The FCC has been gently pushing for the end of state laws that make it difficult to build out municipal broadband networks. It should push harder.…
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The National Science Foundation gets behind gigabit innovation with a new fund
Mozilla and the National Science Foundation have created a $300,000 Gigabit Community Fund, to help support people in Kansas City, Kan. and…
Read MoreIs broadband the gateway drug for the web or the drug itself?
Is broadband one step in the economic value chain or the only step? ISPs have decided it's the only value and want to charge based on usage. A better model might recognize it is just one element and rethink how it's offered.…
Read MoreA Tale of Two Kansas Cities and Google
Last week I visited two Kansas Cities – in Kansas and Missouri – on a broadband site visit. When I went to Chattanooga, Tenn., I got an “after” picture of what communities can do with a gigabit. The Kansas City trip was about figuring out the “before."…
Read MoreWhy Chattanooga Represents Broadband’s Future
Last September Chattanooga, Tenn.'s public utility (EPB) announced the first gigabit broadband service in the U.S. To fully grasp the economic power of true broadband, community leaders and broadband champions need look under the hood to get the inside scoop.Here's what gigabit networks can do.…
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