- by aapb us
- 26 July
After FCC Debacle, Gigi Sohn Shifts Focus To Challenging Comcast, AT&T With Community-Built Broadband Networks
After FCC Debacle, Gigi Sohn Shifts Focus To Challenging Comcast, AT&T With Community-Built Broadband Networks Broadband from the pass-go,-and-absolutely-collect-$200 dept Wed, Jul 26th 2023 05:24am – Karl Bode Last March, popular telecom and media reformer Gigi Sohn’s appointment to the FCC fell apart, after telecom and media giants (with the GOP’s help) waged a year long lobbying and […]
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- 21 July
Bountiful City Fiber Project Moving Forward
American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB) Statement on Bountiful City Fiber Project Moving Forward Today, Bountiful City, Utah announced that the Utah Taxpayers Association (UTA) failed to collect enough signatures from registered voters to put on November’s ballot the City Council’s unanimous decision to partner with UTOPIA Fiber to build a universal, affordable and […]
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- 10 July
AAPB Warns Communities About Attacks on Broadband Freedom of Choice
AAPB Warns Communities About Attacks on Broadband Freedom of Choice Recently, in several states, big incumbent cable and broadband providers have attempted to stop communities from exercising their freedom to choose the broadband networks that best meet their residents’ needs. The companies do so by hiding behind dark money organizations that misrepresent themselves to […]
- by aapb us
- 9 July
Gigi Sohn: Bountiful City voted for fiber broadband. Big cable wants to take it away.
By Gigi Sohn | For The Salt Lake Tribune | July 9, 2023, 1:00 p.m. Comment May 26 was an historic day for Bountiful City. The City Council voted unanimously, 5-0, to provide its residents with lightning fast, universal and affordable fiber broadband service by partnering with UTOPIA Fiber, the same company that provides fiber-to-the-home service in […]
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- 9 June
Community-Owned Broadband Network Again Tops List Of Most Popular ISPs
from the community-broadband-is-good dept Community-Owned Broadband Network Again Tops List Of Most Popular ISPs | Techdirt Wed, May 31st 2023 03:31pm – Karl Bode techdirt For two decades, frustrated towns and cities all over the country have responded to telecom monopolies by building their own fiber broadband networks. Data routinely shows that not only do these networks provide faster, […]
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- 16 May
Can Publicly Owned Internet Close the Digital Divide in US Cities?
https://www.context.news/digital-rights/can-publicly-owned-internet-close-the-digital-divide-in-us-cities Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON – Software engineer Dan Shuhler spent 15 years frustrated with patchy internet service while living in apartments in Arlington, Virginia – and having no recourse. Each of those complexes contracted with just a single internet provider, leaving residents with no option for other services – a common situation, he said. […]
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- 15 May
Colorado Repeal of Community Broadband A Turning Point Decades in the Making
Colorado Repeal Of Community Broadband Ban A Turning Point Decades In The Making | Welcome to Community Networks (communitynets.org) By Karl Bode of Community Networks on Thursday May 11, 2023 Colorado state leaders have voted to eliminate long-criticized state barriers to municipal broadband networks. Community broadband advocates hope it will be a beacon for other […]
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- 3 May
Gigi Sohn announced as 1st Executive Director of American Association for Public Broadband
Moments ago, Gigi Sohn wrapped her fireside chat at this year’s Broadband Communities Summit by announcing that she’ll be serving as the Executive Director of the American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB). She will also continue her work as a Senior Fellow and Public Advocate at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. The […]
