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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 259
This is the transcript for episode 259 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell discusses Ammon, Idaho, with Ammon Technology Director Bruce Patterson and Strategic Networks Group's Michael Curri. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 258
This is the transcript for episode 258 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Researchers from the Roosevelt Institute join our host Christopher Mitchell to discuss antitrust policy and Internet access.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 257
This is the transcript for Episode 257 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell and Colman Keane discuss Chattanooga, Tennessee. The city's network has community support with a high number of subscribers.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 256
This is the transcript for episode 255 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Doug Seacat from Clearnetworx joins Christopher Mitchell to discuss small private providers and big Telecom. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 255
This is the transcript for episode 255 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell speaks with Kyle Hollifield of Magellan Advisors, a consulting group that works on community networks, about the importance of marketing.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 254
This is the transcript for episode 254 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell sits down with Joshua Breitbart, the Senior Advisor for Broadband to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of New York City.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 253
This is the transcript for episode 253 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Diane Kruse of NeoConnect joins the show to discuss Colorado's community networks. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 252
This is the transcript for Episode 252 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 251
This is the transcript for Episode 251 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Carole Monroe and Irv Thomae discuss connectivity in East Central Vermont and the future of the ECFiber Network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 250
This is the transcript for episode 250 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Gary Reback, author of Free the Market: Why Only Government Can Keep the Marketplace Competitive, joins the show to discuss antitrust law.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 249
This is the transcript for Episode 249 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. We have a returning guest, Alyssa Clemsen-Roberts of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative in Texas. She provides a first-hand perspective of the decisions and challenges facing electric cooperatives.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 248
This is the transcript for Community Broadband Bits Episode 248. Brian Kelly of MAW Communications and Patrick Hopkins of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, join the show to discuss how the city and MAW are collaborating in a public-private partnership.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 247
This is the transcript for Community Broadband Bits Episode 247. Ken Demlow of Newcom Technologies chats with Christopher Mitchell about what happened in Nashville and why poles are important for fiber. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 246
This is the transcript for episode 246 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell interviews Eric Lampland of Lookout Point Communications at the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities. They discuss the importance of due diligence and feasibility studies.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 245
This is the transcript for episode 245 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Brough Turner of Netblazr joins the show to explain point-to-point wireless service. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 244
This is the transcript for Episode 244 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 243
This is the transcript for episode 243 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Mel Coleman, the president of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the CEO of the North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, explains how electric co-ops can provide high-quality, high-speed Internet service to their rural members.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 242
This is the transcript for episode 242 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Our Christopher Mitchell invites Professor Susan Crawford to reflect on her recent travels through North Carolina and Tennessee. Both states have restricted communities from building new municipal networks.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 241
This is episode 241 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. John Bergmayer from Public Knowledge joins the show to talk about the "bundle" in the cable industry. Are cable bundles a bargain as advertised? What do customers want? Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 240
This is the transcript for episode 240 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell speaks with Darren Farnan of United Electric Cooperative in Missouri. The electric co-op has undertaken a fiber project to bring high-speed Internet service to their members.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 239
Duffy Newman: The reason the carriers are using this type of technology is because they're trying to improve coverage but they're also looking at capacity.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 238
This is the transcript for episode 238 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. David Young, joins the show from Lincoln, Nebraska, to explain how the community is using small cell technology. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 237
This is the transcript for episode 237 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Joining the show from Washington state's Kitsap Public Utility District are General Manager Bob Hunter and Superintendent of Telecom Paul Avis.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 221
This is episode 221 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. President and CEO of the Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority joins the show to discuss the award-winning open access fiber-optic project.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 220
This is episode 220 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. CEO David Corrado of Medina County Fiber Network in Ohio joins the show to discuss the role of the county's fiber infrastructure and their work with Internet service providers.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 219
This is episode 219 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell travels to Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, to speak with the city's Chief Information Officer Clint Pires about conduit policy and apartment buildings.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 218
This is episode 218 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Pat Millen joins the show to describe how the North Carolina community organization Eliminate the Digital Divide (E2D) provides low-income families with laptops and Internet access. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 217
This is episode 217 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell and Lisa Gonzalez discuss the recent case of Tennessee and North Carolina versus the FCC. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 216
This is episode 216 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Fred Goldstein, a principal at Interisle Consulting, returns for part II of "What is the Internet?" with Christopher Mitchell. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 215
This is episode 215 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Steve Johnston, Executive Director of Open Cape, describes the future possibilities of the open access, middle mile network on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 214
This is episode 214 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. The CEO of GWI joins Christopher Mitchell to discuss last mile and middle mile networks. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 213
This is episode 213 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Fred Goldstein, author of "The Great Telecom Meltdown" and "ISDN In Perspective," joins the show to discuss the history of the Internet with Christopher Mitchell.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 212
This is episode 212 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Gail Garrett Select Board member of the Mount Washington, Massachusetts, discusses local connectivity and state grants. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 211
This is Episode 211 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Fort Collins, Colorado, has opted out of a state law preventing community from building networks. Mayor Troxell joins the show to talk about what's happening now.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 210
This is episode 210 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Chris speaks with Al Crowser, the general manager of the electric utility in Alexandria, Minnesota. This community has provided Internet service to local businesses for years.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 209
This is Episode 209 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell sits down with Lisa Gonzalez, Senior Researcher at MuniNetworks, to discuss crushing consolidation. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 208
This is episode 208 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. John Brown, the president of CityLink Telecommunications, joins the show to discuss the Internet of Things and public-private partnerships.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 207
This is Episode 207 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. In this episode, Bruce Patterson returns once again. This time, he explains how virtualization gives residents control on the open access infrastructure. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 206
This is Episode 206 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell introduces us to Bob Farmer, Information Systems Director from the city of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They discuss what lies ahead for the municipal network.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 205
This is Episode 205 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Westfield, Massachusetts, now has its own community network Whip City Fiber. To learn more, Chris spoke with Operations Manager Aaron Bean and Key Accounts & Customer Service Manager Sean Fitzgerald.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 204
This is the transcript of Episode 204 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. The spotlight is on the self-reliant communities of Churchill County in Nevada. The general manager of Churchill Communications explains how the county has been providing connectivity since the late 1800s.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 203
This is episode 203 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Jody Wigington and Greg Williams join the show to explain how the municipal utility and the Appalachian Electric Cooperative hope to partner to increase Internet access near Morristown, Tennessee.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 202
This is Episode 202 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Matt Polka of the American Cable Association explains what the marketplace is like for small- and medium-sized providers. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 201
This is episode 201 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Fairlawn, Ohio, is about to build a fiber network, called FairlawnGig. Chris digs into the details. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 200
This is Episode 200 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Lisa returns to the show for another episode of Crazy Talk. Chris and Lisa skewer a recent report from a telco-funded think tank. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 199
This is episode 199 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Valparaiso, Indiana, uses a dark fiber network to serve businesses and encourage economic development. Chris chats with Patrick Lyp about the funding mechanism behind the project and what's next.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 198
This is episode 198 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Mark Erickson and Jake Rieke join the show to discuss the new cooperative model of RS Fiber. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 197
This is Episode 197 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Charles Barr and Lauren Saine from Webpass join the show to describe their approach to competition and networking. Listen to this episode here.