An initiative of @ILSR, we champion the right of communities across the US to build their own affordable and reliable high-speed Internet networks.
Minneapolis, MN
Joined November 2015
- Tweets6.7K
- Following525
- Followers1.8K
- Likes1.2K
Community Networks retweeted
We’ve officially surpassed 800 communities served by municipal broadband. 😎
Get the full breakdown from @ilsr’s @MuniNetworks map: communitynetworks.org/conten…
Community Networks retweeted
Yesterday, Broadband Policy Director Alisa Valentin joined @MuniNetworks for their live-streamed event "Building For Digital Equity - Wired for Freedom." Catch the recording at the link below!
youtube.com/live/FVgbidwuKAU…
Community Networks retweeted
Municipal Broadband and Innovative Financing Models: Unlocking Economic Growth xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BRKjmbnj…
Community Networks retweeted
Over 750 community-owned networks are currently in operation throughout the country and more are on the way – with your help.
Let @GigiBSohn tell you why that’s important as she introduces our broadband handbook, written with you in mind!
youtube.com/watch?v=qdSaBaGf…
Community Networks retweeted
EVENT Feb 3: Consider Affordable Broadband State-By-State @MuniNetworks wp.me/p3if7-aOy
Community Networks retweeted
ICYMI: @MuniNetworks released a piece highlighting why @ITIFdc’s latest paper is a "lazy, industry-backed smear" of public broadband ⬇️
communitynets.org/content/in…
Community Networks retweeted
Developing and executing a plan to build a public network is not an easy task for any community. Our broadband handbook is the guide you need to own your Internet.
Let AAPB Executive Director @GigiBSohn tell you why that’s important:
youtube.com/watch?v=qdSaBaGf…
Community Networks retweeted
High prices keep millions of Americans offline. The root cause? A lack of competition, writes Karl Bode
who breaks down the survey details for @MuniNetworks: communitynets.org/content/su…
Community Networks retweeted
The growth of community broadband is fueling the nation's economic future 🛜
Joining AAPB is a great first step to further that progress, and gain access to exclusive resources to help you on your journey to owning your Internet.
aapb.us/membership
Community Networks retweeted
Community networks serve their communities first.
"These community owned networks usually have broad, bipartisan support. And they routinely offer locals symmetrical gigabit fiber for as little as $70 a month, without usage caps, weird fees, long-term contracts, and other misleading crap. They tend to treat broadband as an essential utility and public good, with a priority on consumers. You can see why AT&T and Comcast wouldn’t like that."
techdirt.com/2024/11/04/tele…
To learn more about community networks, check out @MuniNetworks.
Community Networks retweeted
It will pop up here on Twitter but also available via YouTube Live here - easiest way to join and comment! communitynets.org/content/ce…
Community Networks retweeted
At 2 ET today, we go live with the 100th Connect This! episode (sorta) ... 4 years of shows ... we'll quickly recap those years and then dig into the big issues with @gigibsohn and @BlairLevin as well as the usual Doug and Kim. Travis got called away =(
Community Networks retweeted
Community broadband, in real time 📍
Check out @ilsr’s network map, featuring all 707 communities with municipal networks:
Community Networks retweeted
Minnesota is home to 7 exciting, planned or prospective Native Nation owned broadband networks wp.me/p3if7-alG
Community Networks retweeted
At first, it may seem intimidating to get your public broadband network off the ground.
We’re here to help 🙋
From our handbook to our new mentoring program, we have the resources communities need to take control of their broadband futures 🛜
aapb.us/post/news-new-mentor…
![[News] New mentorship program aims to help communities build public broadband](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/2119693582710042624/lcFiknsw?format=jpg&name=386x202)
Community Networks retweeted
"Leading this campaign is @pdxfiber, with the mission to ‘guide Portlanders to create a new option for fast internet access: Publicly owned and transparently operated, affordable, secure, fast and reliable broadband infrastructure..."'
👊
xitter.cf/EFF/status/18405041077…
Did you know the City of Portland owns and operates a fiber-optic broadband network? Find out more about EFA member @personaltelco and the PDX Community Broadband's campaign to guarantee every home and business in PDX affordable, reliable access to high-speed internet. communitybroadbandpdx.org/
Community Networks retweeted
This is so cool! Check out @ilsr’s Community Network map, which compellingly displays the more than 400 municipal broadband networks in operation today, serving more than 700 communities 🛜
communitynets.org/content/co…
Community Networks retweeted
“The legacy of disingenuous outsiders taking advantage of Tribes does not seem to be consigned to history.”
Our @MuniNetworks team just published a report examining the consequences of a federal broadband program’s failure to prioritize Tribal consent: ilsr.org/articles/report-nat…
ALT Native Nations and Federal Telecom Policy Failures: Lessons from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, by Jessica Auer, August 2024. Report cover on blue background.
Community Networks retweeted
More than 1 in 5 homes on Tribal lands lack adequate Internet access, compared to fewer than 1 in 10 on nontribal land. @mrrdesign and ILSR’s @communitynets tell @apnews how their Tribal Broadband Bootcamps are helping to close this gap.
Article & video: apnews.com/article/broadband…
ALT “The coolest byproduct of the bootcamps is this people network.” Grayscale photo of a previous Tribal Broadband Bootcamp showing a group of people sitting next to technical equipment and a whiteboard.
Community Networks retweeted
Why are ISPs scared of public broadband networks Because they're successful, deliver for their residents, and drive competition.
For more information check out the @MuniNetworks factsheet!
communitynets.org/sites/defa…