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Ry Marcattilio
Ry Marcattilio is a Senior Researcher and the Research Team Lead with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance's Community Broadband Networks Initiative. He is interested in the democratizing power of technology, systems engineering, and the history of science, technology, and medicine. Previously, Ry worked as an Adjunct Professor of American History in Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Minnesota. Ry holds a PhD in American History from Oklahoma State University. Reach Ry on Twitter @galtonsbox or by email at ry [at] ilsr [dot] org.
Stories by this author
Coon Rapids Municipal Utilities Hits a Fiber-to-the-Home Run in Iowa — Community Broadband Bits Podcast Episode 419
The Man Behind the Mask: Christopher Mitchell Reflects on More Than a Decade of Progress in Broadband — Community Broadband Bits Podcast Episode 418
Zoom Doctors and Online Church: Staying Healthy, Safe, and Connected in Chattanooga — Community Broadband Bits Podcast Episode 417
Spanish Fork Network Brings a Generation of Savings and Community to Utah - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 416
Colorado’s Qwest Law: A Decade and a Half Later - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 415
Wireless Mesh in a Concrete Jungle: How Community Networks Build Local Ties - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 414
When Three Isn't Enough: What Rural Connectivity Options Look Like in North Carolina - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 413
Going HAM in Big Valley: How Rural Pennsylvanians Went Wireless
Tucked away in Kishacoquillas Valley (also known as Big Valley) between Stone and Jacks Mountains lies a 120-foot repurposed HAM radio tower, now the base of operations for the Rural Broadband Cooperative (RBC), a group bringing fixed wireless to a rural Pennsylvania community.
Choptank Electric to Bring Broadband to Maryland's Eastern Shore Following New Law and Membership Vote
Almost 54,000 electric cooperative residents will see the benefits of a statewide law change in Maryland after a summer filled with changes.
Free Community Wi-Fi as a Health Imperative in One Providence, Rhode Island Neighborhood
When the pandemic hit American shores this past spring and cities around the country began to practice social distancing procedures, Rhode Island-based nonprofit One Neighborhood Builders (ONB) Executive Director Jennifer Hawkins quickly realized that many of those in her community were going to be hit hard.