The telecom industry’s favorite Congressperson, Marsha Blackburn, has recently been elevated in Trump’s Washington. For their analysis on what that could mean for municipal broadband and Internet access competition, generally, Motherboard Vice‘s Jason Koebler and Sam Gustin reached out to broadband expert Christoper Mitchell for his thoughts.… Read More
Telecompetitor featured the update to our “Community Networks Map” that details all the levels of broadband networks across America. … Read More
It’s no small feat to plan, deploy, and operate a municipal citywide Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network, but communities are doing it. We’ve put together a Citywide Municipal FTTH Networks list and a map, with quick facts at your fingertips. If your community is considering such an investment, this list can offer a starting point on discovering similarly situated … Read More
As Baltimore is looking toward a better connectivity for its citizens, the Baltimore Sun wanted to know what the benefits and process for a community broadband network looked like. They turned to our national broadband expert, Christopher Mitchell, for his thoughts on broadband deployment and what communities across America have done to improve that outlook.… Read More
Chairman Tom Wheeler will be stepping down as FCC Chairman as of January 20, 2017; the day President Obama leaves office. The decision is not surprising, as FCC chairmen typically leave their position when a new administration takes the helm, but Wheeler had not yet made it official. His departure emphasizes the apprehensive uncertainty that has … Read More
Bridging the digital divide for rural communities across America is one of the central challenges of government in the 21st century. Writing for the MIT Technology Review, researcher David Talbot details how local communities investing in Internet access infrastructure is the way to help bring all communities onto an equal plane. In his research he cites broadband expert Christopher Mitchell and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s work.… Read More
This post was written by Kate Svitavsky, an intern for the Community Broadband Networks initiative. Super-fast, reliable, and affordable Internet access is coming to residents living in public housing in Wilson, North Carolina. Greenlight, Wilson’s municipal network, recently began providing 40 Megabits per second (Mbps) for $10 per month to public housing residents — about a … Read More
With the impending proposed merger of AT&T & Time Warner, E-Commerce Times reporter David Jones reached out to national broadband expert Christopher Mitchell on the impacts a merger of this size would have on broadband competition and overall market concentration.… Read More
The fact sheet highlights the great work that Minnesota cooperatives and municipalities have done to bring fast, affordable, reliable Internet service to rural areas throughout the state. They’ve built many Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks, but there is still much work to do. One in 4 Minnesotans lives in a rural area, and of those rural households, 43 … Read More
