Fast, affordable Internet access for all.
Emma Gautier
Stories by this author
Wading Through Federal Funding Streams - Episode 572 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Mona Thompson Reflects on a Career of Visionary Work in Tribal Telecommunications - Episode 567 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Loveland’s Municipal Network is Scrappy and Driven to Serve its Community - Episode 566 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Filling in Connectivity Gaps with Open Access Fiber - Episode 554 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Approaches to Digital Equity Work in Cleveland and Detroit - Episode 553 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Axiom Technologies’ Public Ownership Model for Connecting Communities in Rural Maine - Episode 552 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Joey Wender and the Treasury's Capital Project Funds - Episode 551 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
A Local Coalition Gets Organized to Bring Quality Connectivity to Maine’s Midcoast
Five small towns in rural Maine are connecting with one another in a steady grassroots effort to expand broadband access in the Midcoast. After conducting a survey which affirmed the towns’ acute need for better connectivity, a local coalition is navigating state funding and weighing network options.
[Updated Report] Shopping for Broadband: Failed Federal Policy Creates Murky Marketplace
In November, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance published a report examining the transparency practices of Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Dubuque County, Iowa Revisits a Public Infrastructure Buildout
Located in southeastern Iowa, Dubuque (pop. 60,000) has considered the advantages of building a municipal network a number of times over the past fifteen years. Back in 2005, the city – as well as several other Iowa communities – voted to “grant the right to create municipal systems” (Telegraph Herald, 2009).