WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2025) – Christopher Mitchell, director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative at the ...

One way to build local power is to catalyze change directly in your community. Another, equally important method is to catalyze the catalysts. To really make change and build sustainable local ...

The FTC has chosen to ignore a clear Congressional directive and “abandon communities that depend on fair competition to maintain access to essential goods and services,” says Stacy Mitchell “The ...

The Trump administration’s dismantling of a popular broadband grant program has been greeted with disgust and anger by those doing the heavy lifting to bridge the country’s digital divide, leaving ...

When California announced in 2021 that it would open a last-mile broadband grant program seeded with $2 billion, it was something of a watershed moment. The Last-Mile Federal Funding Account (FFA) ...

Hawaii scored 6 out of 13 on the 2025 Community Power Scorecard. It passed its first community solar legislation in 2024. Successful and meaningful community solar policies prioritize four central ...

Chain dollar stores are inundating America’s communities. In both small towns and urban neighborhoods, they are edging out locally owned businesses, freezing out entrepreneurs, and shifting profits ...

The 2020 edition of ILSR’s Profiles of Monopoly: Big Cable and Telecom report analyzes the latest data available from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate broadband competition ...

10 million customers depend on their essential public service, yet decisions are made behind closed doors. What has gone wrong with Tennessee Valley Authority? Listen to the full episode and explore ...

The Rev. Dr. Donald Perryman was born and raised into the Black church in Toledo, Ohio. Since 1997, he has served as the Senior Pastor at The Center of Hope Community Baptist Church, in the central ...