- Biden-Sanders Task Force Backs Net Neutrality, Municipal Broadband
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 9, 2020
"Democrats will restore the FCC's clear authority to take strong enforcement action against broadband providers who violate net neutrality principles through blocking, throttling, paid prioritization, or other measures that crea ...
- Warren Blasts Broadband Providers For Thwarting Competition
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Broadband providers have "deliberately restricted competition, kept prices high and used their armies of lobbyists to persuade state legislatures to ban towns and cities from building their own public networks ...
- ACLU Urges Cities To Restore Net Neutrality By Building Own Networks
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 29, 2018
"Nothing the FCC has done prevents a city, county, or town from directing its own, municipally run service to honor strong network neutrality and privacy policies," the ACLU says. ...
- Community-Owned Networks Cheaper Than Private Carriers, Study Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 12, 2018
Community-owned fiber broadband networks offer cheaper service than commercial providers, according to a new study by Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. ...
- Michigan Lawmaker Withdraws Bill To Restrict Muni-Broadband
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 27, 2017
A state lawmaker in Michigan has pulled a controversial bill that would have hindered local towns from building their own broadband networks. ...
- Michigan Mulls New Restrictions On Muni-Broadband
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 18, 2017
A Republican lawmaker in Michigan has introduced a bill that would hinder local towns from building their own broadband networks. ...
- Judge Rejects AT&T's Challenge To Louisville Law That Boosts Google Fiber
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 17, 2017
A federal judge has rejected AT&T's challenge to a Louisville, Kentucky law aimed at making it easier for Google to launch Gigabit fiber service in the city. ...
- The Surprising City That Rates Highest For TV, Broadband Services
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, June 29, 2017
A regional power company in Tennessee has emerged as Consumer Reports' top-rated TV provider, edging out Google Fiber by one point. ...
- Tennessee To Give Private Companies $45 Million To Expand Rural Broadband
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would give private companies $45 million to extend broadband to rural areas. But the state failed to pass a measure that would ha ...
- Most Americans Support Municipal Broadband
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 10, 2017
More than 70% of Americans want their local city or town to create a broadband network if the incumbent providers offer service that's expensive or slow, according to the P ...
- Virginia Lawmakers Pass New Muni-Broadband Rules
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 9, 2017
Lawmakers in Virginia have passed a contested carrier-backed municipal broadband bill by a vote of 72-24. The measure, which has been significantly pared down from an original version, requires muni-broadba ...
- Virginia Considers Prohibiting New Muni-Broadband Networks
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 13, 2017
A proposed bill in Virginia would make it harder for cities and towns to offer muni-broadband service. The measure would prohibit local governments from building their own networks if ...
- Pinetops, North Carolina To Lose Fiber Broadband Service
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 16, 2016
Local lawmakers in Wilson, North Carolina voted to stop offering broadband service to residents of Pinetops, thanks to a recent court decision that effectively reinstated restrictions on muni-broadband. The mo ...
- New Bill Would Boost Muni-Broadband
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, September 15, 2016
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-California) has proposed legislation to prohibit states from trying to restrict muni-broadband. The Federal Communications Commission recently ruled that federal law trumped state restrictions on muni-broadband, b ...
- Google Fiber Gets Boost In Nashville
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Lawmakers in Nashville preliminarily approved a measure that would make it easier for Google Fiber to offer Gigabit broadband service in the city. ...
- FCC Won't Appeal Court Decision To Reinstate Muni-Broadband Restrictions
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 29, 2016
The FCC won't appeal a recent ruling that reinstated restrictions on muni-broadband in Tennessee and North Carolina. “Sometimes you’ve got to know when to fold 'em,” Harold Feld, senior vi ...
- Court Nixes FCC Attempt To Boost Muni-Broadband
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Siding against the FCC, an appellate court ruled that the agency lacked authority to invalidate state laws hindering muni-broadband. ...
- Missouri Lawmakers Consider New Limits On Muni-Broadband
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 4, 2016
The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill that would further restrict cities and towns from building broadband networks that compete with private cable companies and telecoms. The sta ...
- Mediacom Expands Lawsuit Against Iowa City
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 15, 2016
Mediacom has expanded a lawsuit against Iowa City to claim that the conspired with local network operator InOm "to allow ImOn to build out its cable infrastructure in violation ...
- FCC Defends Muni-Broadband Order To Court
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 17, 2016
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing today on lawsuits filed by the states of Tennessee and North Carolina, which are challenging an FCC decision to nix restrictio ...
- Tennessee Votes Down Proposal To Expand Muni-Broadband
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 16, 2016
AT&T and Comcast have successfully lobbied against a bill that would have enabled the expansion of high-speed municipal broadband in Tennessee. Twenty-seven broadband industry lobbyists opposed the proposal, which w ...
- Google Readies Fiber Launch In Portland
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 11, 2016
Google Fiber has been striking deals for utility pole access with Portland General Electric and Pacific Power -- apparently in preparing to launch Gigabit broadband service in Portland, Oregon. Goog ...
- Google To Use City-Owned Network To Bring Fiber To Huntsville
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 22, 2016
Google will bring its superfast Gigabit broadband service to Huntsville, Alabama, through a public-private partnership with the city. ...
- Louisville Lawmakers Pave Way For Google Fiber
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Lawmakers in Louisville, Kentucky unanimously voted in favor of a proposal that will enable Google Fiber roll out broadband in the city. The proposal, passed over opposition by Time Warn ...
- AT&T Cast As 'Villain' In Tennessee Muni-Broadband Battle
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 5, 2016
Advocates for rural broadband in Tennessee pressed state lawmakers to allow Chattanooga's EPB to expand its ultra-fast network to other parts of the state. AT&T, Comcast and other incumbent provide ...
- Mediacom Sues Iowa City Muni-Broadband Network
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 29, 2016
Iowa City's muni-broadband network ImOn Communications is being sued by incumbent provider Mediacom, which argues that the network's agreement with the city is illegal because ImOn doesn't have a tradition ...
- Massachusetts Town Builds 2G Broadband Network
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The town of Leverett, Massachusetts, which recently launched a community broadband network, will offer residents 2 GB connections for a total of $75 a month, starting next year. By contras ...
- GOP Senators Criticize FCC For Boosting Muni-Broadband
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 11, 2015
Eight GOP senators wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to voice concerns about the agency's efforts to boost muni-broadband. The senators pointed to the FCC's recent decision ...
- Gigabit Service Coming To Lincoln, Nebraska
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Every home and business in Lincoln, Nebraska will be able to receive gigabit fiber broadband service by 2019, thanks to a deal with Internet service provider Allo. The ISP current ...
- Silicon Valley Sides With FCC, Says Muni-Broadband Networks Can Close 'Digital Divide'
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, November 12, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission took "a step toward broadband abundance" this year when it voted to nix laws that prevent local cities and towns from creating their own muni-broadband netwo ...