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Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative Steps Up, Offers FTTH in Missouri’s Bootheel – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 344 Feb 19, 2019

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Missouri is one of the states where electric cooperatives are taking the lead in bringing high-quality Internet access to rural areas. This week, we talk with Jack Davis, Vice President of IT and Special Projects at Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative. The co-op is in the midst of deploying Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) to members in their service area, located in Missouri’s … Continue reading "Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative Steps Up, Offers FTTH in Missouri’s Bootheel – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 344" ★ Support this podcast ★

Conversing with Crawford: Community Broadband Bits Podcast 343 Feb 12, 2019

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Harvard Professor, author, and broadband champion Susan Crawford has been incredibly busy ever since she released her latest book Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution — And Why America Might Miss It. Fortunately for us and our listeners, she hasn’t been too busy to take some time for Community Broadband Bits listeners. She’s here this week to … Continue reading "Conversing with Crawford: Community Broadband Bits Podcast 343" ★ Support this podcast ★

RiverStreet Networks Reaching Across Rural North Carolina – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 342 Feb 05, 2019

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While in North Carolina at the recent Let’s Connect! speaking tour, Christopher sat down with Greg Coltrain, Vice President of Business Development of RiverStreet Networks. Greg participated in panel discussions in all three communities where the community meetings occurred: Albemarle, Fuquay-Varina, and Jacksonville. RiverStreet Networks is the product of evolution of what began as Wilkes Communications. They’ve … Continue reading "RiverStreet Networks Reaching Across Rural North Carolina – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 342" ★ Support this podcast ★

Open Broadband Opening Up Rural Possibilities – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 341 Jan 29, 2019

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It’s cold in our Minneapolis office this week, but two of our staff — Christopher Mitchell and Katie Kienbaum — are off enjoying mild January weather in North Carolina. They’re conversing with the good folks in three different communities, where they also met up with this week’s podcast interviewee, Alan Fitzpatrick, CEO of Open Broadband. Alan … Continue reading "Open Broadband Opening Up Rural Possibilities – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 341" ★ Support this podcast ★

Oregon’s MINET: New Approach, New Expansion – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 340 Jan 22, 2019

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Before the Oregon communities of Monmouth and Independence banded together to form MINET, many people in the community were accessing the Internet via old dial-up connections. This week, MINET’s General Manager Don Patten comes on the show to discuss the past, present, and future of the network that has revolutionized connectivity in the far western cities … Continue reading "Oregon’s MINET: New Approach, New Expansion – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 340" ★ Support this podcast ★

Getting Your Community Off to A Quick Start With CN Quickstart – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 339 Jan 15, 2019

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In September 2018, we announced that we would begin working with NEO Partners LLC to bring the Community Networks Quickstart Program to local communities interested in exploring the possibilities of publicly owned broadband networks. For this week’s podcast, Christopher talks with the people behind the program, Glenn Fishbine and Nancy DeGidio. Glenn and Nancy have combined their talents to … Continue reading "Getting Your Community Off to A Quick Start With CN Quickstart – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 339" ★ Support this podcast ★

Taking Control Through Software Defined Networks – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 338 Jan 08, 2019

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Many of us are accustomed to Internet access from companies that own the infrastructure, offer only a few options, and are one of a small number of providers. For the most part, we’ve learned to accept that model, but will it ever change? This week’s guest, President of EntryPoint Networks Jeff Christensen, explains why that model is broken … Continue reading "Taking Control Through Software Defined Networks – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 338" ★ Support this podcast ★

Predictions for 2019, Year in Review for 2018 – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 337 Dec 26, 2018

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We left our crystal ball, tarot cards, and astrology charts at home, but that won’t stop us from trying to predict what will happen in 2019 for this week’s annual predictions podcast. Each year, we reflect on the important events related to publicly owned broadband networks and local connectivity that occurred during the year and … Continue reading "Predictions for 2019, Year in Review for 2018 – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 337" ★ Support this podcast ★

Telehealth: Promoting Healthier People and Stronger Local Economies – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 336 Dec 18, 2018

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Many of our regular listeners will recognize this week’s guest voice. Craig Settles has been operating as an industry analyst and consultant since 2006. He’s also host of the Gigabit Nation radio talk show and Director of Communities United for Broadband. In recent years, Craig has focused much of his attention on telehealth and the ways communities large … Continue reading "Telehealth: Promoting Healthier People and Stronger Local Economies – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 336" ★ Support this podcast ★

Possibilities, Challenges, Risks : Chicopee, Massachusetts, Considers A Muni – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 335 Dec 11, 2018

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By the time a local community is ready to light up their municipal fiber optic network, they’ve already invested several years’ worth of debate, investigation, and energy. While deploying a network is certainly a complicated task, educating the community, growing support, and helping elected officials determine the best approach is equally difficult. What’s it like … Continue reading "Possibilities, Challenges, Risks : Chicopee, Massachusetts, Considers A Muni – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 335" ★ Support this podcast ★

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