Author: CLIC

On March 23, 2015, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum establishing a new Broadband Opportunity Council, co-chaired by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Agriculture. The Council comprises 25 federal agencies that can play a role in accelerating broadband deployment and promoting the technology’s adoption across the country. On April 29, 2015, as part […]

Read More… from CLIC Files Comments with the Broadband Opportunity Council

Pundits often look to the Big Stuff, the large-scale stories, to explain why access to modern fiber broadband infrastructure is so important to the quality of our lives. But we should not overlook the overall combined impact of “the little stuff” where this fiber infrastructure really makes a difference. Little stuff, like the impact of […]

Read More… from Why Local Net Choice? Sometimes it’s the Little Stuff

John M. Eger, in an insightful blog last month, talked about CLIC’s role in elevating the debate about broadband to a debate about America’s future. What consumers and citizens across our country need to understand, he said, is that “local internet choice is really about reinventing our cities for the new, increasingly, global knowledge economy.” […]

Read More… from What’s Next?

CLIC mourns the loss of Charles Benton, our dear friend and member of our Board of Advisors. Charles, the founder and Chairman of the Benton Foundation, died last week after an extraordinary life of accomplishment, philanthropy, and advocacy for the public interest in communications. Most recently, in the past decade, Charles has been one of […]

Read More… from Honoring Charles Benton

CLIC is thrilled to be hosting a pre-conference event before the Broadband Communities Conference on April 13,  2015, in Austin, Texas at the Renaissance Hotel.  We are excited to bring together our diverse membership and discuss why local decision-making is critical to our broadband future.  Over the course of the day, we’ll hear from elected […]

Read More… from See you @CLIC in Austin, April 13!

Chris Mitchell from the Institute of Local Self Reliance recently interviewed Jim Baller, counsel to both Chattanooga EPB and Wilson, NC on their now successful petitions at the FCC. We encourage our readers to listen to the full half-hour interview here, and bring you just a few of the highlights below (slightly edited): Chris: How […]

Read More… from How the FCC’s Decision Frees NC and TN Municipalities to Provide Broadband

According to FCC Chairman Wheeler, 15 million Americans, primarily in rural communities, cannot access entry level broadband from home, and 41% of the nation’s rural schools lack a high speed connection. Most rural areas have no choice but to settle for the slow lane — internet on old, poorly maintained, twisted pair copper lines. So […]

Read More… from Rural Representatives Calling Out for Broadband and Local Net Choice

CLIC has received permission to post a terrific letter recently written to Wilson’s Mayor Bruce Rose from Mayor Joey Durel of Lafayette, underscoring how municipal deployment of fiber internet is not a partisan issue, it is an infrastructure issue. Local communities need to be able to decide for themselves the best means possible for ensuring […]

Read More… from From Lafayette to Wilson: Municipal Fiber Deployment is About “Strengthening America”

CLIC is excited to announce the addition of John M. Eger to our Board of Advisors. Professor Eger currently serves as the Director of the Creative Economy Initiative at San Diego State University, while also serving as the Lionel Van Deerlin Endowed Chair of Communications and Public Policy. Other positions for which he is well […]

Read More… from CLIC Welcomes John Eger to our Board of Advisors

Today the Federal Communications Commission granted the petitions of Chattanooga, Tennessee  and Wilson, North Carolina, giving the municipally-owned broadband providers in those communities the freedom to provide high-speed internet service beyond their city limits. The Coalition for Local Internet Choice believes that local leaders should be empowered to make decisions about their communities’ critical infrastructure. […]

Read More… from FCC Grants Chattanooga & Wilson Petitions!