What Michigan politicians need to learn about the Internet
In a tight election, a politicians expression of interest in fixing problems with Internet access and promoting competition that results in competitiv…
Private equity and broadband internet expansion | The Broadband Community
Telecom companies are churning out fiber-backed bonds to private equity firms in an effort to finance new fiber-optic networks. Altogether, they’ve issued $4 billion in …
Creating a new kind of socially progressive corporation
In this joint interview with Freada Kapor Klein, Mitch Kapor talks about his goal to create a new kind of socially progressive corporation when he cof…
Co-Ops Can Look to Counties for BEAD Match Requirement
Darren Farnan, chief operating officer of rural electric co-op United Fiber, said counties can help co-ops with the matching piece required by the BEAD program …
Liquefying Infrastructure Demo: Justin Kilpatrick, Althea
If this topic about emerging technologies is of interest to you, please request an invitation to our private group, Infrastructure Finance, where we discuss how …
Empowering Communities: Libraries Fueling Local Circular Economies
Think about the importance of libraries as community stakeholders in bringing about systemic change.
[Link] Preempting Local Government (actions by big ISPs to preempt local government authority)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3557
The bill is H.R. 3557, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023. This legislation would preempt a host of current rights of local governments to manage …
The Future is Within Reach: How Public Banking and Employee Ownership Can Create Resilient Local…
By Alison Lingane, co-founder of Project Equity
Source: The Future is Within Reach: How Public Banking and Employee Ownership Can Create Resilient Local…
Employee ownership offers multiple …
Ace BEAD Implementation with Data-Driven Principles
Optimize your state’s BEAD allocation to set up generations of success. Successful state broadband offices are guided by data-driven decisions in setting goals and measuring …
The Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund is launching its next RFP to ensure a public technology Commons
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