FCC Commissioner Falsely Claims Municipal Networks Violate First Amendment

Date: 30 Oct 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

On October 24th, FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly spoke before the Media Institute at their “Free Speech America” Gala. In a speech for the telecom-backed group, O’Rielly delivered exactly what many of the big hitters in the audience would want to hear. He falsely accused, with nothing to back up his claims, municipal networks of posing  an “ominous threat to the First Amendment.”… Read More

Sage Advice On Growing Your Grassroots Broadband Group

Date: 4 Dec 2017 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

As the threat to network neutrality seems imminent, an increasing number of local people are organizing grassroots groups and are looking for the best steps to start local initiatives. When you decide that your community needs to make a change that isn’t happening organically, it’s time to nudge that change along.… Read More

The Broadband Market is Broken: Don’t Fall for Telecom Lobbyist Lies

Date: 3 Aug 2017 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We’ve all been lied to, but when we’re lied to by those we rely on, it’s the worst. Right now, we are all subject to a lie about our Internet access. That lie is rooted in the idea that the best way to move forward is to allow the free market to dictate our access to the Internet, along with the quality of services, privacy protections, and competition.… Read More

Pie for Broadband Monopolies Video From Public Knowledge

Date: 22 Apr 2017 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Public Knowledge recently released a video on changes in the new administration’s FCC policies. One by one, progress made during the last eight years is being sliced up and doled out to the detriment of ISP subscribers. Public Knowledge describes the video like this: This video draws attention to the growing list of giveaways by Congress … Read More

Community Broadband Media Roundup – March 27

Date: 29 Mar 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This article is so good, it was hard not to quote the whole thing. Do yourself a favor and check out the article for yourself– this is exactly why we can’t trust big cable and telephone companies to serve our communities.  New Homeowner Has To Sell House Because Of Comcast’s Incompetence, Lack Of Competition by Chris Morran … Read More

The Other Side of Network Neutrality – Content Neutrality

Date: 20 Mar 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We are pleased to bring you a guest post from Levi C. Maaia, president of Full Channel Labs and a graduate research fellow at the Center for Education Research on Literacies, Learning & Inquiry in Networking Communities (LINC) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Levi is a strong advocate for local, family owned businesses and … Read More

Reaction to the FCC Decisions, Dissent, and Next Steps – Community Broadband Bits Episode 141

Date: 10 Mar 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks, Podcast | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

After the FCC decisions to remove barriers to community networks and to reclassify Internet access as a Title II service to enforce network neutrality rules, Lisa and I spend some time discussing the decision and reactions to it. We also discuss my presentation at Freedom to Connect, where I offer some thoughts on what communities can … Read More

March 13th Webinar on Historic FCC Decision: Net Neutrality and Muni Broadband

Date: 9 Mar 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In light of the recent FCC decision to restore some local telecommunications authority in Tennessee and North Carolina, it is time to examine the details. Join leading telecom attorneys Jim Baller and Marty Stern as they host a live BroadbandUS.TV webcast on March 13th to discuss Title II, network neutrality, and new possibilities for munis. The … Read More

March 13th Webinar on Historic FCC Decision: Net Neutrality and Muni Broadband

Date: 9 Mar 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In light of the recent FCC decision to restore some local telecommunications authority in Tennessee and North Carolina, it is time to examine the details. Join leading telecom attorneys Jim Baller and Marty Stern as they host a live BroadbandUS.TV webcast on March 13th to discuss Title II, network neutrality, and new possibilities for munis. The … Read More

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