New Podcast Series Focuses on Benefits of Broadband in North Carolina
Our new podcast series explores broadband and related issues in North Carolina. … Read More
Our new podcast series explores broadband and related issues in North Carolina. … Read More
If solar developers overestimate future electricity prices, some of the predicted savings of a solar system never materialize. This article evaluates the evidence for, and consequences of, these overestimations. … Read More
Municipal broadband networks connect more than 500 communities across the country, but some states are trying to keep that number from growing. Nineteen states have established legal barriers or even outright bans on publicly owned networks.… Read More
Across the country, state legislatures are ushering in better rural connectivity by passing new laws that enable electric cooperatives to expand high-quality Internet access.… Read More
According to FCC data, which is riddled with errors and fundamentally overstates coverage, almost 95 percent of North Carolina has access to broadband speeds. Despite seemingly widespread connectivity, many rural parts of the state are still not connected.… Read More
Two pieces of legislation in North Carolina’s General Assembly show a potential to help improve Internet access in rural areas…… Read More
RiverStreet Networks and North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives are working together to bring better Internet access to some of the state’s most disconnected communities. … Read More
ILSR is co-hosting a screening and discussion of the short documentary “Do Not Pass Go” in Washington DC on Tuesday, March 26. … 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