On WCCO News Radio, Marie Donahue Talks Dollar Stores and Food Deserts

Date: 18 Dec 2018 | posted in: Media Coverage, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In the News: December 11th, 2018 Media Outlet: WCCO News Radio Marie Donahue breaks down our recent report on dollar store proliferation for Minneapolis News Radio with host Roshini Rajkumar. Marie explains how the growth in dollar stores harms healthy food options and local businesses and answers questions from listeners calling in. … Listen to the full … Read More

WAMU’s 1A Show Covers Rural Connectivity With Christopher

Date: 13 Jul 2017 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

For an in-depth discussion about connectivity in rural America, Public Rado WAMU called our own Christopher Mitchell who joined host Joshua Johnson on the 1A show. The conversation covered a variety of topics from technical points to policy. If you missed it, you can listen now and get caught up.

Other guests included journalist Jennifer Levits, who often reports on tech matters, and Matt Larsen who is the founder and CEO of a fixed wireless ISP, Vistabeam. His company serves subscribers in rural areas.… Read More

David Morris Interviewed on CBS’ “The Fan” Show

Back in 2007, Institute for Local Self-Reliance co-founder David Morris spoke on CBS’ The Fan show. In his discussion, David spoke about and introduced ILSR, offered a bottom-up energy strategy, and proposed an effective populist strategy for reducing clima… Read More

Unanimous Dissent Radio On Munis, The FCC Decision, And State Barriers

Date: 8 Sep 2016 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Last week, Christopher was a guest on the Unanimous Dissent Radio Show. Sam Sacks and Sam Knight asked him to share information about the details on state barriers around the country. The guys get into the nitty gritty on state level lobbying and anti-muni legislation. They also discuss how a growing number of communities are interested in the local accountability, better services, and improved quality of life that follows publicly owned Internet infrastructure.… Read More

Center for Public Integrity and Reveal Radio Get Into the Trenches of Local Choice

Date: 18 Mar 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Center for Public Integrity has followed the local choice debate closely. Their team has travelled to Tennessee and North Carolina to talk to lawmakers, visited communities seeking high-speed networks, and dug deep into the source of influential campaign funds. Allan Holmes and his team have assembled a collection of articles and audio that offers the … Read More

Occupy Radio Interviews Chris: Community Broadband is the Next Internet Battle

Date: 14 Mar 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Ready … set … get local net! Chris recently spoke to OEMG Occupy Radio about the hundreds of community broadband networks providing some of the best Internet service in the country. He encouraged citizens to look at municipal ownership, cooperative ownership, or non-profit models.  Listen to the conversation below. Chris’s segment begins at 11:55. Enjoy! Occupyeugenemedia.org describes itself … Read More

Monica Webb Talks WiredWest on The Take Away

Date: 12 Mar 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Monica Webb, long-time spokesperson and current chairman for Massachusetts’ WiredWest, recently spoke with John Hockenberry on The Take Away. Monica briefly described why the coalition of local communities chose to take control of their own connectivity with a regional municipal effort. Fittingly enough, Monica describes how she had to drive 20 minutes in order to access … Read More

Christopher Mitchell on KSTX, Texas Public Radio

Date: 23 Feb 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Chris Mitchell spoke on TPR’s “The Source” about FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s support of Title II reclassification and future prospects for networks like The San Antonio Area Broadband Network (SAABN).  Guests discussed how TV and Cable Lobbyists were able to create barriers to networks, whether the FCC has the power to preempt rules that limit competition, … Read More

Network Neutrality – Warnings From Radio Regulation

Date: 11 Jan 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Many of us in the public interest telecommunications sphere are excited that the FCC appears poised to reclassify Internet access, which seems a necessary first step of protecting the open Internet. Though we often focus on the false claims of the self-interested cable and telephone lobbyists when criticizing those who oppose FCC action on this, a … Read More

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