BEAD’s Match Exemption for High-Cost Areas May Be Challenging for Tribal ISPs

Date: 18 Dec 2023 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

With the $14.2 billion Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) on track to run out of funds by spring/early summer 2024, finally there is a request from the White House to extend funding for the program that over 21 million households now rely on to help pay for high-speed Internet service.… Read More

Report: Will Long-Term Co-op Contracts Give Way to Affordable Clean Energy?

Date: 30 Oct 2023 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

ILSR’s new report, The Rural Electric Rift, examines the struggle of electric distribution cooperatives and their members to restore local control over electricity purchasing and harness the benefits of affordable clean energy.… Read More

CUDs Lead Affordable Fiber Revolution in Vermont

Date: 21 Dec 2022 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

When it comes to affordable broadband, Vermont has always been a trailblazer. From early adoption of municipal broadband and cooperatives to more recent experimentation with CUD (Communications Union District) fiber deployments, the state’s…… Read More

Announcing the Digital Health Story Collection – Share Your Telehealth Experience With Us

Date: 6 Jan 2022 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Today we launch the Digital Health Story Collection, an opportunity for health care providers and health care users to share experiences with or difficulties accessing telehealth care across the country. Share your story and help us tell policymakers why having access to fast, affordable, and reliable Internet service is critical for health and well-being.  … Read More

Monopoly Internet Service Providers Mire Grant Process With Costly, Empty Challenges

Date: 22 Dec 2021 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Over 230 communities have applied for National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Infrastructure Program grants. But community leaders increasingly say they’re facing costly, unnecessary challenges from incumbent broadband providers, who are exploiting unreliable U.S. broadband maps to overstate existing coverage and defend the status quo.… Read More

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