New York City’s Ambitious Broadband Plan Is A Shadow Of Its Former Self

Date: 15 Nov 2022 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In 2020, New York City officials unveiled a massive new broadband proposal they promised would dramatically reshape affordable broadband access in the city. Instead, the program has been steadily and quietly dismantled, replaced by a variety of costly …… Read More

Five Rural Maine Towns Form Coalition for Affordable Broadband

Date: 5 Aug 2022 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Southwestern Waldo County Broadband Coalition (SWCBC) is close to securing a major victory for local Internet choice in the face of a well-funded opposition campaign sweeping the Pine Tree State as the Big Telecom lobby and its allies try to underm…… Read More

Rancho Cucamonga Cultivates Greenfield Fiber Vineyard

Date: 12 Jul 2022 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In the 1980s, Rancho Cucamonga proclaimed itself “The City with a Plan.” Back then, the plan was to remake this once rural enclave known for its vineyards into more than just one of the many sunny suburbs of Los Angeles. That forward-looking spirit was…… Read More

Net Neutrality Repeal Threatens Some States More Than Others

Date: 20 Dec 2017 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

On December 14th, FCC Chair Ajit Pai and the Republican Commissioners voted to present a huge holiday gift to big ISPs by dismantling network neutrality, despite outcries from the American people. When we examined FCC data to determine how many Americans would be left without market protections from known network neutrality violators, the numbers were discouraging. Now we’ve … Read More

Repealing Net Neutrality Puts 177 Million Americans at Risk

Date: 11 Dec 2017 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This Thursday, December 14th, the FCC plans to remove network neutrality protections. Republican Commissioners and Chairman Ajit Pai justify the decision by claiming that the market will naturally protect subscribers from predatory big ISP behavior. Unfortunately, the FCC’s own numbers disprove their theory. We dug into the data that reveals how 177 million Americans will be left without any market protection following net neutrality repeal.… Read More

Shutesbury, Massachusetts to Charter Communications: “No Thanks, Bye.”

Date: 21 Mar 2017 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Even though they don’t have to chip in any local funds, the town of Shutesbury, Massachusetts, rejected Charter’s proposal to build a hybrid fiber coaxial network in their community. They don’t consider the proposal a “good long-term solution to bring broadband to our town” and prefer to build a publicly owned fiber-optic network for future-proof technology, provider accountability, and local … Read More

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