Community owned communications is spreading

institute for Local Self Reliance

• 55 municipal networks serving 108 communities with a publicly owned FTTH citywide network.
• 76 communities with a publicly owned cable network reaching most or all of the community.
• 197 communities with some publicly owned fiber service available to parts of the community (often a business district).
• More than 120 communities with publicly owned dark fiber available
• More than 130 communities in 27 states with a publicly owned network offering at least 1 gigabit services.
• 258 communities served by rural electric cooperatives. 10 communities served by one broadband cooperative. (Communities served by telephone cooperatives will soon be on the map as well).