Should cities have the right to determine their own internet policies? A new coalition from across the country has formed to argue for faster broadband speeds. Read more »
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says the U.S. lacks meaningful broadband competition and proposes a few vague solutions while also calling for higher speeds. Read more »
The effort to bring competition to the U.S. broadband market depends on the eradication of laws in 19 states that make it difficult or impossible for communities to build their own… Read more »
The FCC has been gently pushing for the end of state laws that make it difficult to build out municipal broadband networks. It should push harder. Read more »
An article in Wired argues that Google is violating network neutrality laws, but the bigger issue here is about how we adjust our rules and regulations when we have gigabit speeds,… Read more »
It’s tough to count how many homes have a gigabit connection, but we can try to get some numbers to give a sense of how prevalent such connectivity is. The answer… Read more »
Forget getting a gigabit in one city in all 50 states of the U.S. The real gigabit challenge is helping the existing ISPs think like innovators, not like utilities. Read more »
The FCC doesn’t seem to realize it’s summer. The regulatory agency has been issuing decisions like crazy. And this week it also released a series of questions that indicate the FCC… Read more »
Community-owned broadband gets a significant boost with the Google fiber announcement, even though Kansas City doesn’t own the network. The trick is understanding which Google tactics can be replicated by community… Read more »
One of the benefits of D.C.’s 100 gigabit network is that it should open eyes to the importance of middle mile infrastructure, but it’s not clear how many last mile projects… Read more »