Broadband Land
Drones and Fishing Lines Are Bringing Broadband to Remote Villages
Openreach, a British infrastructure delivery company, came up with the idea to deal with tricky terrain.
Rural America Is Building High-Speed Internet the Same Way It Built Electricity in the 1930s
The number of electric cooperatives beginning to offer fiber optic broadband service to their members has surged in recent years.
This Interview Was Conducted on an Anonymous, DIY Cell Phone Network
Sopranica is a surveillance-free cellular network built by volunteers from around the world. It’s easy to use and free to set up.
To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet
We must end our reliance on big telecom monopolies and build decentralized, affordable, locally owned internet infrastructure.
Ignored By Big Telecom, Detroit's Marginalized Communities Are Building Their Own Internet
40 percent of Detroit residents don't have any access to internet at all.
Nearly Half of Colorado Counties Have Formally Rejected a Comcast-Backed Law Restricting City-Run Internet
After Tuesday’s elections, a total of 31 counties have voted to be exempted from a state law against municipal broadband networks.
Big Telecom Spent $200,000 to Try to Prevent a Colorado Town From Even Talking About a City-Run Internet
Fort Collins, Colorado is set to vote on a ballot measure that would open the door for municipal broadband, and Big Telecom is fighting mad.
Comcast and CenturyLink Spent $50K in Seattle to Support a Mayoral Candidate Who Opposes Community-Owned Internet
One candidate is big on municipal broadband, the other thinks it’s not feasible due to the cost. Guess which one Big Telecom supports?
West Virginia Screwed Up, Gave Taxpayer Money to Big Telecom, and Now Owes the Government $4.7M
This saga has been unraveling for years, and rural West Virginians are the ones who suffer.
Mexican TV Is Interfering with Rural Broadband in California
The Tribal Digital Village has been working since 2001 to improve access to internet for reservation residents, and has faced some unique challenges.
Verizon Abandoning 8,500 Rural Customers Is Proof that Wireless Is Not Broadband
The move makes it even harder for the FCC to make its case.
Trump’s FCC Will Let Big Telecom Destroy Small Houston ISPs As It Rebuilds After Harvey
The FCC has rules in place to prevent Big Telecom from leaving local competitors in the lurch, but it’s currently scrapping those rules.