Christopher Ali

Today’s the day! Farm Fresh Broadband is officially released!! Thank you everyone who supported my research & writing and the book’s publication! I am over the moon! #farmfreshbroadband #newbook #book #bookrelease #bookreview #writer #author #rural #broadband #internet #policy

Big news! Hilde Van den Bulck, Jonathan Kropko and I are published @currentpubmedia about our research on Americans, trust and PBS. We find that Americans who consume @PBS content TRUST PBS and that this trust extends beyond political affiliation. current.org/2025/06/study-…

Excited to announce that my new publication "When you wish upon a Star(link)" was published this morning in @techpolicypress! In the article I critique the Department of Commerce's plans to change broadband funding in the US. techpolicy.press/when-you-wish-…

Throwing this out to the twitter #broadband verse: has anyone written about theirony that when the FCC launched the ACP it did so online? I.e. has anyone written about the failure of FCC outreach during the initial weeks of ACP? side note: I've got the GAO report form 2023

Our Executive Director @gigibsohn was thrilled to join @penn_state's @Ali_Christopher & @saschameinrath in State College for a fireside chat on BEAD, digital equity, and AAPB’s work. Gigi also met with students to discuss careers in comms policy and as public interest advocates.

@mattyglesias @MattZeitlin This is not at all correct. Broadband is wanted and needed in rural communities across the country. It is incredibly expensive to build and has been a market failure for decades - hence the need for government support. I wrote a book on the topic: google.com/books/edition/…

I wonder if the politics of rural broadband will change when geography is so polarized. If you’re 45 year old in Baltimore who lost her administrative job at Johns Hopkins because of DOGE, how appealing is a multibillion dollar program to let Republicans load Elon’s tweets faster

What the what???? telecompetitor.com/starlink-to-ac…

Hilde Van den Bulck, Jon Kropko & I have a forthcoming article in @Journal_Of_Comm demonstrating that Americans who consume @PBS trust it more than other platforms. This holds regardless of political orientation. #PBS can be a gathering point if we let it flourish!

Honored to give the morning keynote presentation at the Fiber Connect Regional Meeting in Philadelphia today. I’m going to talk about the power of stories in our broadband world. Many thanks to the @fiberbroadband for the opportunity!

Congratulations Jessica Rosenworcel, @jordanabarton-garcia

@j_thorsteinson I recall two plucky teenagers going to see the premiere of Clueless in one of those theaters ❤️

Kinda amazing to think that in 1988 downtown Winnipeg had 31 operational movie screens & now there's one.

@brianfauteux 🔥🔥🔥🔥

More details to come, but I'm having a book launch for MUSIC IN ORBIT at Audreys in Edmonton on March 26 at 7pm. Save the date, for now, if you care!

Somebody needs to inform the dear senator from Utah that the countries with the strongest public media systems have the strongest democracies... then again maybe this is the point of his ridiculous bill. broadbandbreakfast.com/sen-lee-propos…

Really excited to announce that my new article on Telecommunications Policy for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication was published today. If you're looking for a one-stop read for all things telecom, consider my article! @OUPAcademic oxfordre.com/communication/…

Broadband to the farm must be one of the most not-talked-out-enough issues when it comes to broadband deployment and BEAD. It involves the underlying mapping fabric & broadband technologies. We need to figure this out because our farms need connectivity! potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/02/18/cou…

Honored to be quoted in this incredibly in-depth article about the rise of Starlink and its implications for broadband connectivity by the very talented Joe Supan Inside the Rise of 7,000 Starlink Satellites – and Their Inevitable Downfall #ftag=COS-05-10aaa0j" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnet.com/home/internet/… via @CNET

When I was a competitive figure skater in Canada, my friends and I had this saying: time to turn down the suck and turn up the good. Today feels like one of those days

Terrific article by Missouri State Rep Louis Riggs on the tensions between federal and state broadband initiatives and those terrible federal broadband maps we all have to live with. Well done! @Benton_Inst benton.org/blog/bead-grou…

@Benton_Inst @BrendanCarrFCC @PBS @NPR @GeoffreyStarks @AGomezFCC Michael Copps is a tireless defender of the public and a model FCC Commissioner. This report is a great reminder of the importance of the public interest. It should be a must read for everyone dedicated to public service, especially a certain FCC chair!

Given @BrendanCarrFCC's new "investigation" of @PBS and @NPR we're thinking @GeoffreyStarks and @AGomezFCC might appreciate this weekend read benton.org/publications/C…

This is bullshit. These programs save lives! “The use of Federal resources 2 advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-2-day lives of those we serve” apnews.com/article/donald…