Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOverview of Stockholm's Stokab – Community Broadband Bits Episode #88
Episode 88
Having just returned from a short trip to Sweden, Lisa Gonzalez and I discuss what I learned and how Stockholm has become one of the most connected c…
12 years, 3 months ago
Processes for a Gigabit Community: Community Broadband Bits Episode 87
Episode 87
More communities are today considering how they can improve Internet access in their community than at any other time. Having a gigabit is quickly be…
12 years, 3 months ago
How Ammon, Idaho, Builds Digital Roads – Community Broadband Bits Episode 86
Episode 86
Ammon, a town of 14,000 in southeast Idaho, has been incrementally building an open access, fiber optic network that has connected community anchor i…
12 years, 3 months ago
Fork in the Road For UTOPIA: Forward or Backward? Community Broadband Bits Episode #85
Episode 85
The Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency, which we have written about many times, is at a crossroads. An Australian corporation special…
12 years, 3 months ago
A Roadmap for the FCC To Ensure Local Authority to Build Networks – Community Broadband Podcast #84
Episode 84
When the DC Circuit Court handed down a decision ruling against the FCC's Open Internet (network neutrality) rules, it also clarified that the FCC ha…
12 years, 4 months ago
The Real Threats from Monopoly – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #83
Episode 83
When we think about the threat of monopoly, we almost always focus on how monopolies can raise prices beyond what is reasonable. But there are many t…
12 years, 4 months ago
Meet Russellville, Kentucky's Broadband Speed Leader – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #82
Episode 82
The municipal electric utility in Russellville has launched Kentucky's first citywide gigabit service on its FTTH network. [no-glossary]Russellville[…
12 years, 4 months ago
Public Access Media and Community Owned Networks – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #81
Episode 81
After a listener suggested we do a show on the modern role of public access media, we decided to reach out to Mike Wassenaar, now a senior developmen…
12 years, 4 months ago
Justifying a Network with Indirect Cost Savings – Community Broadband Bits Episode 80
Episode 80
Today, Lisa and I are joined by Eric Lampland for a discussion of how a community could justify building a community owned network from the indirect …
12 years, 5 months ago
Don Means on Libraries and White Spaces – Community Broadband Bits Episode 79
Episode 79
This week, Don Means joins us to talk about public libraries, their role in the modern era, and an interesting pilot project involving several librar…
12 years, 5 months ago