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The Utility Reform Network (TURN) in CA says consumer groups got caught looking the other way. This is from a paywalled report at communicationsdaily.com/news/2026/06... --TURN quotes it on their site.
⚡Our updated Tribal Networks Census is here!⚡
It's comprehensive look with an interactive map of Indian Country connectivity across 202 federally recognized Tribes
Since 2020, the number of Tribally-owned/operated networks has doubled!
Resource here ⬇️
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Why would a California Dem be trying to strip the California Public Utilities Commission of its telecom authority, just as the agency is making a real difference on broadband affordability?
Well, here we are, and our own @seangon.bsky.social writes about what's at stake here in @prospect.org
Yet another community harnessing state grant funds to build a targeted community-owned network to enable public housing residents to get free Internet service
In Fresno, they just completed bldg a mesh wireless network for 350 residents
Our story here ⬇️
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr has the E-rate program in his crosshairs
He's also eying "reforms" to the FCC’s broadband mapping efforts -something consumer groups say could harm our ability to map and measure which communities need reliable & affordable Internet access, or where there's a lack of choice
You've likely heard about a municipally-owned grocery store in the works for New York City
Now, the NYC Public Advocate's office has unveiled a resurrected & revamped Internet Master Plan from the de Blasio days, calling for a city-wide municipal broadband system in a new report
Our story here ⬇️
Longmont, Colo. is home to the best ISP in the nation. Nope, not of one of the Big Cable or Telecom companies...
It's their city-owned fiber network, NextLight
On this week's Unbuffered pod, @sportshotchris.bsky.social welcomes Valerie Dodd & Scott Rochat fr NextLight explore how they did it
In the latest Unbuffered ep, @sportshotchris.bsky.social is joined Josh Edmonds, CEO of DigitalC, for a super insightful conversation about one of the most ambitious efforts in the country to address the digital divide in Cleveland
You'd think every elected Dem would be championing affordability initiatives and oversight that produces tangible results around broadband affordability, right?
Well, then there's this Assemblymember in Calif looking to gut the CPUC and its authority to regulate broadband as a utility
Our story ⬇️
Max Kennerly
The state’s Public Utilities Commission has been a national leader in making broadband affordable for low-income families. Assemblymember Tasha Boerner wants to end that.
Trump Federal Communication Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has announced vague potential changes to the FCC’s E-Rate program that could harm program funding, effectiveness, and the overarching goal ...
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New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams – a non-voting member of the New York City Council with the right to introduce and co-sponsor legislation – released a detailed “Get Connected” report ca...
YouTube video by Institute for Local Self-Reliance
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The California State Assembly recently voted 67-1 to strip telecom oversight authority away from the CPUC and shift it to a more easily-lobbied state legislature – and an as-yet-undefined state broadb...
