In May, we published a story about the fate of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), based on a prediction model we built that was intended to visualize how long we might expect the $14.2 billion fund to last before needing new Congressional appro…… Read More
Telehealth has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, but it remains unavailable to the millions of Americans who lack Internet access. To make telehealth available to the populations that need it most (i.e. rural Black populations), we need to expand broadband infrastructure. This report from Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative and ILSR demonstrates that the cost of building and maintaining universal Internet infrastructure would be quickly recouped by the massive economic returns of wider telehealth access.… Read More
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) as a host organization for a Leading Edge Fellowship for the second time. The application window has opene…… Read More
In early August, the city of Holland, Michigan (pop. 33,000) voted to fund the construction of a citywide, open access fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. It’s the culmination of almost a decade of consideration, education, planning, and success, and bui…… Read More
In May, we published a story about the fate of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), based on a prediction model we built that was intended to visualize how long we might expect the $14.2 billion fund to last before needing new Congressional appro…… Read More
ILSR’s Exploring Digital Equity Fact Sheet Series unpacks the issues, challenges, and opportunities of bringing broadband access to everyone. … Read More
Business has been unmistakably good for Comcast recently, having added 1.3 million new broadband subscribers in 2021 alone. But that wasn’t the only cause for its increased earnings. … Read More
Researchers at the University of Chicago show that a lack of Internet access has been strongly correlated with higher Covid-19 mortality rates.… Read More
The digital divide has only become more pronounced with the pandemic, prompting Baltimore officials to make moves in the direction of something exciting: building a city-owned, open access fiber network.… Read More
