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Considering PPPs, Marketing For Munis – Broadband Bits Podcast 255 May 23, 2017

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While attending the Broadband Communities Summit in Dallas, Christopher had the opportunity to interview some of the people he’s been wanting get on the show, including Kyle Hollifield, Senior Vice President from Magellan Advisors.Magellan and Kyle have been working with a growing list of communities across the country exploring opportunities to improve local connectivity. In addition … Continue reading "Considering PPPs, Marketing For Munis – Broadband Bits Podcast 255" ★ Support this podcast ★

NYC Works With Grassroots for Low-Income Access – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 254 May 16, 2017

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Some time ago, when speaking with Joshua Breitbart, the Senior Advisor for Broadband to the New York City CTO Miguel Gamiño, he mentioned to me that any subset of the issues they face with regard to improving Internet access in New York City is itself a massive issue. Joshua joins us to elaborate on that … Continue reading "NYC Works With Grassroots for Low-Income Access – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 254" ★ Support this podcast ★

Great Community Advice and Colorado Update – Broadband Bits Podcast 253 May 11, 2017

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Bonus episode! We did several interviews while at the Broadband Communities Summit and Dallas, so we are publishing two episodes this week. Diane Kruse joined us for today's discussion, episode 253, with an update about progress around community broadband in Colorado and great advice for communities considering an investment.Diane is the CEO and President of … Continue reading "Great Community Advice and Colorado Update – Broadband Bits Podcast 253" ★ Support this podcast ★

Update on Westminster's High Profile PPP Network – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 252 May 10, 2017

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If you picked up the Institute for Local Self-Reliance dictionary, under “public-private partnership,” it would say “See Westminster and Ting fiber-optic network.” We discussed it with Westminster City Council President Robert Wack in episode 100 of Community Broadband Bits and he rejoins us for episode 252 to update us on the progress they have made.We … Continue reading "Update on Westminster's High Profile PPP Network – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 252" ★ Support this podcast ★

ECFiber Connecting Rural Vermonters To The Speed They Need – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 251 May 03, 2017

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We’ve been covering the East-Central Vermont Community Fiber-Optic Network (ECFiber) since 2009; it has come a long way from inception. ECFiber is a group of rural Vermont towns that are working together to deploy a regional network to offer high-quality Internet access to communities typically stuck with slow, unreliable connections such as DSL and dial-up. In … Continue reading "ECFiber Connecting Rural Vermonters To The Speed They Need – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 251" ★ Support this podcast ★

Policies to Make Markets Work – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 250 Apr 25, 2017

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The larger focus of our work in the Community Broadband Networks Initiative is to ensure communities have the networks they need. Our guest for Community Broadband Bits episode 250 is an expert in how markets break and the policies that make them work. Gary Reback is a well known Silicon Valley lawyer and Of Counsel at … Continue reading "Policies to Make Markets Work – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 250" ★ Support this podcast ★

Rural Electric Co-ops as Reluctant Warriors for Broadband – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 249 Apr 19, 2017

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As we continue to cover the growing movement of rural electric cooperatives to bring high quality Internet networks to their members, we wanted to bring Alyssa Clemsen-Roberts back on the show. Alyssa was last on the show for episode 109 and has since moved from the Utilities Telecom Council to Pedernales Electric Co-op in Texas.Though Pedernales … Continue reading "Rural Electric Co-ops as Reluctant Warriors for Broadband – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 249" ★ Support this podcast ★

LanCity Connect Partnership Brings Gig to Southeast Pennsylvania – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 248 Apr 11, 2017

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Located in southeast Pennsylvania, Lancaster will soon have some of the fastest Internet access in the entire state due to its partnership with a local telecommunications firm, MAW Communications. We reported on many details about this approach here, but Community Broadband Bits podcast episode 248 offers an in-depth look.Lancaster Business Administrator Patrick Hopkins and MAW … Continue reading "LanCity Connect Partnership Brings Gig to Southeast Pennsylvania – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 248" ★ Support this podcast ★

Using Fiber for Smart Grid and the Pole Problem in Nashville – Community Broadband Bits 247 Apr 04, 2017

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While at the annual Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Broadband Conference, I forced Ken Demlow to be our guest on Community Broadband Bits Podcast 247. Ken is the Sales Director for Newcom Technologies, where he has worked with many different fiber-optic deployments on the ground and is a fun guy to talk to more generally.Our discussion focuses … Continue reading "Using Fiber for Smart Grid and the Pole Problem in Nashville – Community Broadband Bits 247" ★ Support this podcast ★

Feasibility Study? How to Start a Community Network – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 246 Mar 28, 2017

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After discussing this issue time and time again, with community after community, we finally recorded our thoughts on how communities should get started when considering a community network. Eric Lampland, the guy behind Lookout Point Communications, is our guest on Community Broadband Bits podcast episode 246. We talk about common mistakes and the importance of developing … Continue reading "Feasibility Study? How to Start a Community Network – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 246" ★ Support this podcast ★

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