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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
We’ve officially surpassed 800 communities served by municipal broadband. 😎 Get the full breakdown from @ilsr’s @MuniNetworks map: https://t.co/RH2eMmiOcR
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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! https://t.co/DYPBA3wNF0
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A can't-miss get-together and always something to learn:
linkedin.com
Don't let cost keep you away. Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, we are able to offer scholarship support for the CBAN/IAMU Spring Summit! DM Curtis Dean or Jon Willow for details. The...
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Municipal Broadband and Innovative Financing Models: Unlocking Economic Growth
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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! https://t.co/AczEZfeluE
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We're talking live with folks about the New York Affordable Broadband Act - what it means, where it's likely to go, and how other states can address the cost of service for folks who have trouble affording it:
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EVENT Feb 3: Consider Affordable Broadband State-By-State @MuniNetworks
blandinonbroadband.org
An invitation from the Institute for Local Self Reliance… As other states consider filing or supporting legislation similar to New York’s Affordable Broadband Act that requires large broadban…
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ICYMI: @MuniNetworks released a piece highlighting why @ITIFdc’s latest paper is a "lazy, industry-backed smear" of public broadband ⬇️ https://t.co/nuPub3Z53n
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We're live at 2pm ET today for our last Connect This! show of the year. We're reviewing our January predictions to see what we got right, the legacy of the Biden FCC, NY's low-cost program win, and more. Join us:
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Meanwhile, big buckets of awards announce for new fiber in both New York and California, with publicly owned and operated projects winning big.
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In the latest OpenVault report, the rate of upload demand was double downstream.
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Next topic: The plummeting value of 5G mmWave spectrum -
lightreading.com
Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and others spent billions of dollars in the early days of 5G on millimeter wave spectrum licenses. But the value of those licenses appears to be rapidly declining.
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Talking now about the last two FCCs and the general ineffectiveness of both. In the last eight years there have been astonishingly little done, no effective leadership, and no attempt to curb the monopoly power that has a stranglehold on the market.
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The lack of live customer service support from Starlink has always been baffling. To subscribers as well. And it leaves households with often no alternative completely in the dark in troubleshooting down or degraded connections. But the business model has depended on it.
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Starlink has reintroduced waiting lists in many areas, and also launches customer service line.
pcmag.com
Although still in trial mode, the official hotline is designed to address any connection issues that pop up for Starlink subscribers.
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Oh, by the way, CBN is now over on bluesky! Join us if you like as we look for ways to engage with people:
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Starting off with some conversation about the recent claims by AT&T and Verizon that they can sell user data with impunity.
arstechnica.com
Carriers claim location data isn't protected, say they have right to jury trial.
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We're live for another episode of Connect This! to talk about the LTE providers selling your data with impunity, CPUC awards, New York municipal network awards, Starlink, the real value of spectrum, and more. Join us!
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Set your alarms: we're back for another episode of Connect This! today at 2pm ET. Join us live:
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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: https://t.co/AczEZfeluE
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