In Vermont, it's not just about wires and expanding high-speed Internet for online shopping and Netflix It's about things like privacy pods, telehealth and transforming the lives on residents - all with community-owned fiber networks Our story here ⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/beyo...

⚡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 ⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/trib...

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 ⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/fres...

The annual Fiber Connect conference wraps up today An interesting data point emerged: independent ISPs, electric co-ops, and municipal networks together accounted for about 40 percent of all fiber deployment in 2025 Community-rooted operators 💪 Our story ⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/nati...

One of our new Unbuffered podcast segments... What the Tech? - a quick run-down of something amazing in tech news and/or something really foolish In this one, our own @seangon.bsky.social shares his moon joy, the value of space exploration & the life-altering NASA tech society has benefited from

Congressmembers Rob Menendez, Doris Matsui (CA-07), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and Troy Carter, Sr. (LA-02) have introduced new legislation that would compel the FCC to re-establish the Communications Equity and Diversity Council communitynetworks.org/content/new-...

We had a special Unbuffered podcast that looked at ICE in Minnesota While it touched it on some of the technologies used by the government and the community, it was really about the human networks involved You can watch the podcast in its entirety at this link youtu.be/Ar3SO89RESM?...

Yes, we often talk about infrastructure and policy But, at its essence, we're really talking about impact on real life people, embodied in our story about Belinda whose life was transformed by a laptop & low-cost Internet service Our story at link below ⬇️ 💻 📶 communitynetworks.org/content/cap-...

The $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act, which the Trump admin abruptly "terminated" last year, remains in legal limbo Update at link below ⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/cour...

Always a relevant and insightful discussion whenever we have @saschameinrath.bsky.social on our podcast

⚡Join us tomorrow at noon ⚡ And you can register here sites.google.com/ilsr.org/ils...

⚡We've got a great line-up of folks who work on the front-lines of closing the digital divide in some of the most challenging spaces ⚡

⚡We've add new features and functionality to our Community Network Map to show more detail on where (and what) publicly owned networks are across the U.S. Today, we take a big step: adding Tribal networks serving their communities⚡ Link below ⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/our-...

Will states get their "non-deployment" BEAD dollars to help tackle the nation's massive digital divide or will NTIA flout the law? Our story at link below in light of recent developments 🌐⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/ntia...

⚡Join us today at noon ET for our free webinar with @aapbroadband.bsky.social and our special expert guests We'll have Sean Stokes and Casey Lide from Keller & Heckman exploring laws, risks & solutions shaping local broadband networks⚡ communitynetworks.org/content/aapb...

Yes, 2025 tested us Still, hope survives. Join our end of year Building for Digital Equity livestream to reflect, reset and gear up for a pivotal 2026 in the fight for universal broadband Details and registration at link below ⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/digi...

Municipal broadband continues to cook Fort Collins, Colorado’s popular Connexion municipal broadband network has unveiled SmartHome, a new network management app that helps subscribers better manage the security & bandwidth-consumption of their home networks communitynetworks.org/content/fort...

🚨 Webinar alert! 🚨 Join us Nov 20 @ 12 noon ET for “Building Smarter Cities and the Cost of Doing Nothing” — a free, 60-minute live discussion on why smart fiber infrastructure matters and what cities lose if they sit still Story w/registration link here ⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/webi...

Here is our first installment of an ongoing series we are calling Connected Complex It looks at how states, local communities, and ISPs are working to address the complex challenges involved in bringing high-speed Internet access to multi-dwelling units communitynetworks.org/content/mass...

How come most of us don't have a choice in choosing Internet service providers? Why is there is there so very little competition? The CBN team cuts right to quick in discussing it with @karlbode.com @sportshotchris.bsky.social @seangon.bsky.social and @jpittman.bsky.social 🌐📶💻 #LostPackets

If Internet access technologies were food and you were really hungry, what type of connectivity serves up the best meal? @sportshotchris.bsky.social and @seangon.bsky.social discuss (Apologies in advance to vegetarians😬) #LostPackets 🌐💻📶

Community broadband continues to make strides! Our story here comes out of Syracuse NY where the city has expanded its municipally-owned network Surge Link to 9,200 low-income households, offering $15/month service for qualified households 👏👏👏 🌐💻⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/syra...

While politics and uncertainty roil the national effort to expand broadband access, municipal broadband continues to wrack up wins Congrats to Dryden Fiber in Dryden NY who just signed their 400th subscriber Our story here 🌐💻⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/ny-s...

It was part of a discussion initiated by a previous one when CBN director @sportshotchris.bsky.social and CBN's Digital Opportunity Lead @jpittman.bsky.social talked about a common misperception with Internet access .... And McDonald's #LostPackets 🌐💻

Most agree that Internet access is essential But is it a "right?" ILSR's Community Broadband Network team director @sportshotchris.bsky.social Digital Opportunity Lead @jpittman.bsky.social and Comms Director/Senior Writer @seangon.bsky.social discuss #LostPackets 🌐💻

Last week CA Assemblymember Tasha Boerner abruptly withdrew broadband affordability legislation she had sponsored. But what really killed the broadband affordability bill in California? We dive into the mystery and hope Boerner is wrong about the culprit 🌐💻⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/whod...

We don't know who needs to hear this but... It wasn't "charity" to bring electricity to every household in America It was about economic growth The same could be said for high speed Internet access, as CBN director @sportshotchris.bsky.social notes 🌐💻 #LostPackets #PluggedIn #BandwidthBuzz

The CBN team (almost unanimously) believes the word "Internet" should ALWAYS be capitalized Here CBN director @sportshotchris.bsky.social makes the case for why What say you? #LostPackets #PluggedIn 🌐💻

The Ugly Choice in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" - Internet or Food for SNAP recipients?

From inaccurate broadband mapping and over-reliability on industry-provided coverage claims to inconsistent broadband definitions and patchwork federal oversight, a new Pew study examines decades of U.S. broadband policy and found plenty of room for improvement communitynetworks.org/content/pew-...