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New from the Carolinas
Salisbury, a community in North Carolina building a city-owned full fiber-to-the-home network, has run into an unexpected difficulty: naming the new network.
Institutional Networks and Cherry Picking
There's been a lot of buzz around the benefits and relative viabi
Comcast Trying to Gouge Palo Alto, Lesson for Others
It looks like Palo Alto should move quickly on expanding its publicly owned fiber-based I-NET - as the city renegotiates the cable franchise with Comcast, the private cable company is trying to rip-off taxpayers with exorbitant prices for community anchor tenants.
Comments on Round Two for Broadband Stimulus
Competition Does Not Always Keep Prices Low
News from Communities - Seattle, Clarksville, Chattanooga, and Rutland
Communities around Rutland in Vermont are moving forward with a planned universal full fiber-to-the-home network. Interestingly, this network has been spear-headed by the Rutland Redevelopment Authority, not a local City Hall.
ILSR Comments on Publicly Owned Networks to FCC
As the FCC continues to formulate a National Broadband Plan, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has submitted comments [pdf] about publicly owned networks in response to the Request for Comments #7: "Comment Sought on the Contribution of Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Government to
Longmont's Saga - The Failure of Referendum
Illinois Governor Recommends Publicly Owned Fiber Network for Broadband Stimulus
The Commons
Ultra High Speed Task Force Report Released
Results of Tuesday's Elections
FCC Needs Your Comments on Local Government and Broadband
Missouri's Consultant, Competition Spurs Investment, and Maine's Middle Mile
A columnist explains why Missouri hired broadband network consultant Jim Baller to aid in expanding broadband across the state.