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Gainesville, Florida City Commissioners Set to Vote on Fiber-Ade
A milestone moment is on the horizon for the north central Florida city where Gatorade was invented to rejuvenate Florida Gator athletes with electrolytes.
Register for this Webinar: Building Broadband Better with Community Empowerment Networks
The Michigan State University-based Comprehensive Economic Recovery Initiative's (CERI) Building Broadband Better project is hosting a webinar this Thursday, August
Submit Your Broadband Bill and Help Fight for More Affordable, Transparent Broadband Pricing
A month ago we announced the launch of Let's Broadband Together, a coalition of organizations and advocacy groups led by Consumer Reports to collect as many broadband bills as possible and crowdsource the data necessary to fight the trend towards deliberately confusing, obfuscatory broadband pricing in the United States.
New Hampshire Cooperative Expands FTTH Network With Salute From Kamala Harris
There’s a sign in the middle of Lempster, N.H. that reads: “On nearby Allen Road on December 4, 1939, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative set its first utility pole, an important event in bringing electric service to the farms, mills and homes of the New Hampshire countryside.”
Nonprofit Directing Efforts to Improve Internet Access for Six Counties in Southern Pennsylvania
Nonprofit Alleghenies Broadband is leading a cohesive effort across a six-county region in south-central Pennsylvania to bring high-speed Internet access to areas that are unserved or underserved by reliable networks.
Tuttle, Oklahoma Completes Its Citywide FTTH Network
A version of this story was originally published by the National League of Cities. Read the original here, with the full version below.
Springfield Explores Another Potential First: Municipal FTTH Network
Springfield prides itself as a “City of Firsts.” Located in central Massachusetts, 90 miles west of Boston, Springfield is where the nation’s first armory was located and where the first U.S.-made automobile was built. It’s also the birthplace of basketball and Theodor Geisel, better known by his pen name “Dr. Seuss.”
5th Annual Indigenous Connectivity Summit Will Be Held Virtually October 12-15
Registration is now open for the 5th annual Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS), which will be held virtually by The Internet Society this October 12-15.
Broadband Infrastructure Bill: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The bipartisan infrastructure bill, which includes $65 billion for expanding access to reliable, high-speed Internet service, passed in the U.S. Senate yesterday. The full text of the bill, posted on U.S. Sen.
Investment In Public Middle-Mile Infrastructure Is Imminent
Between the U.S. Treasury clarifying that American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds are eligible to be spent on middle-mile infrastructure and the U.S.
Public Knowledge's IP3 Awards Will Be Held Virtually September 23rd
Public Knowledge, a nonprofit organization devoted to ensuring that "copyright, telecommunications, and Internet law" evolve and continue to be regulated in pursuit of what is best for the public at large, will be holding its 18th annual Intellectual Property, Information Policy, and Internet Protocol (IP3) awards virtually this September 23rd, fro
Ocala Fiber Network Gallops Smartly Toward Expansion
Even before the central Florida city of Ocala in Marion County became officially known as “The Horse Capital of the World,” the city – home to 61,810 Floridians and over 1,200 county-wide horse farms – was already galloping toward high-speed Internet connectivity.
Join Us Live on Thursday at 5pm ET for Connect This! Episode 17 - Tribal Broadband
Join us on YouTube Live this Thursday, August 5th, at 5pm ET for the return of the Connect This Show!
Report: Six Community Broadband Networks Demonstrate Diversity of Approaches to Connectivity Challenges
In this report published by the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, ILSR's Sean Gonsalves, Christopher Mitchell, and Jericho Casper profile how six community networks in a diverse range of places stepped up to meet the needs of their communities, bringing faster, more reliable, and more affordable service.
