Community Broadband Bits
Short interviews with people doing interesting things to expand broadband networks that put community needs first.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 682
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
A Success Story in Indianola, Iowa- Episode 481 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell travels to Des Moines, Iowa for the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Telecom Conference. He speaks wit…
00:19:56 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
Broadband and Beyond in the Bronx – Episode 480 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell is joined by Danny Peralta, the Executive Managing Director of The Point in the Bronx, New York which has. Th…
00:32:04 |
Tue 02 Nov 2021
The Fight for Digital Inclusion and Equity in San Antonio – Episode 479 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell is joined by Deanne Cuellar, the State Program Director for Older Adult Technology Services (OATS). They explore the…
00:29:18 |
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Let’s Talk Fiber – Episode 478 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell talks fiber with Gary Bolton, CEO and President of the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) at the Broadband Communitie…
00:29:12 |
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Tides Are Turning With Digital Inclusion – Bonus Episode 14 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
For episode 14 of our bonus series, “Why NC Broadband Matters,” we’re joined by Amy Huffman, Policy Director at National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) and Christa Vinson, Program Officer of Rural…
00:33:40 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
The Long and Winding Road for Publicly Owned Broadband in Washington State – Episode 477 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell is joined by Angela Bennink (Telecommunications Director for Kitsap Public Utility District) and Laura Loe (E…
00:42:42 |
Tue 05 Oct 2021
The Great Debate Over Telecommunications Competition and Regulation – Episode 476 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, host Christopher Mitchell is joined by occasional guest host Sean Gonsalves, ILSR’s Senior Reporter, Editor, and Researcher to take a hard lo…
00:52:26 |
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Los Altos Hills Community Fiber: A Story of Community Solutions to Community Empowerment – Episode 475 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell is joined by Scott Vanderlip, chair of Los Altos Hills Community Fiber, to talk about how he and other Los Al…
00:28:21 |
Tue 21 Sep 2021
A Plan for Better Broadband in Syracuse and Pleasant Grove, Utah – Episode 474 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell is joined by Mike Gailey (Mayor of Syracuse), Brody Bovero (City Manager for the City of Syracuse), and Scott…
00:26:04 |
Tue 14 Sep 2021
Rethinking Rural Connectivity with Christopher Ali – Episode 473 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
This week, we are spotlighting episode 134 of Building Local Power, an ILSR podcast hosted by our Communication’s Manager, Jess Del Fiasco. On this episode, Jess is joined by the Community Broadband …
00:39:29 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
One Cooperative in Oregon Hopes Broadband Will Help Revitalize A Community’s Economy – Episode 472 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, ILSR’s Senior Reporter, Editor, and Researcher Sean Gonsalves, along with Senior Researcher and Multimedia Producer Maren Machles, chat…
00:29:49 |
Tue 31 Aug 2021
The Writing Team Takes Over – Episode 471 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, host Christopher Mitchell is on vacation and the writing team takes over the show to talk about what brought them to the Institute for …
00:29:02 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
Shifting the Mindset from Scarcity to Abundance: The Infrastructure Bill and Longterm Broadband Solutions – Episode 470 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
This week on the Community Broadband Bits podcast, Christopher Mitchell is joined by Executive Director of the ConnectMaine Authority, Peggy Schaffer to discuss strategies that might make Maine and o…
00:25:58 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
A Mixed Bag: How The Infrastructure Bill Will Impact Municipal Broadband Networks – Episode 469 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, Christopher Mitchell and ILSR Senior Reporter, Editor, and Researcher Sean Gonsalves talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the …
00:35:54 |
Tue 10 Aug 2021
How Activism and Community Empowerment Brought Anacortes, Washington 21st Century Broadband – Episode 468 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, Christopher Mitchell is joined by Bruce McDougall, Anacortes City Council Member to speak about the journey to build a 21st century inf…
00:32:54 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Crowdsourcing Data, Fighting for Competition and Digital Equity – Episode 467 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this week’s episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, Christopher Mitchell is joined by Sascha Meinrath, Palmer Chair in Telecommunications at Pennsylvania State University and Director of …
00:32:42 |
Tue 20 Jul 2021
Building Connections and Digital Sovereignty at the Tribal Wireless Bootcamp – Episode 466 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this episode of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, Christopher Mitchell is joined by Matthew Rantanen, Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association along wi…
00:44:07 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Recent Developments in Vermont and New Hampshire and the Real Broadband Challenges in America – Episode 465 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
This week on the Community Broadband Bits podcast, Christopher Mitchell chats with Sean Gonsalves, ILSR’s Community Broadband Senior Reporter, Editor and Researcher to catch up on some of the most in…
00:29:38 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
The Power of Anchor Institutions in Community Connectivity – Episode 464 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
On this episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, Christopher Mitchell talks with John Windhausen, Executive Director of the Schools, Health, Libraries and Broadband Coalition (SHLB) and Alicj…
00:41:31 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
“Pushed Through in the Dark of Night:” Ohio Senate Aims to Ban Municipal Broadband – Episode 463 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
This week on the podcast Christopher is joined by Douglas Adams, the CMO of Think Marketing, a firm which handles the marketing operations for the municipal network FairlawnGig in Ohio, Ernie Staten,…
00:30:21 |
Tue 15 Jun 2021
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Institute for Local Self-Reliance. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.