American communities without fast, reliable, affordable, and universally available broadband access face big challenges to their economic development, access to modern education and healthcare resources, and ability to attract and retain residents. Estimates vary, but this critical problem affects up to 30 million people across the United States.
Advocates and community leaders who want to solve this challenge are usually on their own to figure out their best potential roadmap. The Community Broadband Action Network (CBAN) can help.
We are a membership organization of over 120 existing and aspiring community-based broadband providers, services companies, and other broadband advocates in 9 states.
CBAN empowers communities to successfully explore and expand local broadband access and adoption through:
- Education: Lowering sometimes-daunting information barriers through education, coaching, and mentorship
- Facilitation: Making network construction and operations more viable through the facilitation of information and resource sharing
- Collaboration: Encouraging new partnerships, both public and private
CBAN Resource Videos
The Community Broadband Action Network hosts monthly Lunch and Learns, live-streamed and archived on YouTube. Topic cover a variety of issues facing broadband providers and advocates, from policy to the commercial landscape. For a complete archive, click here.
Broadband Bytes (CBAN's e-newsletter)
- 2023 IAMU Broadband Conference Dates Set
- Lunch and Learn - The View from Washington, D.C.
- Waterloo Iowa Takes Next Steps Toward Municipal Fiber
- CBAN Summit in the Books
- Voters in Harlan, Iowa Authorize Board to Sell Telecom Utility
- Alta, Iowa Voters Reject Effort To Dissolve Utility Board
- Iowa Drops A Broadband Funding Bomb
- CBAN Welcomes New Provider Members
- TWO WEEK WARNING
- Mediacom's Fixed Wireless Service In Development
CBAN on Twitter
Want a podcast recommendation to start the week? Check out this episode from @MuniNetworks Community Broadband Bits where they discuss Local Solutions for Expanding Broadband Accessibility! https://t.co/KxENSUHEFm
Check out this article on the latest round of funding from the USDA’s ReConnect program!
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From @NTCAconnect, why fiber is the best way to address the need for faster, more reliable, more affordable broadband
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CBAN on Facebook
Want a podcast recommendation to start the week? Check out this episode from Muni Networks' Community Broadband Bits where they discuss Local Solutions for Expanding Broadband Accessibility!
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On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell is joined by Russ Elliot, the CEO of Siskiyou Telephone in Northern California. The two discuss the importan...Check out this article on the latest round of funding from the USDA’s ReConnect program!
USDA ReConnect Round 3 Rewards High-Speed, Open Access, Locally Driven Networks
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The USDA’s ReConnect program has disbursed more than $1.5 billion since its inception in December 2018. On the whole, the USDA seems to have done a better job than the FCC of leading to new broadban...From NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association why fiber is the best way to address the need for faster, more reliable, more affordable broadband
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#FiberDelivers Home #FiberDelivers #FiberDelivers Broadband access is a critical bi-partisan issue. NTCA and the Fiber Broadband Association believe fiber internet is the best way to meet the countryâ...Is everyone ready for the final Lunch and Learn of 2021? We sure are! Join us on December 16th as we discuss CBAN’s activities in 2021, including our Lunch and Learn series and a successful CBAN Summit in October. We’ll also discuss the changes that CBAN will be implementing for 2022 to improve our mission to facilitate better broadband for all Americans.
From Broadband Breakfast update on FCC nominations confirmation hearings.
Senate Committee OK’s Rosenworcel, Questions Sohn on Mapping, Net Neutrality, Broadband Standards
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Gigi Sohn explained her positions on issues facing the FCC.