Last August, a telephone cooperative and an energy cooperative in Georgia began working together to bring fiber connectivity to businesses in the small towns of Louisville and Wren. … Read More
The influence of telecom lobbyists prevented a bill supporting publicly owned fiber networks from passing in Mississippi. … Read More
In today’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, we sit down with Dr. Robert Wack of Westminster, Md. for a conversation about telemedicine. … Read More
Innovation today requires a high-speed Internet connection, and in rural areas, that often means a fiber optic network owned by a local government, a cooperative, or a local business. … Read More
Erie County, New York is considering deploying middle mile infrastructure in attempts to improve Internet access. … Read More
Lawmakers in Vermont pushing for more support for local broadband solutions. … Read More
ILSR co-hosted an event in Washington DC that featured a screening of the film Do Not Pass Go, a municipal broadband documentary, and a panel discussion about the importance of local broadband solutions. … Read More
Two pieces of legislation in North Carolina’s General Assembly show a potential to help improve Internet access in rural areas…… Read More
Hillsboro, Oregon, is building a community-owned fiber network. Construction has started on the new network, called HiLight, and the city’s low-income neighborhoods will be among the first to be connected. … Read More
