Christopher Mitchell Explains the Challenge of Expanding Internet Access...
Christopher Mitchell appeared on NPR's Marketplace Tech to discuss the vital importance of Internet access as most of the country moves to remote work and online education. … Read More
View ArticleHome Rule Empowers Cities to Innovate, Confront Challenges (Episode 98)
Host Christopher Mitchell speaks with Fordham Law School Professor Nestor Davidson and National League of Cities Research Director Christiana McFarland about a recent report on home rule. … Read More
View ArticleIs Your City Allowed to Close the Digital Divide During the Pandemic?
As the pandemic drags on, local governments across the country are looking for ways to connect their residents. To help local officials and advocates figure out if their community is able to take...
View ArticleWhat Your City Can Do to Close Digital Divides During Covid
To help local governments that want to improve connectivity during the pandemic, we at the Community Broadband Networks initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance have teamed up with the Local...
View ArticleNew Study Shows State Barriers to Community Networks Decrease Broadband...
A new study shows that states which enact barriers to entry for municipal and cooperative broadband networks reduce broadband availability.… Read More
View ArticleRepublican Broadband Agenda Would Preempt Local Authority and Ban Municipal...
Last week, House Republicans introduced a bill package ostensibly to promote broadband expansion and competition across the country. In reality, the legislation is a wish list of monopoly cable and...
View ArticleOutside Gettysburg, a Battle for Better Broadband
In the heart of Adams County, Pennsylvania, not far from the site of the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg, plans are being drawn up in the battle for better broadband.… Read More
View ArticleWashington State Removes All Barriers to Municipal Broadband
Yesterday, following weeks of anticipation, State Gov. Jay Islee signed the Public Broadband Act (H.B. 1336), removing all restrictions on public broadband in the state of Washington, according to the...
View ArticleOhio Inches Closer to Ban on Municipal Broadband Projects
When the Ohio Senate passed its two-year $75-billion budget bill yesterday, it included an amendment that effectively bans the creation and operation of municipal broadband networks and other...
View ArticleMunicipal Broadband Advocates Win Major Victory in Ohio
Municipal broadband advocates in Ohio realized a major victory today when a bipartisan House and Senate conference committee released the final version of their state budget plan that added $250...
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