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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.
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Press Release: Cooperatives Bridging Rural America’s Digital Divide with Fiber Optics
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (June 27, 2019) - Nearly a century after bringing electricity and telephone services to America’s rural households, cooperatives are tackling a new challenge: the rural digital divide. An updated report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) illustrates the remarkable progress co-ops have made in deploying fiber optic Internet access across the country.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 23
Alabama
Two more grants awarded through Alabama broadband accessibility fund by Sean Ross, Energy Institute of Alabama
California
Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 28
Maryland
Master plan will look at developing a municipal broadband network in Baltimore by Stephen Babcock, Technical.ly
Community Broadband Media Roundup - July 15
Arizona
Lack of broadband puts tribal, rural areas ‘in jeopardy,’ lawmakers told by Miranda Faulkner, Cronkite News
California
We're Looking for a GIS and Data Visualization Intern!
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance seeks a GIS and Data Visualization Intern to support ILSR’s Community Broadband Networks Initiative in Minneapolis, MN. We are looking for candidates that have a passion for policy and visualizing data. We work on a wide range of issues including universal Internet access, network neutrality, and municipal broadband.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - August 13
California
How Silicon Valley can use community input to bridge the big broadband gap by Mohammad Shakouri and Jon Walton, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Georgia
Community Broadband Media Roundup - August 5
California
Most Internet service providers are gone. Sonic has survived — and thrived by Sophia Kunthara, San Francisco Chronicle
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