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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 2
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 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 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 279
This is episode 279 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Russ Brethrower, a project specialist at Grant County Public Utility District, discusses how Grant County, Washington, pioneered open access infrastructure in the United States.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 310
This is the transcript for episode 310 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. In this episode, Rick Smith joins the show to dicuss Colorado's connectivity. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 162
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript of Episode 162 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews David Talbot, a Fellow at Harvard's Berman Center, about the report on Holyoke, Massachusetts. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 172
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 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 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 282
This is episode 282 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Joining the show from Fort Collins, Colorado, Glen Akins and Colin Garfield describe the grassroots organizing that defeated a Comcast-funded astroturf group.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 313
This is the transcript for episode 313 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Terry Huval of LUS Fiber reflects on the process of creating a community network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 21
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for this transcript of Episode 21 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Benoit Felten of Diffraction Analysis joins Chris to talk about his case-study of Stokab, the municipal network in Stockholm, Sweden. Listen to this episode here.
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 175
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 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 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 285
This is the transcript for episode 285 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Christopher Mitchell sits down with David Young of Lincoln, Nebraska, again to discuss 5G and competition. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 316
This is the transcript for Episode 316 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Justin Holzgrove of Mason County PUD 3 in Washington and Isak Finer from COS Systems discuss the expansion plans in Mason County and how COS Systems is helping the utility determine a strategic deployment approach.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 169
Sean Stokes of Baller Herbst Stokes & Lide explains the basics of right-of-way. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 178
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 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 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 287
This is the transcript for episode 287 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Christopher Mitchell investigates the state of telecom in Appalachian Ohio and discusses the Mobile Only challenge. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 321
This is the transcript for episode 321 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, "Analyzing the Auction with Jonathan Chambers." In this episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, Christopher Mitchell discuesses the recently released results of the Connect America Fund Phase II auction with Jonathan Chambers of Conexon.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 167
This is Episode 167 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Joe Knapp and Jeremy Pietzold of Sandy, Oregon on their $60 Gig. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 181
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 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 260
This is the transcript for episode 260 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Author and journalist Alex Marshall discusses broadband infrastructure and the role of planners. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 291
This is the transcript for episode 291 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Will Aycock joins the show to discuss the Pay-As-You-Go program in Wilson, North Carolina. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 325
This is the transcript for espisode 325 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. In this episode, Christopher speaks with Maisie Ramsay from Colorado Central Telecom about how the fixed wireless provider is connecting rural Colorado.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 164
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 184
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 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 263
This is the transcript for episode 263 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Anne Fifield and Nick Nevins discuss how Eugene, Oregon, uses a dark fiber network to encourage economic development. Listen to this show here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 294
This is the transcript for episode 294 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Robert Bridgham shares lessons learned from the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 328
This is the transcript for episode 328 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. In this episode, Christopher Mitchell speaks with Joe Knapp, the IT Director for Sandy, Oregon, about the city's municipal broadband network SandyNet.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 18
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 189
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 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 266
This is the transcript for episode 266 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Benoit Felten of Diffraction Analysis offers a global perspective on telecommunications policy. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 297
This is episode 297 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Christopher Mitchell speaks with Gary Evans from Hiawatha Broadband Communications. They discuss the history of the company and what Disney learned from them.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 331
This is the transcript for episode 331 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. For this episode, Christopher speaks with Kimberly McKinley, chief marketing officer for UTOPIA Fiber in Utah. They discuss the open access fiber network's recent successes and how marketing has played a key role in growing the network.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 15
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 190
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 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 269
This is the transcript for episode 269 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Pete Hoffswell, the Broadband Services Manager for Holland, Michigan, joins the show to discuss the city's downtown pilot program.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 300
This is the transcript for episode 300 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Jody Wigington and Sharon Sharon Kyser describe the partnership between two municipalities. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 334
This is the transcript for episode 334 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. In this episode, Christopher Mitchell speaks with Russell Senior and Michael Hanna, board members of the Municpal Broadband Coalition of America, about Municipal Broadband PDX, an initiative to develop a publicly owned broadband network in the Portland, Oregon, region.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 158
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 157 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Blake Mobley on FTTH in rural Rio Blanco County. Listen to this episode here.
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