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Remembering David Carr, and His Writing on Monopoly Power
Stacy Mitchell, Co-Director of ILSR and Director of the Community-Scaled Economy Initiative, took a few moments to look back over the work of David Carr. Carr's work included investigating monopolies...
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San Francisco Looks to Expand Muni Fiber and Wi-Fi
San Francisco has long been considered a modern, glittering, tech capital. For years its leaders have struggled with ensuring residents and businesses actually had next-generation Internet access as...
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NYSBA Building (Economic) Bridges with Dark Fiber
The New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) expects to bring in over $900,000 over the course of the next ten years in revenue from dark fiber leases. The agreements, which allow private companies to...
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One Touch Make Ready and Wireless Innovation in Louisville - Community...
When we asked Ted Smith, Chief Innovation Officer of Louisville, Kentucky, to join us for episode 193 of the Community Broadband Bits Bits podcast, we expected to talk about the one touch make ready...
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Berkman Center Releases Report on WiredWest Cooperative, MBI
In 2010, communities in rural western Massachusetts began a group that would evolve into the WiredWest Cooperative. Over the past six years, the group, formed to bring better last-mile connectivity to...
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WiredWest: a Cooperative of Municipalities Forms to Build a Fiber Optic Network
Publication Date: April 20, 2016 Author(s): David Talbot Author(s): Waide Warner Author(s): Susan Crawford In 2010, communities in rural western Massachusetts began a group that would evolve into...
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PBS Takes A Look At Internet Cooperatives
We aren’t the only ones noticing. As rural communities take control of their connectivity by banding together to form broadband cooperatives, their efforts are getting attention. Earlier this month,...
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Susan Crawford's Road Trip - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 242
Susan Crawford has come back to the podcast to tell us about her recent travels in North Carolina and Tennessee, talking to people on the ground that have already built fiber-optic networks or are in...
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 242
This is the transcript for episode 242 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Our Christopher Mitchell invites Professor Susan Crawford to reflect on her recent travels through North Carolina and...
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Citizens Take Charge: Concord, Massachusetts, Builds a Fiber Network
Publication Date: February 6, 2017Author(s): David TalbotWaide WarnerSusan CrawfordJacob WhiteA new case study recently released by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard...
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"Fiber" Freshens the Soul: Susan Crawford's New Book Delivers More Than Data
Susan Crawford has published the right book at the right time. Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution -- And Why America Might Miss It, makes a compelling case for local organizing around better Internet...
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Plan Now for Broadband Communities 2019 Summit in April
April will be here before you know it, and with the spring comes the 2019 Broadband Communities Summit. This year’s event will be held in Austin, Texas, April 8th - 11th at the Renaissance Hotel. The...
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Conversing with Crawford: Community Broadband Bits Podcast 343
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Christopher's Plans for Broadband Communities Summit All Set...What About Yours?
Are you still considering whether or not to attend this spring’s Broadband Communities 2019 Summit in Austin on April 8th, 9th, and 10th? We thought we’d share more information about Christopher’s...
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2nd Annual NC Hearts Gigabit Interactive Will Feature Susan Crawford
On Friday, April 26th from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, NC Broadband Matters will host its 2nd Annual NC Hearts Gigabit Interactive at the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center in Raleigh. The event...
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