Community Internet

Community Broadband Act of 2007 (H.R. 3281/S. 1853)

Migrated Content — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:35:08 -0800

The Community Broadband Act (H.R. 3281), introduced in the House by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), would encourage the deployment of high-speed networks by preserving the ability of local governments to offer community broadband infrastructure and services.

Free Wi-Fi in San Francisco Expands to Tenderloin

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:27:09 -0700

A different way of covering an election

DChinni — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:01:00 -0700

It's already clear that is election isn't going to be like others so we need to think about how to cover it differently. I'm not talking about replacing what's out there, but at least adding to it.

Vint Cerf Supports Municipal Broadband Networks

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:02:32 -0700

Municipal broadband networks could help boost the availability of high-speed Internet access and even help to ensure Net neutrality in the U.S., said Vint Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google.

Ohio Governor Pushes for High-Speed Internet

Stevie Converse — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:49:40 -0700

Tom Hubbard can't get the high-speed Internet access he needs to send large photo files for his abstract digital art, and he doesn't live in Appalachia or rural Ohio.

FP Letter to Senate Commerce Committee on S.1853

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:31:32 -0700

This letter from Ben Scott to the Senate Commerce Committee urges support for S. 1853, the Community Broadband Act of 2007.

Palabras de Resistencia de Medios/Words of Media Resistance

Poor News Network — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:34:00 -0700

Pobreza,
Raza, Discapacidad y intellectuales Migratorios de la Prensa Pobre y
Voces De Inmigrantes en Resistancia testifican la verdad a la FCC sobre
el asunto de la Neutralidad del Internet.

Poverty, Race, Disability and Migrant scholars from
PoorNewsNetwork(PNN) in collaboration with Media organizers from all
ova da bay speak truth to the FCC on Net Neutrality

Oversight of the Federal Communication Commission- 700 MHz Auction

Bliss Requa-Trautz — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:16:33 -0700

Start: 04/15/2008 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet (a subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce) will review the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz Auction. Witnesses to include FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and Commissioners Copps, Adelstein, Tate, and McDowell on the first panel, and Deputy Chief Charles Dowd of the New York City Police Department, Robert J.

Stanford Hearing an Internet Wake-Up Call

Timothy Karr — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:59:00 -0700

Get ready for Round Two in 2008's Internet Battle Royale. At stake is whether we should allow a handful of giant corporations to close the Web for their own gain, or whether we should put in place baseline protections that will leave our Internet open to the millions of people who use it.

YouthNoise - a non-profit social network for young activists and leaders. Help us promote the Save the Internet campaign!

YouthNoise — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:11:00 -0700

YouthNoise provides young leaders with everything they
need to build movements to make consequential positive change in their
communities. We are a non-profit online social network - check us out at www.youthnoise.com. We are currently running a number of major campaigns - Youth Rising Summit Tour (a nationwide series of youth summits addressing issues of local concern to young people) and Right To Learn (a California-based program to encourage youth involvement in the education reform debate). We will be launching new programs in Personal Health and Environmental Justice later in 2008/early 2009.

Low-Income Residents Get High-Speed Access

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:21:45 -0700

Last summer, when Earthlink pulled the plug on plans to build a citywide Wi-Fi network in San Francisco, it looked like only those with the money to pay for high-speed Internet access (or with a decent laptop and a good map of free hotspots) would be able to get it. Such bad things should happen more often.

Brewster Kahle's Internet Archive Brings Broadband to San Francisco Housing Projects

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:19:17 -0700

Mayor Gavin Newsom's office tried to garner good press by selling his efforts to bring free Wi-Fi to San Francisco as an effort to bring broadband to the poor, under the auspices of Project Tech Connect.

Don't Give Up on Wireless Philadelphia

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:37:40 -0700

Whither Wireless Philadelphia? Let's pray its fate is not: Wither, Wireless Philadelphia. The nonprofit grew out of a fetching vision: Take a city with a huge digital divide, half its households strangers to the Internet. Use a partnership with a visionary company to propel it to the front of the connected pack.

Virginia Is for Broadband Lovers

Stevie Converse — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:22:06 -0700

"Let me tell you how I decided to come live on the rural frontier," starts Joan Minor. Minor is, improbably, the official blogger for Rose Hill, Va., a tiny mountain town tucked deep in Virginia's tobacco and coal-mining country, who came to live there because of the state's unique broadband policies.

Internet Archive to Fund Super High-Speed Internet in Public Housing

Stevie Converse — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:48:40 -0700

Living in public housing is nothing to write home about, and certainly nothing that offers lifestyle advantages over what most people fortunate enough to afford something more elaborate have.

Minneapolis Wi-Fi Network to Be Completed by Month's End

Stevie Converse — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:54:31 -0700

For many cities in Minnesota and across the country, creating municipal Wi-Fi has been much tougher to implement than it was to imagine.

Fiber Center Gets First Viewing

Stevie Converse — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:57:52 -0700

After nearly a decade of discussions, Wilson, S.C., officials finally got a chance Wednesday to see their vision of a city-operated cable television system come to life.

City Council members were given a private tour Wednesday afternoon of the technical hub of Wilson's new Greenlight services, which will begin selling phone, Internet and cable services to city residents later this year.

South Bronx Businesses in Internet Dumps, but Help Could Be on the Way

Stevie Converse — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:50:52 -0700

Tenants in the Harlem River Transportation and Distribution Center have easy access to the Major Deegan and Bruckner expressways - but when it comes to the information superhighway, sometimes there's no entrance ramp.

Intel Researchers Stretch Wi-Fi to Cover 60 Miles

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:43:35 -0700

Intel recently demonstrated a modified 802.11 radio link with a data rate of around 6 Mbps and a range of more than 60 miles.

Hopes for Wireless Cities Fade as Internet Providers Pull Out

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:13:05 -0700

It was hailed as Internet for the masses when Philadelphia officials announced plans in 2005 to erect the largest municipal Wi-Fi grid in the country, stretching wireless access over 135 square miles with the hope of bringing free or low-cost service to all residents, especially the poor.