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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 196
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This is Episode 196 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Fred Pilot, author of "Service Unavailable:America's Telecommunications Infrastructure Crisis," joins the show to discuss his ideas about market-based solutions and large-scale government investment.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 195
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This is Episode 195 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Ben Venable, Project Manager of Montgomery's Cyber Connection, joins the show to discuss Alabama's first Carrier Neutral Location. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 194
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This is Episode 194 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris speaks with Travis Carter of local Internet Service Provider US Internet in Minneapolis. Travis describes how this local ISP builds networks to serve the community.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 192
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This is Episode 192 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris speaks about national public policy with Gigi Sohn, a co-founder of Public Knowledge and current Counselor to Chairman Wheeler of the Federal Communications Commission.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 193
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This is Episode 193 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Ted Smith, Chief Innovation Officer for Louisville, Kentucky, joins the show to describe one touch make-ready and wireless innovation. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 191
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This is the transcript for Episode 191 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Huntsville, Alabama, recently announced the deployment of Dark Fiber on which Google will offer services.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 190
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This is Episode 190 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Executive Director of the Greater Minnesota Partnership Dan Dorman joins the show to discuss the problem of the doughnut hole in Minnesota's broadband policy.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 189
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This is Episode 189 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Wes Kelley, the Executive Director of the Columbia Power & Water System, joins the show to discuss his work in several different municipalities. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 188
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This is Episode 188 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Eric Cramer, President and CEO of Wilkes Communications and RiverStreet Networks, describes this North Carolina's approach to providing Internet service in rural areas.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 187
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This is Episode 187 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Andrew Blum, author of Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet published in 2012, joins the show to describe his tour of the infrastructure of the Internet.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 186
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This is Episode 186 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. All the way from Colorado, St Vrain Valley School District Chief Technology Officer Joe McBreen joins the show to explain why schools need so much bandwidth. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 185
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This is Episode 185 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris debates Ryan Radia, Associate Director of Technology Studies at the Competitive Enterpise Institute, on local governments, Internet access, and bandwidth caps.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 184
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This is Episode 184 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Catharine Rice from The Coalition for Local Internet Choice joins the show again to discuss North Carolina's restrictive laws and the lack of broadband connectivity throughout the state.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 183
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This is Episode 183 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Rebecca Toews and Nick Stumo-Langer join Chris on the show for a rapid-fire discussion of the past year and future predictions. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 182
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This is the transcript for Episode 182 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Mike Lang, David Young, and Steve Huggenberger from Lincoln, Nebraska, on conduit policy as a way to encourage competition. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 181
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This is Episode 181 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Hudson, Ohio, City Manager Jane Howington joins the show, describing how the community took matters into its own hands after incumbents refused to build a next-generation network there. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 180
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This is Episode 180 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Norm Higgins who is the representative of District 120 in Maine's House of Representatives.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 179
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This is Episode 179 of the Community Broadband Podcasts. Julia Griffin of Hanover, New Hampshire, joins the show to discuss how open access networks encourage economic development and special assessment districts can fund needed infrastructure.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 178
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This is episode 178 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Audrey Danner, Executive Director of Craig Moffat Economic Development, and Virgil Turner, Director of Innovation and Citizen Engagement in Montrose, Colorado. They reflect on the November ballot initiatives to reclaim local control and discuss what's next for the Colorado communities.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 177
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This is Episode 177 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Carole Monroe of the East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network (EC Fiber) joins the show to talk about how the network got started and the benefits of fiber-to-the-premise networks in rural areas.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 176
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This is Episode 176 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris speaks with Fletcher Kittredge of GWI about the "Maine model" for community fiber networks. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 175
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This is episode 175 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. We turn our attention back to Chattanooga as Chris interviews Coleman Keane, Danna Bailey, and Beth Johnson on the 10Gbps future and the FCC's ruling. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 174
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This is episode 174 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chad Glanzer and Carmen O'Neill from the consulting company Vantage Point share their thoughts on the role of consultants in the creation of community broadband networks.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 173
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This is Episode 173 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell interviews Bruce Patterson, technology director for the city of Ammon, Idaho. They discuss the open access network and the city's award-winning public safety app.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 172
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This is Episode 172 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Tim Pozar, Director of Operations for San Francisco-based Fandor, on how open access networks improve competition. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 3
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This is Episode 3 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Todd Marriott and Pete Ashdown join the show to discuss the benefits of the network UTOPIA and how an open access model actually works. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 171
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This is Episode 171 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Tina Mooring of Computer Central in Wilson, North Carolina joins the show to discuss community networks and local business opportunities. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 1
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The first episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Linda Kramer of the Sibley/Renville Fiber Project about the importance of rural broadband and fiber to the farm. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 2
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This is Episode 2 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Monica Webb to discuss Wired West, an initiative in rural Massachusetts working to build an open access fiber network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 4
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This is Episode 4 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Kevin Kryzda, the Chief Information Officer for Martin County, describes how the community created an institutional network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 5
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This is Episode 5 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Catherine Rice of SEATOA about local authority and community networks in North Carolina. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 6
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This is Episode 6 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Cheryl Leanza, a broadband consultant with the Progressive States Network, joins the show to discuss telecommunication policy. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 7
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This is Episode 7 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Mary Beth Henry joins the show to discuss efforts to improve broadband access in Portland, Oregon. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 8
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This is Episode 8 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Jim Moorhead, executive committee chair of the Broadband Alliance of Mendocino County in California, about how rural areas are oft-ignored by large telecoms. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 9
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This is Episode 9 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Leslie Nulty on how rural Vermont organized and bootstrapped its own network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 11
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This is Episode 11 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Steve Reneker explains the fiber network in Riverside, California and the non-profit organization SmartRiverside's digital inclusion program. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 12
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This is Episode 12 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Todd Murren explains the creation of SpringNet in Springfield, Missouri and how the community network helped with economic development. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 13
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This is Episode 13 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Curtis Dean the telecommunication services coordinator of the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, joins the show to explain the importance of rural broadband. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 14
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This is Episode 14 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. In this show, Bob Frankston describes the essence of the Internet and the importance of community-owned broadband network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 15
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This is Episode 15 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Geoff Daily, the Executive Director of FiberCorps. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 16
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This is Episode 16 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. JD Lester and Larry Gates of Chanute, Kansas describe how the gigabit network contributes to the economy and the quality of life. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 17
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This is Episode 17 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Joe Knapp, IT director for Sandy, Oregon, describes a unique idea for fiber deployment for SandyNet. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 18
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This is Episode 18 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Dewayne Hendricks, CEO of Tetherless Access, joins Chris on the show about the potential of wireless. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 27
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This is Episode 27 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Lisa Gonzalez presents highlights from the first 25 episodes. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 130
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This is Episode 130 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Christopher Mitchell and Lisa Gonzalez perform a skit on customer service. Listen to this episode here.
Chris: Oh, we're recording, what do you know?
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 164
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This is Episode 164 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Dave Spencer, Chief Operating Officer of NoaNet, returns to discuss the details of the different services NoaNet offers in Washington. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 165
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This is Episode 165 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Lisa Gonzalez interviews Deb Socia, Executive Director of Next Century Cities, and our own Chris Mitchell, Policy Director of Next Century Cities. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 166
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This is Episode 166 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Jason Grey, Interim Director of Utilities for Danville, Virginia, about the incremental build out of the nDanville open access network. Listen to this episode here.