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Back to SearchLakeland Dark Fiber In Depth – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #58
Episode 58
In Florida, Lakeland is one of several communities that has built a dark fiber network in a low-risk bid to expand connectivity for anchor institutio…
12 years, 10 months ago
Jim Baller Discusses Municipal Broadband History – Community Broadband Bits Episode #57
Episode 57
Jim Baller has been helping local governments to build community owned networks for as long as they have been building them. He is the President of a…
12 years, 10 months ago
Shafter Fiber Network, Then, Now, and Next – Community Broadband Bits Episode #56
Episode 56
Last week, we discussed how Shafter's plans in California for a community fiber network changed with the Great Recession. Today we have an interview …
12 years, 10 months ago
Responding to More “Crazy Talk” – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #55
Episode 55
Following up on our first “Responding to Crazy Talk” episode last month, we decided to publish a second edition this week. Again, Lisa Gonzalez and I…
12 years, 10 months ago
Tennessee Town Tullahoma Tells us Why They Built a Network – Community Broadband Bits Episode #54
Episode 54
For our 54th episode of the Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary] podcast, we are back in Tennessee to interview Brian Skelton, General…
12 years, 11 months ago
Waverly Waits 13 Years to Build Fiber Network – Community Broadband Bits Episode #53
Episode 53
Waverly, a town of 10,000 in Iowa, decided to create a city owned telecommunications utility with a successful referendum vote in 2000 but has only r…
12 years, 11 months ago
IP Transition Catches Fire Island – Community Broadband Bits Podcast Episode #52
Episode 52
We welcome Harold Feld, Senior Vice President of Public Knowledge back to the show to discuss the latest update in the so-called IP Transition. Back …
12 years, 11 months ago
Catching Up on Clarksville – Community Broadband Bits Episode #51
Episode 51
Clarksville is the fifth largest city in the state but was among the first networks in nation to offer symmetrical fast connections with a 10 Mbps ba…
12 years, 11 months ago
Responding to “Crazy Talk” – Community Broadband Bits Episode #50
Episode 50
For our 50th episode, we're trying something new: Lisa and I respond to three common claims made by opponents of community owned networks. We owe the…
12 years, 11 months ago
Understanding the Lifeline Program – Community Broadband Bits Episode #49
Episode 49
The United States has long recognized that everyone should have access to a telephone and has established a variety of government programs to achieve…
13 years ago