@Localnetchoice

Local communities should have the authority to choose their own broadband future.

 Washington, D.C.
localnetchoice.org
Joined May 2014
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"Capitalism without competition is exploitation" -@POTUS Biden #SOTU
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The city of Tucson, Arizona, launched a free wireless network to bring broadband to students in homes without broadband. Incumbent cable monopoly, Cox Communications, fought and lost against the city-provided broadband potsandpansbyccg.com/2022/01…
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It's the honor of my lifetime to lead the @FCC and serve as the first permanent female Chair. Thank you to the President and Senate for entrusting me with this responsibility. There's work to do to make sure modern communications reach everyone, everywhere. Now let's get to it.
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A look at the #rural #broadband conversation in our neighboring state of Wisconsin. bit.ly/3coDcG3 “This is an equity issue for rural families and has a deep impact on rural economic growth"

Electricity transformed rural America nearly a century ago. Now, millions of people on farms and in...

The true scope of the broadband access problem is unknown because federal data is widely known to underestimate coverage gaps.

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Loved this Jim Baller quote on how Republicans in DC are totally out of sync with Republicans in Arkansas (and the rest of the country) on muni broadband. Let communities decide locally! arstechnica.com/tech-policy/…
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What a Lack of Broadband and Telehealth is Doing to Western North Carolina muninetworks.org/content/wha… @NCHeartsGB
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Looking for some inspiration for digital inclusion? youtube.com/watch?v=hPKy-i0x…

Matthew Rantanen and the CENIC Connection

Matt Rantanen speaks of the partnership between the Tribal Digital ...

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The Tribal priority window, expected to open January 2020, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for rural Tribes to claim the spectrum over their lands, says Mariel Triggs of @MuralNetwork. Contact MuralNet for support muralnet.org #2019ICS #CNSummit2019
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.@cat_hannah_b on how publicly-owned broadband infrastructure can result in cost savings for communities @Benton_Inst benton.org/blog/investment-b…
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Indeed - and the FCC's new approach to mapping admits that it has not had the first clue about how many people actually have access! And it STILL is resisting collecting useful info on prices!!
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#FunFactFriday: Utah has more municipal fiber networks than any other state in the country with 13 currently active and 2 more being built. #munifiber #smartcity #FttH #openaccess #utpol
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“High-speed broadband Internet is an absolute necessity for economic progress and educational attainment, but too many of our towns and counties and communities have been left out of the digital revolution, especially downstate" @govtechnews govtech.com/network/Illinois…
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#Ulukhaktok in Northern Canada will soon have the far-most northern community network in the world. @KE_Watson tells the story of the determination of the people to take control of their digital futures internetsociety.org/blog/201… #CommunityNetworks #InternetForEveryone
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Special thanks to Jim Baller and the folks at Baller Stokes & Lide who have maintained the definitive list of states limiting muni broadband for so many years.
Community Networks@MuniNetworks6 Aug 2019
This week's #BroadbandBits podcast is all about preemption and just how many states (19!) have barriers to communities investing in broadband infrastructure muninetworks.org/content/the…
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Looks like @ConnexionFC is set to launch service on Aug. 29! Incredibly proud to say that after working on it for 3+ years, 400+ volunteer hours later, and surviving the city's most expensive election in its history. @communitynets @gigibsohn @cat_hannah_b @KarlBode @bikerglen
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If you are near North Carolina
NC Public Broadband@NCPubBBND10 Apr 2019
You just have to come to this event. April 26. Excellent opportunity to learn and meet people who share your broadband passion.
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This Kentucky town already offers connectivity via its municipal network, but has decided that the future is fiber. muninetworks.org/content/hop…
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We're excited to announce our next event! Digital Southeast: A Regional Broadband Convening will take place June 4 in Roanoke, Va. More details will be available soon! nextcenturycities.org/event/…
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Can America build a nationwide fiber network that puts our entrepreneurial spirit to work & compete w/the rest of the world? Author @scrawford says "...Chattanooga is the story of what America could be." recode.net/2019/1/10/1817586… @ChattanoogaID @CHAchamber @Chattanooga_gov
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Farm Bill allocates $350 mill/year but still only for areas that don't have 10/1 (even tho FCC defines unserved areas as less than 25/3). @NextCentCit notes FCC maps say 10/1 where there is none & we need to use public funds to"overbuild" truly unserved areas @Localnetchoice
Open Broadband@OpenBBNet14 Dec 2018
Farm Bill Expands Rural #Broadband Funding: bit.ly/2LkNQ2c But some remain concerned that the money will not get to many places that need it to expand access.
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