On WBEZ’s Reset: How Can We Protect Small Businesses During The Pandemic?
On WBEZ, Kennedy Smith discusses the state of small businesses during this pandemic and the role that state and local governments need to play in supporting them.… Read More
In the Wall Street Journal: Rural Families Struggle With Work and School With No Home Internet
In the WSJ, ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell also explains the failures of US broadband policy that has kept communities from getting connected.… Read More
In the Des Moines Register: West Des Moines Broadband Plan Shows Innovation
In the Des Moines Register, ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell discusses Iowa’s leadership in broadband and West Des Moines’ innovative partnership with Google Fiber which will provide high-quality Internet service at an affordable price for all residents.… Read More
In Bloomberg: Amazon Makes It Harder for Sellers to Avoid Shipping Service
In Bloomberg, ILSR Legal Fellow Shaoul Sussman explains the antitrust implications of Amazon’s latest shipping requirements for third-party vendors.… Read More
David Dayen Talks America’s Monopoly Problem (Episode 106)
On this episode of Building Local Power, David Dayen discusses his latest book, Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power, which tells the story of the daily impact of monopoly power on Americans’ lives. … Read More
Report: North Dakota Has Nation’s Best Rural Access to High-Speed Fiber Internet
A case study released today by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) concluded that people who live in rural North Dakota are more likely to have access to gigabit speed, fiber Internet service than people living in major urban centers across the United States. Innovative network of local providers offers high-quality fiber broadband to a remarkable 76 percent of rural North Dakotans. … Read More