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Danville's Incremental Strategy Pays Off – Community Broadband Bits Episode 166 Sep 01, 2015

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Danville, Virginia, has long been one of the municipal network approaches that we like to highlight. Built in a region hard hit by the transition away from tobacco and manufacturing economies, the open access fiber network called nDanville has led to many new employers coming to town and has shown the benefits of a low-risk, … Continue reading "Danville's Incremental Strategy Pays Off – Community Broadband Bits Episode 166" ★ Support this podcast ★

Policies for Better Broadband – Community Broadband Bits Podcast Episode 165 Aug 25, 2015

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Back in July, Next Century Cities released a short report, Connecting 21st Century Communities: A Policy Agenda for Broadband Stakeholders, exploring various policies and approaches that will improve Internet access. The brief is organized into sections on local government, state government, federal government, philanthropy, and community. For this week on Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary], Lisa Gonzalez … Continue reading "Policies for Better Broadband – Community Broadband Bits Podcast Episode 165" ★ Support this podcast ★

More Details on the Northwest Open Access Network – Community Broadband Bits Episode 164 Aug 18, 2015

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Just a few short weeks ago, we interviewed Dave Spencer, the Chief Operating Officer for the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) in Washington. We offered a good overview, but got some requests for more details so Dave returns this week for a more focused discussion in episode 164. We discuss the specific services that are … Continue reading "More Details on the Northwest Open Access Network – Community Broadband Bits Episode 164" ★ Support this podcast ★

Modest Investment Yields Results in Steamboat Springs – Community Broadband Bits Episode 163 Aug 11, 2015

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When Steamboat Springs resolved to improve Internet access for key community anchor institutions and businesses, they decided to make an economical investment in a carrier neutral facility to allow multiple ISPs to invest and compete with each other. In episode 163 of the Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary] Podcast, Tim Miles explains what that means and how … Continue reading "Modest Investment Yields Results in Steamboat Springs – Community Broadband Bits Episode 163" ★ Support this podcast ★

Holyoke Success Spurs Interest in Mass Muni Networks – Community Broadband Bits Episode 162 Aug 04, 2015

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A few weeks back, we noted an excellent new report on Holyoke Municipal Light Plant in Massachusetts published by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. This week, we discuss the report and lessons learned from it with David Talbot, Fellow at the Berkman Center. David gives us some of the key takeaways from the … Continue reading "Holyoke Success Spurs Interest in Mass Muni Networks – Community Broadband Bits Episode 162" ★ Support this podcast ★

Longmont Gig Finds Many Takers – Community Broadband Bits Episode 161 Jul 28, 2015

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The community reaction to Longmont's NextLight gigabit municipal fiber network in Colorado has been dramatic. They are seeing major take rates in the initial neighborhoods, driven in part by the opportunity for a $50/month gigabit connection if you take service within three months of it becoming available in the neighborhood. This week, Longmont Power & … Continue reading "Longmont Gig Finds Many Takers – Community Broadband Bits Episode 161" ★ Support this podcast ★

Illinois Munis Partner with Local ISP for Gigabit Network – Community Broadband Bits Episode 160 Jul 21, 2015

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The southern Illinois cities of Urbana and Champaign joined the University of Illinois in seeking and winning a broadband stimulus award to build an open access urban FTTH network. After connecting some of the most underserved neighborhoods, the Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B) network looked for a partner to expand the network to the entire community. … Continue reading "Illinois Munis Partner with Local ISP for Gigabit Network – Community Broadband Bits Episode 160" ★ Support this podcast ★

NoaNet Touches Every County in Washington State – Community Broadband Bits Episode 159 Jul 14, 2015

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The Northwest Open Access Network in Washington has a long history of expanding high quality Internet access into rural areas and now reaches into every county in the state. NoaNet is a nonprofit organization originally formed by local governments and now operating over 2,000 miles of fiber. This week we talk with Dave Spencer, NoaNet … Continue reading "NoaNet Touches Every County in Washington State – Community Broadband Bits Episode 159" ★ Support this podcast ★

Rural Rio Blanco County Builds Open Access Fiber, Wireless – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 158 Jul 07, 2015

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Rio Blanco County is a large, rural county in northwestern Colorado that has two population centers. The county has a sharp plan for building FTTH to the population centers and wireless across most of the county to improve Internet access in a region the national carriers have little interest in. In this week's episode, we … Continue reading "Rural Rio Blanco County Builds Open Access Fiber, Wireless – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 158" ★ Support this podcast ★

KC Fiber Innovates in North Kansas City – Community Broadband Bits Episode 157 Jun 30, 2015

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Every now and then, we stumble across something, read it twice, and then decide we need to verify it. In North Kansas City, a municipal fiber network operating in partnership with KC Fiber, is delivering a gig to residents at no ongoing charge after a reasonable one-time fee. To get the story, our interview this … Continue reading "KC Fiber Innovates in North Kansas City – Community Broadband Bits Episode 157" ★ Support this podcast ★

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