Below the map, you may select what types of information you want to display. We strongly believe these decisions should be made locally, based on needs, capacity, and desire of the community itself.Ĭlick on the pin of a network to learn more about it or click on a state with barriers (in red) to learn about the limitation. Seventeen states have barriers in place that discourage or prevent local communities from deciding locally if such an investment is a wise decision. (Our cooperative stats are not current and we are working on resolving that). 10 communities served by one broadband cooperative.
83 municipal networks serving 148 communities with a publicly owned FTTH citywide network.Our numbers of cooperatives are still being updated. Our map includes more than 900 communities, of which more than 600 are served by some form of municipal network and many hundreds more by cooperative networks. This map tracks a variety of ways in which local governments have invested in wired telecommunications networks as well as state laws that discourage such approaches. They range from massive networks offering a gig to hundreds of thousands in Tennessee to small towns connecting a few local businesses. Communities invest in telecommunications networks for a variety of reasons - economic development, improving access to education and health care, price stabilization, etc.
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