ILSR Counts 47 Muni Broadband Networks Since 2021

At least 47 municipal broadband networks launched services since Jan. 1, 2021, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance said Thursday. Many others are in planning or preconstruction stages, ILSR said. The institute counts nearly 450 muni broadband networks in the U.S., it said. “Instead of pleading with or giving additional handouts to the monopoly ISPs,” the cities with muni broadband networks “decided to invest in themselves,” said Ry Marcattilio, ILSR associate director for research.