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“Overall, when these employment impacts are factored in, the benefits of ACP far outweigh its costs.”
Our story here 🌐💻⬇️
“Overall, when these employment impacts are factored in, the benefits of ACP far outweigh its costs.”
Our story here 🌐💻⬇️
Mauricio Rodriguez joins @sportshotchris.bsky.social to talk about permitting challenges, land negotiations, environmental surprises, and why setting standards and hiring the right people early is the key to actually getting fiber in the ground
Mauricio Rodriguez joins @sportshotchris.bsky.social to talk about permitting challenges, land negotiations, environmental surprises, and why setting standards and hiring the right people early is the key to actually getting fiber in the ground
They explain how local leaders organized & delivered future-proof fiber to 19 small rural communities
They explain how local leaders organized & delivered future-proof fiber to 19 small rural communities
Came in way under budget and the city has already been listed on the 2025 Broadband Communities Top 100 list! 🎉
Our story here
Came in way under budget and the city has already been listed on the 2025 Broadband Communities Top 100 list! 🎉
Our story here
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
S/o Alexis Schrubbe from Ready.net for bringing her clipboard and Top 10 BEAD facts and outliers now that states have been forced by the Trump admin to give more BEAD $$ to satellite-based broadband instead of future proof fiber
www.youtube.com/live/sHafVCN...
S/o Alexis Schrubbe from Ready.net for bringing her clipboard and Top 10 BEAD facts and outliers now that states have been forced by the Trump admin to give more BEAD $$ to satellite-based broadband instead of future proof fiber
www.youtube.com/live/sHafVCN...
Fort Collins, Colorado’s popular Connexion municipal broadband network has unveiled SmartHome, a new network management app that helps subscribers better manage the security & bandwidth-consumption of their home networks
communitynetworks.org/content/fort...
Fort Collins, Colorado’s popular Connexion municipal broadband network has unveiled SmartHome, a new network management app that helps subscribers better manage the security & bandwidth-consumption of their home networks
communitynetworks.org/content/fort...
Sascha Meinrath joins @sportshotchris.bsky.social to unpack how BEAD $$ is drifting toward satellite solutions that can’t scale
Sascha Meinrath joins @sportshotchris.bsky.social to unpack how BEAD $$ is drifting toward satellite solutions that can’t scale
“Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” was packed w/insights on the infrastructure needed and the ROI communities w/o fiber networks are leaving on the table
“Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” was packed w/insights on the infrastructure needed and the ROI communities w/o fiber networks are leaving on the table
We'll explore how some cities turned infrastructure into opportunity, the economics behind these investments, and the future of intelligent infrastructure
Register here ⬇️
We'll explore how some cities turned infrastructure into opportunity, the economics behind these investments, and the future of intelligent infrastructure
Register here ⬇️
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wyoming
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wyoming
In it, we detail how 19 tiny towns in western MA created the most concentrated cluster of municipal broadband in the U.S.
It serves as both a history and a roadmap for other small communities seeking to bridge the digital divide through local ownership and cooperation💻🌐
In it, we detail how 19 tiny towns in western MA created the most concentrated cluster of municipal broadband in the U.S.
It serves as both a history and a roadmap for other small communities seeking to bridge the digital divide through local ownership and cooperation💻🌐
They are being honored with a Project Excellence Award for their fiber-to-the-home build that’s bringing high-speed Internet to over 670 rural & tribal homes
They are being honored with a Project Excellence Award for their fiber-to-the-home build that’s bringing high-speed Internet to over 670 rural & tribal homes
Join us Nov 20 @ 12 noon ET for “Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” — a free, 60-minute live discussion on why smart fiber infrastructure matters and what cities lose if they sit still
Story w/registration link here ⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/webi...
Join us Nov 20 @ 12 noon ET for “Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” — a free, 60-minute live discussion on why smart fiber infrastructure matters and what cities lose if they sit still
Story w/registration link here ⬇️
communitynetworks.org/content/webi...
Bravo to Decorah who took matters into its own hands — proving small towns can lead the way on digital equity + local control
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Bravo to Decorah who took matters into its own hands — proving small towns can lead the way on digital equity + local control
Our story here 🌐💻 ⬇️
Meanwhile, the Trump FCC recently announced it's taking formal steps to weaken the rules as part of the agency’s frontal assault on consumer protections
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Meanwhile, the Trump FCC recently announced it's taking formal steps to weaken the rules as part of the agency’s frontal assault on consumer protections
Our story here 💻🌐⬇️
Legal experts say it should be "laughed out of the room"
But it may be enough to dissuade some states from moving bills forward. Our story here 💻🌐📶⬇️
Legal experts say it should be "laughed out of the room"
But it may be enough to dissuade some states from moving bills forward. Our story here 💻🌐📶⬇️
In Superior, WI its new city-owned network is now live!
Our story here on the transformation underway 🌐💻⬇️
In Superior, WI its new city-owned network is now live!
Our story here on the transformation underway 🌐💻⬇️
Congrats to Conexon Connect for completing its seventh fiber to the home project in Georgia
Our story here 💻🌐⬇️
Congrats to Conexon Connect for completing its seventh fiber to the home project in Georgia
Our story here 💻🌐⬇️
It also points to the state of local infrastructure and how it can force poor households to choose between cell service or home Internet service
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It also points to the state of local infrastructure and how it can force poor households to choose between cell service or home Internet service
Our story here 🌐💻⬇️
Our story here on how the legal fight expands as the fallout increases 🌐💻
Our story here on how the legal fight expands as the fallout increases 🌐💻
Our story on a new California law that lets renters opt out of bulk-billing arrangements that force them to pay for Internet service from a specific provider 🌐💻📶⬇️
Our story on a new California law that lets renters opt out of bulk-billing arrangements that force them to pay for Internet service from a specific provider 🌐💻📶⬇️