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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
“Pushed Through in the Dark of Night:” Ohio Senate Aims to Ban Municipal Broadband - Episode 463 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Chirping Soil and Autonomous Tractors: Connecting Agriculture in Nebraska - Episode 452 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Overbuilding and the Value of Real Competition - Episode 451 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
From Broadband Barriers to Section 230 - Episode 450 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Building a Network to Build a Network in Southwest Michigan - Episode 449 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
North Carolina’s Broadband Preemption Law Means Leaving Money on the Table - Bonus Episode 12 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
“This Isn’t a Game:” The RDOF Auction, Unforced Errors, and Getting Infrastructure Funding Right - Episode 448 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
"Fiber from the Sea to the Mountaintop" with Anza Electric Cooperative – Episode 447 of the Community Broadband Bits
Building Indigenous Future Zones: Four Tribal Broadband Case Studies
The rate of connectivity in Indian Country lags behind the rest of the country. As of December 2018, only 60% percent of Tribal lands in the lower 48 states had high-speed Internet access. A new case study report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance delves into the experiences of four Native Nations — the Coeur d’Alene, the Nez Perce, the Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe, and the St. Regis Mohawk — as they constructed their own Internet service providers.