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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.
Stories by this author
Community Broadband Media Roundup - November 25
California
The City of Redding wants to bring the city up to speed with high speed Internet for all by Sade Browne, KRCR News
Connecticut
Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 7
Minnesota
Update: Frontier Communications responds to MN investigation by Mike Bunge, KIMT News
Updated Report Shows How Cooperatives Are Bridging the Digital Divide
Decades after bringing electricity and telephone services to America’s rural households, cooperatives are tackling a new challenge: the rural digital divide.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 9
Alabama
USDA invests $62.3 million in rural broadband infrastructure for Alabama families by Jacqueline Susmann, USDA
Alaska
Jacksonville Daily News Op-Ed: Our Region Needs a Broadband Boost
An op-ed written by Katie Kienbaum, Research Associate at ILSR, was published by the Jacksonville Daily News.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - July 8
California
Federal Communications Commission, Congress spar over San Francisco broadband law by Sophia Kunthara, San Francisco Chronicle
Third Edition of Policy Brief Reveals Increasing Gains in Co-op Fiber Deployment
Originally published in 2017, our report, Cooperatives Fiberize Rural America: A Trusted Model for the Internet Era, focuses on cooperatives as a proven model for deploying fiber optic Internet access across the country, especially in rural areas. Now we’ve updated the report with a new map and personal stories from areas where co-ops have drastically impacted local life.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - August 26
Colorado
City of Boulder to construct new fiber backbone infrastructure, Broadband Communities Magazine
Sparking Broadband Conversations in North Carolina with Let’s Connect!
Last week, community leaders, local ISPs, residents, and policy experts gathered in three North Carolina communities — Albemarle, Fuquay-Varina, and Jacksonville — for a conversation about improving local connectivity.
Community Broadband Media Roundup - July 29
Alabama
Broadband mapping effort to ramp up in Alabama — ‘Absolutely essential’ by Sean Ross, Yellowhammer News
Arkansas