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Back to SearchComcast Merger Wrap-up and Anti-Monopoly Policy – Community Broadband Bits Episode 148
Episode 148
In the aftermath of the Comcast/TWC merger being effectively denied by the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission, we thought it…
11 years, 1 month ago
In Reedsburg, Expansion Weighed After Muni Fiber Success – Community Broadband Bits Episode 147
Episode 147
The first gigabit city in Wisconsin, Reedsburg, has a municipal fiber network operated by the city-owned electric utility. This week, we talk with Ge…
11 years, 1 month ago
Improving Mid-Atlantic Internet Access – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 146
Episode 146
When we last wrote about the Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative, it was a coop focused on open access middle mile connections. Now it has become the …
11 years, 1 month ago
Muni Networks, Digital Liberty, and Surveillance – Community Broadband Bits Episode 145
Episode 145
As more communities become service providers in order to provide a needed service to local businesses and residents, they are taking on an important …
11 years, 2 months ago
Opportunities and Challenges as Lafayette Considers Muni Fiber Expansion – Community Broadband Bits Episode 144
Episode 144
After we heard that Lafayette's LUS Fiber was considering expanding to some nearby communities, we knew we had to set up an interview with Terry Huva…
11 years, 2 months ago
Explaining the FCC Muni Order Removing State Barriers – Community Broadband Bits Episode 143
Episode 143
After anticipating this moment for many months, we have a ruling from the FCC that has restored local authority to build and expand networks in North…
11 years, 2 months ago
Bozeman's Public-Private Approach In-Depth – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 142
Episode 142
In Montana, local businesses and the city of Bozeman have been working on a public-private partnership approach to expanding Internet access that is …
11 years, 2 months ago
Reaction to the FCC Decisions, Dissent, and Next Steps – Community Broadband Bits Episode 141
Episode 141
After the FCC decisions to remove barriers to community networks and to reclassify Internet access as a Title II service to enforce network neutralit…
11 years, 3 months ago
Rural Electric Co-Mo Coop Goes Gig – Community Broadband Bits Episode 140
Episode 140
As high quality Internet has become more essential for business and quality of life, those who realized that the existing telecom providers had no in…
11 years, 3 months ago
Mesa's Focus on Dig Once and Fiber Leases Pays Off – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 139
Episode 139
Arizona's city of Mesa is one of the largest communities in the nation to benefit from the city taking role in ensuring conduit and fiber are availab…
11 years, 3 months ago