Fast, affordable Internet access for all.
Jess Del Fiacco
Jess Del Fiacco is a communications specialist with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. She received her B.A. from Macalester College in 2016 and has since worked with a variety of local nonprofits committed to social and environmental justice. In her free time she enjoys cooking, hanging out at coffee shops, and reading/watching/listening to anything with a good story.
Stories by this author
Community Broadband Media Roundup - February 18
Alaska
Why the future of satellite Internet might be decided in rural Alaska by Erin Winick, MIT Technology Review
California
Community Broadband Media Roundup - August 19
Florida
Gainesville City Commission continues with broadband network analysis, backpedals on plastic bag ban by Ethan Magoc, WUFT
Illinois
Community Broadband Media Roundup - September 24
Indiana
How technology and innovation can transform the classroom by Matt Prusiecki, Inside Indiana Business
Community Broadband Media Roundup - March 11
Arkansas
Q&A with Jeremiah Sloan, Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation: Arkansas co-op builds fiber fast by Sam Pratt, Broadband Communities
Press Release: Fact sheet on inadequacy of satellite Internet access in rural America
Date: September 14th, 2018
Satellite is Not Broadband
High-quality connectivity needs to be fast, affordable, and reliable. Satellite is none of the three.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 1
California
Can Redding become the nation's next 'Gig City?' by Michele Chandler, Redding Record Searchlight
Community Broadband Media Roundup - September 30
Arizona
More data needed to bridge digital divide, expand high-speed Internet by Laurel Morales, Arizona Public Media
California
Community Broadband Media Roundup - October 15
California
Fiber optic master plan proceeds in San Leandro by Christine Book, Smart & Resilient Cities
Georgia