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ILSR News Releases and Selected Media Coverage

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ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Mar 5, 2013

Do Big Cities Avoid Muni Broadband?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/big-cities-avoid-muni-broadband/

Government Technology, March 5, 2013 About 340 communities nationwide offer publicly-owned fiber-optic or cable networks, according to a new map from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. But as one expert told The Atlantic Cities, there are few big cities on the map. The largest city-owned broadband network serves about 170,000 households in Chattanooga, Tenn., with… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Mar 4, 2013

Clean Energy Helps Wal-Mart Reach Elusive Sustainability Goal

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/clean-energy-helps-wal-mart-reach-elusive-sustainability-goal/

Bloomberg News, March 4, 2013 Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke delivered upbeat news to the company’s semi-annual Sustainability Milestones Meeting in November 2009. The world’s largest retailer was on track to hit 36 of the 37 energy and environment goals Duke’s predecessor set for the company in 2005. Not everyone in the audience responded with glee…. Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Mar 4, 2013

Why Are There No Big Cities with Municipal Broadband Networks?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/big-cities-municipal-broadband-networks/

The Atlantic Cities, March 4, 2013 The Institute for Local Self-Reliance recently compiled this map of all the communities in the country that control their own access to the Internet. At best count, there are about 340 of them with publicly owned fiber-optic or cable networks, serving either all or parts of town. In these… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Mar 4, 2013

Municipal Broadband Networks Bridge the Digital Divide as Industry Tries to Block Them

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/29409/

Democracy Now, March 4, 2013 As many as one in 10 Americans cannot get Internet connections fast enough for common online activities such as watching video. Many communities have responded to this digital divide by creating their own municipal broadband networks as an alternative to the slow services offered by cable and telephone companies in… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Feb 28, 2013

Public Broadband Works; Why Not Here?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/public-broadband-works-here/

San Francisco Bay Guardian, February 28, 2013 There’s a fascinating new map that the Institute for Local Self Reliance has put together that shows how 342 communities around the United States are now offering publicly owned, cheap, reliable broadband and cable service to local residents and businesses.  Check it out here. Then check out why… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Feb 28, 2013

There Will Be Broadband: Forgotten by the Future, Some Take the Internet Into Their Own Hands

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/broadband-forgotten-future-internet-hands/

Motherboard, February 28, 2013 Look outside of your window: if you see miles of farmland, chances are you have terrible internet service. That’s because major telecommunications companies don’t think it’s worth the investment to bring high-speed broadband to sparsely populated areas. But like most businesses, farms increasingly depend on the internet to pay bills, monitor… Continue reading

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Featured Article, ILSR Press Room, Resource filed under Broadband | Written by Lisa Gonzalez | 1 Comment | Updated on Feb 26, 2013

ILSR Releases New Community Networks Map

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ilsr-releases-new-community-networks-map/

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has released a new interactive map showcasing 342 community owned networks throughout the United States that serve local businesses and residents. The Community Internet Map is available at MuniNetworks.org/communitymap/ Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 15, 2013

Media Coverage of ILSR’s Annual Independent Business Survey

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/media-coverage-ilsrs-annual-independent-business-survey/

Various Media Outlets, February 2013 ILSR’s annual Independent Business Survey gathers data from thousands of locally owned, independent businesses across the country.  The 2013 Independent Business Survey, gathered data from 2,377 independent businesses across 50 states and the District of Columbia.  Among its findings: Survey respondents reported revenue growth of 6.8% on average. More than two-thirds… Continue reading

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ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 14, 2013

ILSR Statement on the Reintroduction of the Marketplace Fairness Act

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ilsr-statement-reintroduction-marketplace-fairness-act/

In response to the reintroduction of the Marketplace Fairness Act in the U.S. Senate today, Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance released the following statement.
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ILSR Press Room filed under Broadband | Written by Christopher | No Comments | Updated on Feb 13, 2013

Windstream, AT&T Aim to Keep Georgia at 1.5 Mbps

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/windstream-att-aim-georgia-1-5-mbps/

DSLReports, February 13, 2013 A new bill is being proposed in Georgia that would ban towns and cities from deploying their own broadband — if there’s at least one person with a 1.5 Mbps downstream connection anywhere in a census block. House Bill 282, or the inversely-named “Municipal Broadband Investment Act,” emerges after AT&T tried… Continue reading