Telco Lies and the Truth about Municipal Broadband Networks
Publication Date: May 11, 2005 Author(s): Ben Scott, Free Press Author(s): Frannie Wellings, Free Press The telecom and cable kings of the broadband industry have failed to bridge the digital divide...
View ArticleGlasgow Network Saves Millions for Citizens
The truth is our project is an overwhelming economic success. For nearly fifteen years now, our project has delivered the lowest cable rates in North America to the 14,000 residents of Glasgow, KY. We...
View ArticlePaying the Bills, Measuring the Savings
Publication Date: March 9, 2005 Author(s): John M. Kelly, American Public Power Association Full Title: Paying the Bills, Measuring the Savings: Assessing the Financial Viability and Community...
View ArticleOn the Media Devotes Segment to Municipal Broadband Networks
You may recall that we reported on Johnston's last book, The Fine Print: How big companies use plain english to rob you blind. In this short interview from On the Media called "America's Lagging...
View ArticleBilly Ray, Community Broadband Pioneer, Joins us For Community Broadband Bits...
Glasgow was a true pioneer in community owned broadband networks, starting with its own cable plant in the 1980s. Billy Ray, CEO of Glasgow Electric Plant Board, has been an inspiration for municipal...
View ArticleJim Baller Discusses Municipal Broadband History - Community Broadband Bits...
Jim Baller has been helping local governments to build community owned networks for as long as they have been building them. He is the President of and Senior Principal of the Baller Herbst Law Group...
View ArticleGlasgow EPB Helps Community Hospital Expand
When a local hospital saw an opportunity to deliver services from an abandoned big box store, the community broadband network sealed the deal with connectivity both advanced and affordable. That store...
View ArticleBilly Ray on the Origins of the First Muni Broadband Network
During the summer, I spent two days in Glasgow, Kentucky, to learn about the first municipal broadband network in the country. I believe it also became the first community in the US to have broadband...
View ArticleBilly Ray on the Origins of the First Muni Broadband Network: Community...
Last month, we unveiled a video teaser of our interviews in Glasgow, Kentucky over the summer regarding its municipal broadband network. This week our podcast features a few clips from those interviews...
View ArticleChris Mitchell and Billy Ray From Glasgow on Community Matters Podcast
In the most recent podcast from Community Matters, Fran Stoddard interviews Chris Mitchell and Billy Ray, from the Glasgow Electric Plant Board. The interview touches on the benefits of community...
View ArticleThe Birth of Community Broadband - Video
ILSR is excited to announce a new short video examining an impressive municipal broadband network, Glasgow Kentucky. Glasgow was the first municipal broadband network and indeed, seems to have been the...
View ArticleTelco Lies and the Truth about Municipal Broadband Networks
Publication Date: May 11, 2005Author(s): Ben Scott, Free PressFrannie Wellings, Free PressThe telecom and cable kings of the broadband industry have failed to bridge the digital divide and opted to...
View ArticleGlasgow Network Saves Millions for Citizens
The truth is our project is an overwhelming economic success. For nearly fifteen years now, our project has delivered the lowest cable rates in North America to the 14,000 residents of Glasgow, KY. We...
View ArticlePaying the Bills, Measuring the Savings
Publication Date: March 9, 2005Author(s): John M. Kelly, American Public Power AssociationFull Title: Paying the Bills, Measuring the Savings: Assessing the Financial Viability and Community Benefits...
View ArticleOn the Media Devotes Segment to Municipal Broadband Networks
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View ArticleBilly Ray, Community Broadband Pioneer, Joins us For Community Broadband Bits...
Glasgow was a true pioneer in community owned broadband networks, starting with its own cable plant in the 1980s. Billy Ray, CEO of Glasgow Electric Plant Board, has been an inspiration for municipal...
View ArticleJim Baller Discusses Municipal Broadband History - Community Broadband Bits...
Jim Baller has been helping local governments to build community owned networks for as long as they have been building them. He is the President of and Senior Principal of the Baller Herbst Law Group...
View ArticleGlasgow EPB Helps Community Hospital Expand
When a local hospital saw an opportunity to deliver services from an abandoned big box store, the community broadband network sealed the deal with connectivity both advanced and affordable. That store...
View ArticleBilly Ray on the Origins of the First Muni Broadband Network
During the summer, I spent two days in Glasgow, Kentucky, to learn about the first municipal broadband network in the country. I believe it also became the first community in the US to have broadband...
View ArticleBilly Ray on the Origins of the First Muni Broadband Network: Community...
Last month, we unveiled a video teaser of our interviews in Glasgow, Kentucky over the summer regarding its municipal broadband network. This week our podcast features a few clips from those interviews...
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