California Lawmakers Pass 6/1 Mbps Smackdown For Rural Constituents
California Legislators have turned on their constituents living in rural areas who want to participate in the 21st century online economy. What began as a move in the right direction - allocating...
View ArticleAnti-Muni Bill In Michigan Pulls No Punches
Torpedo legislation aimed at municipal network initiatives don’t usually appear in October, but Michigan’s year-round legislature is making 2017 atypical. Last week, Freshman Representative Michele...
View ArticleAT&T Accused of Digital Redlining in Detroit
In Detroit, AT&T is facing a formal FCC complaint accusing the telecom giant of deploying discriminatory “digital redlining” tactics. This is the second such complaint filed against the...
View ArticleA MuniNetworks Holiday Tradition
Along with family, appreciating what we have, and sharing our benefits, the holidays have a strong sense of tradition. Several years ago, our team put together "Twas The Night Before Muni Fiber" and...
View ArticleIncumbent Unmasked As Fake Citizens Group In West Plains, Missouri
In an attempt to negatively influence public opinion, the incumbent cable ISP in West Plains, Missouri, was recently caught masquerading behind a phony citizens group. A real group of locals who...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County Moving Beyond Incumbent Inaction - Community Broadband Bits...
When community leaders in Santa Cruz County, California, decided to take steps to spur economic development, they knew they needed to improve local connectivity. For episode 295 of the Community...
View ArticleMapping Broadband Competition In Idaho
Like many other states, connectivity across Idaho is unequally distributed. Urban areas may have a choice of one or two broadband providers while many rural areas have no options whatsoever. We have...
View ArticleColorado Legislature Revamps Incumbent Right Of First Refusal, Blocking...
A bill making its way through the Colorado General Assembly is tackling one of the tools that big incumbent ISPs use to secure their positions as monopoly Internet access providers - the right of first...
View ArticlePostmortem in Wyoming: Cheyenne Mayor on Interrupted Legislation
Local communities considering investment to improve connectivity for businesses and residents have many factors to consider, including state laws. The best laid plans for broadband can be torpedoed if...
View ArticleCatching Up With Terry Huval from Lafayette - Community Broadband Bits...
We’ve been following the community of Lafayette, Louisiana, and their LUS Fiber community network from the early days. Director of Utilities Terry Huval was one of the people responsible for bringing...
View ArticleMapping Monopolies and Making Recommendations - Community Broadband Bits...
If you haven’t already taken a look at our most recent report, now is your chance to get some insight before you download it and dive in. Profiles of Monopoly: Big Cable and Telecom, written by our...
View ArticleGovernor Signs Bill Eliminating Restrictions for Rural Community Broadband
While major media outlets cover news about California Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to sign the state’s network neutrality bill, we’re high-fiving his signature on AB 1999. On September 30th, Gov....
View ArticleColorado Community WISP Picks Up Slack When Incumbent Fails to Deliver -...
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View ArticleIt's Christmas Eve and We're STILL Thinking of Muni Fiber!
As authors at MuniNetworks.org have the opportunity to add to our growing cache of holiday-themed, broadband-centric writings, we try to remember to share classics like this one from 2015. “Twas the...
View ArticleHo Ho Holidays Lit By Fiber Are the Brightest of All!
As we greet each holiday season, we try to re-live the classic creations from years gone by and treasure hoilday memories the creative writers at MuniNetworks.org have developed to enjoy the season....
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