Speakers emphasized the importance of assessing community needs, building partnerships, and educating people about the benefits of broadband internet.

Advocates said proposed language from the state assembly would have hindered public broadband deployment.

The state senate thwarted bills aiming to enhance local autonomy and mandate ISP accountability for advertised speeds.

A new guide aims to assist communities in maneuvering common hurdles to building public broadband networks.

The core network consisted of 48 strands and 20 miles of fiber connecting city schools, municipal buildings and key anchor institutions

The community-owned fiber provider secured more than $35 million in new financing last year.

The city made a 'business decision' to sell now to avoid costly upgrades to the communications network

State broadband authority modified its BEAD plan after public feedback cast doubt on the its ability to override state law.

The bill would give Frankfort a deadline of Dec. 31, 2024 to either transfer or sell the utility’s public projects.

Since January 1, 2021, at least 47 new municipal networks have come online, with dozens more in planning or pre-construction.

Collaboration and a not-for-profit model allow rural providers to serve the most sparsely populated areas.

Palo Alto officials have been talking about building such a network since 1998.

It’s unclear how BEAD funds will interact with state laws restricting municipal broadband projects.

Cambridge aims to construct a citywide fiber network that passes all 52,300 residences and businesses in the city.

In surprise announcement at keynote luncheon, Sohn revealed as the first executive director of the new organization advocating for municipalities.

In 2014, Brownsville was ranked as the worst-connected city in the United States.

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Bill by Rep. Anna Eshoo and Sen. Cory Booker would preempt state laws prohibiting municipal broadband projects using public funds.

The author led the city of Loveland, Colorado, through the assessment and feasibility study of publicly-owned broadband.

Efforts in multiple states aim to address connectivity challenges for low-income residents.

Communities should take initiative in building out networks without waiting for federal funding, panelists said.

The average probability of new entrants dropped when one of two ISPs is owned by the municipality, a paper claims.

Communities need to be involved in decision-making when it comes to broadband builds.

Local communities understand their own needs, said Arkansas’s Glen Howie.

White House officials urged schools and other local institutions to engage in text-message and social media campaigns for the ACP.

The number of states restricting municipal broadband networks has dropped during the pandemic.

Dish is partnering with IBM for 5G, ConnectMaine’s community broadband grants, Intuit to buy Mailchimp, STL hires Paolo Colella.

Jamestown is hoping an open access network would make internet more affordable.

Start Your Own ISP founder discusses how WISP technology enables rural communities to access broadband.

Fiber-optic technology is the gold standard for home or commercial broadband, and powers wireless connectivity, too.

Mobile communication has become a central part internet connectivity.

The internet has the potential to impact, and also to enhance, society's democratization.

Whether licensed, unlicensed or shared, radio frequency spectrum is the critical resource for wireless communication.

The BEAD program is implemented by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Commerce Department.

The scourge of robocalls is making America's once-vaunted telephone network less trustworthy.

The entire concept of privacy has been transformed by broadband and the internet.

Accurate broadband mapping and data has been central to America's broadband buildout.

Digital locks and keys are necessary, but not sufficient, to ensure cybersecurity.

Broadband internet service allows many people to work from almost anywhere.

Ensuring that emergency communications are enabled with broadband is the next frontier in public safety.

The innovations of telehealth and mobile health care has transformed medicine and health care.

Technology, particularly broadband access and adoption, plays a vital role in K-12 and secondary education.

We need humans to make digital inclusion work.

Wireless Internet Service Providers play an important role in delivery of fixed wireless broadband.

The 5G wireless standard promises breakthrough in capacity, speed and dynamic spectrum-sharing capabilities.

Tribal leaders say the federal government has failed to uphold its trust responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of Native American tribes.

Cloud computing relies upon robust and high-speed upload and download internet speeds.

The Universal Service Fund, codified in 1996 with the Telecommunications Act, remains the foundation of universal access.

Satellite broadband remains an option those areas beyond the reach of fiber, terrestrial or mobile wireless.

Wireless technologies are critical for mobile communications, and for being able to reach remote locations.

Because Rural America is often the least-connected region in the country, ensuring coverage is central to BEAD.

The pandemic has prompted a new era of funding for broadband infrastructure.

Open Access networks separate network operations from internet services. Ownership may also be separate from operations.

Whether broadband providers may prioritize delivery of bits by the entities they own is a divisive topic.

WISPA, formerly the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, represents "Broadband Without Boundaries."

The National Broadband Plan won’t do jack until more folks in Wunderland acknowledge and aggressively address one stark truth – broadband competition is mostly a myth, expensively maintained through lobbyists, think tanks and easily-influenced politicians. Until we get meaningful competition, a sign

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2011 – The Institute for Local Self-Reliance unveiled its Community Broadband Network Map and Report on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2011 – Blair Levin, head of the team that authored the National Broadband Plan and Craig Settles, a leading industry analyst, debated at the New America Foundation on Monday the best way to deploy broadband to unserved and underserved areas.

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2010 – Community broadband providers face unique challenges, said a group of experts Thursday at an event hosted by the New America Foundation. Broadband is a local issue and members of the communications community shouldn’t lose sight of that, said author Craig Settles, who is