ILSR Submits Comments to FCC on Publicly Owned Broadband

Date: 18 Nov 2009 | posted in: information, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

As the Federal Communications Commission continues to formulate a National Broadband Plan, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has submitted comments about publicly owned networks in response to the Request for Comments #7: “Comment Sought on the Contribution of Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Government to Broadband.”

In our comments, we highlight the importance of publicly owned broadband networks by noting many success stories and offering details on networks from Chattanooga, Burlington, Monticello, and Powell, Wyoming.  We also offer some comments about middle-mile networks and networks that connect core anchor institutions, like libraries and schools.

You can download our comments here (pdf).

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Christopher Mitchell is the Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative with ILSR. He is a leading national expert on community networks, Internet access, and local broadband policies. Christopher built MuniNetworks.org, the comprehensive online clearinghouse of information about local government policies to improve Internet access. Its interactive community broadband network map tracks more than 600 such networks. He also hosts audio and video shows online, including Community Broadband Bits and Connect This!