The Case For Municipal Broadband Networks: Stronger Than Ever

…PUD Selects Artesian Direct’s CAPRISOLTM E-commerce Solution for Initial Pilot,https://www.technetnw.org/news_stories/artesian_direct/grant_county_PUD.htm. 15Hayes, They Won’t Get Left Behind, FWC.com (April 2, 2001), https://www.fcw.com/civic/articles/2001/apr/civ-feat2-04-01.asp. 16CFW’s Press Release, https://www.business.com/directory/telecommunications/local_and_long-distance _carriers/us_local_exchange_carriers/competitive_local_exchange_carriers_clec/ ntelos/key_developments. 17McKay, Rural Ohio…

Jim Baller Interview on C-Span’s “The Communicators”

…efforts to lobby Congress and the Administration of President-elect Barack Obama for a National Broadband Strategy. Anne Veigel of Communications Daily, is co-host. Program from Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6GQJD4zcTA&feature=channel_page…

HolstonConnect, LLC files complaint against Nexstar Media Group, Inc. for violation of FCC’s rules requiring good faith negotiation of retransmission consent

…bring gigabit Internet to thousands of unserved residents in rural East Tennessee, has filed a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) retransmission consent complaint against Nexstar Media Group, currently one of the…

Baller Herbst Stokes & Lide Statement on the FCC’s Decision to Remove North Carolina and Tennessee Barriers to Community Broadband Initiatives

…North Carolina and Tennessee laws that the Commission has removed today, are bad for America’s communities, bad for the private sector, particularly high-technology companies, and bad for America’s global competitiveness.”…

Baller Herbst Stokes & Lide Statement on the FCC’s Order Removing Barriers to Community Broadband Initiatives in Tennessee and North Carolina

…promote competition in their communities. Today, the Commission released a 116-page written order that implements the Commission’s decision and explains its rationale.   Washington (March 12, 2015) – Baller Herbst…