A recent case study from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) finds that rural North Dakotans are more likely to have access to fiber connectivity...
In the modern world, broadband information networks are essential infrastructure, a combination of the past’s canals, telegraph wires, interstate highways, and airports. Unfortunately, other developed...
Thiswas the first study to track the flow of energy-related dollars through an urban economy and the impact on this flow from an aggressive energy...
We first reported on Leverett in the spring of 2012. Leverett, a small town of 2,000, also attracted Susan Crawford’s attention. Crawford and Robyn Mohr...
A growing body of research is giving us new ways to quantify the harms of bigness and the benefits of local ownership.
The Rochester City Council recently voted unanimously to move forward with a study on the possibilities of publicly owned broadband in this southeastern city. Rochester...
Three times as much money stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally owned businesses instead of large chain stores,...
Rant Warning… Every state has at least one organization, often calling itself a think tank, that is funded by large corporations to advance their narrow...
A few weeks ago, Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society released a report that documents the achievements of Holyoke Gas & Electric (HG&E) Telecom,...
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A conversation about digital equity, dark money, and the fight over Internet access
A conversation about competition, mergers, and how to make sure the lowest-income households have access to an Internet connection