2 Apr 2017

LanCity Connect: Lancaster’s municipal broadband is the first of its kind in Pennsylvania

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The initiative for better, local Internet connectivity in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, LanCity Connect, is an interesting and exciting new tactic to get residents of the city better access to the Internet. For this article in Lancaster Online, the author reached out to and leaned on our broadband expert Christopher Mitchell for context and questions on municipal broadband networks across the country.… Read More
31 Mar 2017

Minnesota Lawmakers Introduce Internet Privacy Protections

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After elected officials in Washington, D.C., voted to allow ISPs to invade their customers’ privacy online, leaders in Minnesota took steps to protect constituents. A recent amendment in St. Paul may be setting some new rules for ISPs operating in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Taking Action In Minnesota Both the state House and Senate approved … Read More
30 Mar 2017

Discussing the Future of Community Networks on TWiT

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On March 24th, Christopher was on episode 232 of the web show “This Week in Enterprise Tech.” Christopher discussed the future of community broadband networks in the Trump era as well as shared information about the models of successful networks across the country.

Christopher begins his discussion of these issues at 29:45 with host Friar Robert Ballecer and guest co-hosts Lou Maresca and Brian Chee. Throughout the show, the group covers the beginning of the FCC Chairmanship of Ajit Pai, how the Senate is legislating against Internet privacy regulations, and how community networks are pushing ahead to achieve better connectivity for local businesses and residents.… Read More
28 Mar 2017

Public-Private Partnership Pursued in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania’s state barriers won’t stop this community from improving Internet service for its municipal facilities, residents, and businesses. The City of Lancaster is collaborating with private provider MAW Communications to ensure the community has next-generation technology. Their public-private partnership, LanCity Connect, will offer affordable 1 gigabit (1,000 Megabits per second) service over a new Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) … Read More
23 Mar 2017

Legislative and Broadband Relief For Pinetops, North Carolina In Sight

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Since August 2016, the small community of Pinetops has been on the verge of losing their best connection to the 21st century – high quality Internet access. The North Carolina Legislature has a chance to change all that this session with legislation that will carve out an exception to restrictive state laws that prevent a local … Read More
21 Mar 2017

Shutesbury, Massachusetts to Charter Communications: “No Thanks, Bye.”

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Even though they don’t have to chip in any local funds, the town of Shutesbury, Massachusetts, rejected Charter’s proposal to build a hybrid fiber coaxial network in their community. They don’t consider the proposal a “good long-term solution to bring broadband to our town” and prefer to build a publicly owned fiber-optic network for future-proof technology, provider accountability, and local … Read More
17 Mar 2017

Another Anti-Muni Hack Job: Alabama Mayor Strikes Back

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Mayor Gary Fuller won’t tolerate lies about his city. In a recent Opelika City News release titled, Setting the Record Straight – Response to Yellowhammer article, Mayor Fuller corrected the numerous misleading errors in a piece written by Jordan LaPorta. The Yellowhammer article covered a Taxpayer’s Protection Alliance Foundation (TPA) report, filled with errors and misrepresentation … Read More
16 Mar 2017

New Report: AT&T Digital Discrimination in Cleveland

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A new report from the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and Connect Your Community concludes that the telecom giant AT&T has redlined low-income neighborhoods in Cleveland. The company has cherry-picked higher-income neighborhoods for new technology investments and skipped over neighborhoods with high-poverty rates. AT&T’s Digital Redlining, uses publicly available data from the FCC and the American Community Survey to expose how AT&T has failed … Read More
9 Mar 2017

Christopher Mitchell Speaks to Politico Live on “The Future of the Wireless World”

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On March 7th, Christopher participated in a panel discussion sponsored by Politico and Qualcomm as part of an event called “The Future of the Wireless World.” The panel was moderated by Politico Technology Reporter Alex Byers and included ILSR’s Christopher Mitchell.… Read More

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