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Seattle Grassroots Muni Initiative Kicks Off With Campaign Survey
Seattleites tired of waiting for incumbents to provide better services, have decided to launch a campaign to establish Internet access as a public utility. In order to get the campaign off to a strong...
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Mesh Networks: They Are Out There
There are probably more mesh Wi-Fi networks operating in the U.S. than most of us realize. They require only one hard-wired connection to the Internet and there are many industrious, tech minded people...
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Seattle Times Supports Universal, Affordable Municipal Network
The Editorial Board of the Seattle Times wants Mayor Ed Murray and his administration to put affordability and ubiquitous access near the top of the list as it considers a municipal fiber network. In a...
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Seattle Energy Committee Meets to Discuss Muni Fiber Possibilities: Video...
As the talk of municipal broadband grows louder in Seattle, city leaders are gathering to learn more about what deploying at a fiber network may entail. On May 13th, the Seattle Energy Committee and...
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Upgrade Seattle on Need For Better Access - Community Broadband Bits Episode 153
We were excited to begin writing about the Upgrade Seattle campaign back in January and this week we are presenting a discussion with several people behind the campaign for episode 153 of the Community...
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Seattle reporters interview Chris Mitchell about broadband feasibility study
With the release of the city of Seattle's community broadband feasibility study, media outlets turned to ILSR and our own Christopher Mitchell for context, and to help uncover what can be done to help...
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Digital Northwest Broadband Summit: March 20 - 21, 2016 in Seattle
Next Century Cities (NCC) is hosting Digital Northwest: A Broadband Summit for Regional Broadband Leaders at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, Washington. The National...
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Seattle Puts Muni Broadband In Its Master Plan
Seattle hasn’t given up the possibility of fast, affordable, reliable connectivity for all.Tags: seattlewashingtonmuniutilitylegislationmaster plangrassrootscomcast
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Data Collection: New Local Rule Helps Protect Seattle Citizens
Seattle is the latest local government taking steps to protect citizens’ data. As of May 24th, companies with franchise agreements allowing them to operate in the city must obtain customer permission...
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Grassroots Broadband Groups Grow Across the U.S.
Community networks are hyper-local movements. As we have researched these networks, we have often uncovered the work of grassroots activists trying to make a difference in their cities. Today, we've...
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Comcast Buys Elections To Prevent Competition In Seattle, Fort Collins
Comcast is once again devoting funds to an investment it considers necessary - influencing elections in Seattle and Fort Collins, Colorado. We've prepared a policy brief to look deeper into Comcast's...
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Discussing the Digital Divides On Road to Digital Equity - Community...
If everyone subscribed to Internet access, the business models for supplying it would be much easier. But there are strong reasons for why many are locked out of Internet access today, a subject we...
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Comcast Spends Big on Local Elections: Would Lose Millions in Revenue from...
Publication Date: November 2, 2017Author(s): H. TrostleChristopher MitchellAs the company with one of the largest ISPs in the nation, Comcast Corporation makes daily investment decisions. They choose...
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Cambridge City Manager is Case Study of Willful Muni Broadband Ignorance
I have been tracking from afar local grassroots efforts in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to start a municipal broadband network for years. I've visited them locally and spoken to various people from...
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Seattle Internet for All Report Offers Good Data But No Radical Solutions
Seattle, Washington sits at the technology epicenter of the Pacific Northwest, and its residents have historically enjoyed better wireline Internet access options than many Americans across the...
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