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![[News] The Broadband Story Abundance Liberals Like Ezra Klein Got Wrong](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_b088a502ce9448b3a0b418f4b1e40614~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_636,h_280,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_b088a502ce9448b3a0b418f4b1e40614~mv2.png)
[News] The Broadband Story Abundance Liberals Like Ezra Klein Got Wrong
The following article originally appeared on Washington Monthly: In late March, the New York Times columnist and podcaster Ezra Klein...
AAPB
Jul 22, 202528 min read
![[Press Release] American Association for Public Broadband Welcomes New Board Members: Lexi Christensen and Brian Vo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_f376d0a81b6f48c1b5fbd0fae99f66e6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_f376d0a81b6f48c1b5fbd0fae99f66e6~mv2.png)
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[Press Release] American Association for Public Broadband Welcomes New Board Members: Lexi Christensen and Brian Vo
American Association for Public Broadband Welcomes New Board Members: Lexi Christensen and Brian Vo New Board Appointments Strengthen...
AAPB
Jul 15, 20252 min read
![[News] USF gets some good news from the Supreme Court – now what?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_63546f3b72484b959d3597d7c8e1fc67~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_687,h_516,al_c,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_63546f3b72484b959d3597d7c8e1fc67~mv2.webp)
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[News] USF gets some good news from the Supreme Court – now what?
The following article originally appeared on Fierce Network: The Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Universal Service Fund The law...
AAPB
Jun 27, 20253 min read
![[News] Industry, Advocates Hail Preservation of USF, But Say Reforms are Still Needed](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_3ff0731ecf094815a50f238e33ff98b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_560,h_280,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_3ff0731ecf094815a50f238e33ff98b7~mv2.jpg)
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[News] Industry, Advocates Hail Preservation of USF, But Say Reforms are Still Needed
The following story originally appeared on Broadband Breakfast : WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025 – The broadband industry and consumer...
AAPB
Jun 27, 20254 min read
![[Statement] AAPB Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding the Constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_a5e663694560419f8b3b196eec79cfa6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_a5e663694560419f8b3b196eec79cfa6~mv2.jpg)
![[Statement] AAPB Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding the Constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_a5e663694560419f8b3b196eec79cfa6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1200,h_901,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_a5e663694560419f8b3b196eec79cfa6~mv2.jpg)
[Statement] AAPB Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding the Constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service
This morning, the United States Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, ruled that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal...
AAPB
Jun 27, 20251 min read
[News] Advocates: Fine Print in New BEAD Notice Favors Satellite Providers
The following article appeared on Broadband Breakfast: As broadband officials dig into the fine print of updated guidance governing a...
AAPB
Jun 25, 20253 min read
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[Speech] The New BEAD Policy Notice: Course Correction or RDOF 2.0?
AAPB Executive Director Gigi Sohn delivered this speech at the Broadband Communities Summit in Houston on June 23, 2025: Welcome to the...
AAPB
Jun 24, 20257 min read
![[Podcast] BEAD: No NOFO Fo Sho - Episode 650 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd807a_add770ac7364422b9d6b815b25f5e7c9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_308,h_308,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/bd807a_add770ac7364422b9d6b815b25f5e7c9~mv2.png)
![[Podcast] BEAD: No NOFO Fo Sho - Episode 650 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd807a_add770ac7364422b9d6b815b25f5e7c9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_308,h_308,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/bd807a_add770ac7364422b9d6b815b25f5e7c9~mv2.png)
[Podcast] BEAD: No NOFO Fo Sho - Episode 650 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
This article originally appeared on Community Networks: In this episode of the podcast, Chris welcomes back Gigi Sohn, Benton Senior...
AAPB
Jun 5, 20251 min read
[News] Looming new BEAD rules slash hopes for faster deployment
This article originally appeared on Fierce Network : Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said a new BEAD funding notice is coming soon...
AAPB
Jun 5, 20253 min read
![[News] Trump Wants to Keep America Digitally Divided](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd807a_3fd5bbc59d0e45b6b8f86edd909c5b79~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_620,h_160,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/bd807a_3fd5bbc59d0e45b6b8f86edd909c5b79~mv2.png)
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[News] Trump Wants to Keep America Digitally Divided
The following article originally appeared in The Progressive Magazine: On May 8, President Donald Trump announced his intention to end...
AAPB
Jun 3, 20254 min read
![[News] Trump halts U.S. effort to attain 'digital equity'](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd807a_7be41d3ae6b84d518aa561f2e3133a13~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1073,h_806,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/bd807a_7be41d3ae6b84d518aa561f2e3133a13~mv2.jpg)
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[News] Trump halts U.S. effort to attain 'digital equity'
The following article appeared on Context: What’s the context? Funding to connect all Americans to the internet at risk under Trump cuts....
AAPB
May 30, 20254 min read
[News] Public Advocate Sohn Urges Audience to Mobilize, and to Sue
The following article appeared in Broadband Breakfast: May 21, 2025 – Gigi Sohn issued a call to arms Wednesday, urging digital equity...
AAPB
May 21, 20251 min read
![[News] National Leaders learn from Vermont's rural broadband strategies](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd807a_0453f27c042d49b794a3cca9665a2df8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_636,h_210,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/bd807a_0453f27c042d49b794a3cca9665a2df8~mv2.png)
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[News] National Leaders learn from Vermont's rural broadband strategies
The following article appeared in the Manchester Journal: MONTPELIER — Vermont is leading the way in the national effort to bring...
AAPB
May 20, 20253 min read
![[News] Municipal Broadband Facing Incumbent Backlash and Financing Challenges](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_12f6ce24fa524f2fa13719c197772758~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_545,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_12f6ce24fa524f2fa13719c197772758~mv2.png)
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[News] Municipal Broadband Facing Incumbent Backlash and Financing Challenges
The vast private capital investment in fiber is focused almost exclusively on getting it into the hands of the major wireless carriers...
AAPB
May 15, 20251 min read
[News] AAPB and ILSR Prepare For Inaugural ‘Future of Public Broadband’ Conference
By Sean Gonsalves Some of the nation’s leading thinkers and doers in the community broadband sector will connect and collaborate in the...
AAPB
May 9, 20253 min read
Meet KPUD Fiber: Giving the Kitsap County Community a Voice and a Choice
As a not-for-profit, community-owned utility, Kitsap County Public Utility District (KPUD) delivers wholesale broadband services over an...
AAPB
Apr 29, 20253 min read
![[Event] Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd807a_85ba9c1ad89b4e0d92f393c8599be83e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/bd807a_85ba9c1ad89b4e0d92f393c8599be83e~mv2.jpg)
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[Event] Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day
Join Us for Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day | May 14–15 | Washington, D.C. The American...
AAPB
Apr 22, 20253 min read
![[Webinar] Building Fiberhoods in Holland](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd807a_08ed2cf6be4f4615824ebe313343666d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_545,h_406,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/bd807a_08ed2cf6be4f4615824ebe313343666d~mv2.jpg)
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[Webinar] Building Fiberhoods in Holland
AAPB partnered with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) for the premiere of Building Fiberhoods in Holland, a mini-documentary...
AAPB
Apr 1, 20251 min read
![[News] Counterpoint: Think about who’s opposing municipal broadband](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_63138e06c87546ebad17e3faf69afbaa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_815,h_612,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_63138e06c87546ebad17e3faf69afbaa~mv2.png)
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[News] Counterpoint: Think about who’s opposing municipal broadband
The following commentary was published by the Minnesota Star Tribune from AAPB Executive Director Gigi Sohn: “Here we go again” is right....
AAPB
Mar 19, 20252 min read
![[SAVE THE DATE] MAY 14-15 for AAPB's Conference & Hill Day in DC](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5eb00_11173f18a8ff4657b91349f898d44aca~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1080,h_811,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d5eb00_11173f18a8ff4657b91349f898d44aca~mv2.png)
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[SAVE THE DATE] MAY 14-15 for AAPB's Conference & Hill Day in DC
AAPB is excited to announce a conference and Hill Day in Washington, DC. Save the date: May 14-15. More details coming soon! For...
AAPB
Mar 14, 20251 min read
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