, is weighing its options for a limited fiber optic network. The Sanford Regional Economic Growth...
In addition to studying how and where local communities examine the potential for publicly owned Internet networks, we’ve looked at rates over time in select...