Beresford, South Dakota has a long history of providing for itself: The city is now upgrading old infrastructure to bring better connectivity to residents. “This is really a game changer for us,” said Beresford Mayor Nathan Anderson. … Read More
Johnson City, Tennessee, residents are looking forward to great connectivity thanks to the city’s investment in broadband infrastructure. … Read More
Some Idaho Falls residents are now able to tap into fast, affordable, reliable connectivity through their city’s fiber optic network. … Read More
Missouri’s Bootheel, the ultimate southeast corner of the state, now enjoys high speed Internet access thanks to the Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative.… Read More
Pineland Telephone Cooperative, which already provides services in rural southeast Georgia, is expanding into Americus. … Read More
On February 20, in Washington DC, ILSR will co-host a screening and discussion of the film Do Not Pass Go. The short documentary investigates how large corporations blocked the ability of Pinetops, North Carolina to obtain high-quality Internet access from a nearby municipal network.… Read More
Residents of Fort Collins, Colo. fought hard for the right to build their own broadband network, won, and are now looking forward to service starting as early as this summer. … Read More
This small town in southern Michigan is steeped in interesting history, including an 1843 incident in which the community rallied around escaped slaves leading to the Fugitive Slave Law. The town is also home to an historic district considered one of the most architecturally significant in the U.S. It’s part of the Battle Creek statistical area, but until local leaders decided to take matters into their own hands, connectivity for businesses and residents was inadequate for today’s needs.… Read More
Christopher Mitchell, Director of the Community Broadband initiative at ILSR, reviews Susan Crawford’s new book “Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution — And Why America Might Miss It.” The book revolves around several communities that will be familiar to anyone following community networks, but even people with only a casual interest in how to achieve the best Internet access will recognize some of the community names in Susan’s latest book.… Read More
