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Seattleites Want More Than Rhetoric in Quest for Better Broadband
In a recent SLOG post from the Stranger, Ansel Herz commented on Mayor Ed Murray's recent statement on broadband in Seattle. Murray's statement included:Finding a job, getting a competitive education,...
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Media Roundup: Week of August 8
This week’s rumblings on municipal broadband held more reverberations from last week's announcement that the FCC would take up formal proceedings regarding Chattanooga, TN and Wilson, NC petitions. The...
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Community Broadband Media Roundup - September 19, 2014
The media is picking up on Chairman Wheeler’s notice to big telecom: 4Mbps is not going to cut it anymore. Wheeler said speeds closer to 10Mbps should be classified as high speed. A good step, but by...
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October Events in Washington State All About Community Broadband
Two events in October will bring Chris and other telecommunications policy leaders to the State of Washington. On October 8th, the Seattle Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board is...
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Christopher Mitchell Presentation Video: Seattle and Muni Networks
On October 8th, Chris visited the Emerald City to present his thoughts on a municipal network in Seattle. He was a guest of the Seattle Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board at...
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Community Broadband Media Roundup - November 14, 2014
Communities all over the country have nearby examples of successful broadband networks at their fingertips, and this week more communities are moving ahead with plans to take back their authority to...
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Community Broadband Media Roundup - November 30, 2014
This week in community broadband, more communities are adding broadband to the list of essential utilities, and many of them are turning to Chattanooga as a model “gig city.”As Times Free Press’s Dave...
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Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 5, 2014
After successfully fighting a Kansas state law proposed in February that would have outlawed community networks entirely, the city of Chanute is being required to follow an outdated 1940s law that...
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Community Broadband Media Roundup - January 23
We continue to see reverberations from President Obama's speaking out in favor of municipal networks. The presidential nod sparked state lawmakers to propose bills, news organizations to write...
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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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Community Broadband Media Roundup - April 17
This week, Christopher traveled to Austin, Texas for the Broadband Communities Conference. It was great to connect with so many people doing great work and build on the energy we are seeing across the...
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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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Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 15, 2015
This week's big news came out of Washington, specifically Seattle. The city just published a report examining the feasibility of a Chattanooga-type citywide municipal fiber network. The report and...
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Community Broadband Media Roundup - June 19
35 Mayors and Elected Officials Call for Accessible Broadband Performance Information Following GAO Investigation, Next Century CitiesTo help our communities access these critical opportunities, we...
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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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Broadband is Complicated Piece of Seattle Mayor Race
Seattle will choose its new mayor today in a race that was thrust into an unexpected media spotlight following the Washington Post story on Comcast contributions to the challenger. We covered it early...
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Election Day 2013 Community Owned Network Referendum Roundup
Starting with the good news, voters in Colorado overwhelmingly supported municipal network intiatives. Longmont voted 2:1 in favor of bonding to fast track network expansion. We have covered this issue...
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