Local Electric Cooperative Provides Broadband in Missouri’s Bootheel
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
Georgia Telephone Cooperative Connects Counties With High Speed Internet Access
Pineland Telephone Cooperative, which already provides services in rural southeast Georgia, is expanding into Americus. … Read More
ILSR Joins 4Competition Coalition to Oppose Sprint and T-Mobile Merger
Losing a mobile Internet access provider as an option is bad, but it isn’t the only consequence that we face if the Sprint and T-Mobile Merger goes through. There will likely be job losses, higher rates, locking out new entrants to the market, broken promises regarding 5G, and harm especially to people in rural areas.… Read More
Author Susan Crawford on the Future of Fiber Connectivity in America
ILSR’s Chris Mitchell interviews Harvard Professor, author, and broadband champion Susan Crawford on her new book, Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution And Why American Might Miss It. Chris and Susan also discuss policy recommendations aimed at bringing better connectivity to rural and urban areas.… Read More
Arkansas Considers Lifting Ban on Municipal Broadband Networks
Arkansas’ Republican Women’s Legislative Caucus — has decided that they’ll take on the issue of poor connectivity. They’ve introduced a bill that would lift the state’s ban on municipal broadband networks. … Read More
Lobbyists Block Opportunities to Improve Rural Broadband in Michigan
Big cable and telecom lobbyists managed to lock out some of the state’s most promising opportunities to bring better connectivity to those who need it. … Read More
See Benefits of High Quality Connectivity in New Video
The Rio Blanco County Economic Development Department recently published a video highlighting some of the benefits Fiber to the Home infrastructure is bringing to the community. … Read More
ILSR Helps Spark Broadband Conversations in North Carolina
ILSR helped organize a broadband speaking tour, called Let’s Connect, in North Carolina. Community meetings were held in Albemarle, Fuquay-Varina, and Jacksonville, and each featured great discussions between local leaders, innovative ISPs, residents, and policy experts. … Read More
What Community Broadband Has Brought to Wilson, North Carolina
In Wilson, the network has helped to spur a long list of economic development investments, including downtown revitalization and investment in the community’s corporate park. New jobs continue to spring up, while other nearby rural areas contend with losses…… Read More