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Michigan Moves to Limit Federal Funds for Municipal Broadband
With an unprecedented amount of federal funds to build broadband networks flowing into individual states, lawmakers in some states are doing the bidding of the big monopoly Internet Service Providers and potentially blowing a once-in-a-generation chance to invest in the locally-accountable infrastructure that offers the best chance to bridge the broadband gap for millions of families once and for all.
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Illinois, New York Poised to Fumble Federal Broadband Funds
The big monopoly incumbent providers are aiming their lobbying efforts to influence state lawmakers as states funnel federal funds into state broadband grant programs. In January 2022, Illinois State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-IL) introduced legislation in the Illinois General Assembly known as the Illinois Broadband Deployment, Equity, Access, and Affordability Act of 2022 (SB 3683).
Yellow Springs’ Fiber-to-the-Home Project is No Joke (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 11:57Los Angeles County Moves Closer to Municipal Broadband (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 03/11/2022 - 13:20Podcast | Field Reports: Municipal Broadband and Digital Equity in Baltimore (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
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Is High-Speed Internet Access Getting More Affordable, Really?
A recent report by BroadbandNow made the rounds in February 2022, with the authors concluding that the average price for broadband access across all major speed tiers for Americans has fallen, by an average of 31 percent or nearly $34/month, since 2016. At a glance, this is great news – perhaps affordable Internet access for all is within reach? Yet the reality is that this report from BroadbandNow, unfortunately, poorly frames the national broadband marketplace.