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 New Frontier for Broadband Funding in California – Community Broadband Bits Episode 409
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has worked for many years to protect privacy and civil liberties online and to support technological innovation and widespread Internet access. Ernesto Falcon…
00:29:24 |
Thu 07 May 2020
Checking in With Fort Collins Fiber Network, Connexion- Community Broadband Bits Episode 408
After a bitter battle with Comcast and a successful referendumto reclaim local authority back in 2017, Fort Collins, Colorado, is moving forward with its municipal fiber network, Connexion. The city …
00:45:46 |
Tue 05 May 2020
Tullahoma Thrives With Fiber Network, Plus Straight Talk on the Pandemic- Community Broadband Bits Episode 407
We last spoke to Brian Skelton, president of Tullahoma Utilities Authority, in 2013 for episode 54 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Since then, the Tennessee city’s municipal fiber network, L…
00:25:06 |
Thu 30 Apr 2020
Heroic Partners Bring Middle Mile Fiber to Northwest Colorado With Project THOR- Community Broadband Bits Episode 406
The breathtaking mountains of northwest Colorado have long attracted skiers and hikers, but broadband providers haven’t found the region’s rugged landscape and sparse population as appealing. Enter P…
00:32:56 |
Tue 28 Apr 2020
Digital Inclusion Saves Lives During a Pandemic- Community Broadband Bits Episode 405
Our lives have mostly moved online as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the millions of Americans who don’t have access to home broadband have been left behind. Whether it’s unavailable or just …
00:30:56 |
Tue 21 Apr 2020
NC Needs Local Internet Choice to Tackle Pandemic – Community Broadband Bits Episode 404
The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting communities across the country in different ways. Recently, Christopher called up Scott Mooneyham, Director of Political Communications and Coordination for the Nor…
00:21:14 |
Tue 14 Apr 2020
Benefits of Telehealth Go Beyond Covid-19 in Rural NC – Community Broadband Bits Podcast, Bonus Episode Seven
With Covid-19 cases growing across the country, it’s more important now than ever that households have access to telehealth services. For the seventh episode of the “Why NC Broadband Matters” podcast…
00:31:57 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
Think Local, Connect Global with Smart Wireless Policy – Community Broadband Bits Episode 403
This week on the Community Broadband Bits podcast, Christopher speaks with Steve Song, a fellow at Mozilla who works to connect unserved communities across the globe. Steve shares his background star…
00:28:45 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
How the FCC Plans to Spend $20 Billion on Rural Broadband – Community Broadband Bits Episode 402
For this episode, Christopher was joined by returning guest Jonathan Chambers to discuss the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), which will finance broa…
00:38:49 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Lisa Gonzalez Leaves Us With a Sense of Hope – Community Broadband Bits Episode 401
The Community Broadband Networks team had to say a difficult goodbye recently to longtime Senior Researcher Lisa Gonzalez, who accepted a new position with the State of Minnesota. Before she left, Li…
00:24:45 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
Bridging Divides, Building Opportunity in Rural and Urban North Carolina – Community Broadband Bits North Carolina Bonus Episode!
Early last month, before the spread of the novel coronavirus turned staying home from a quiet night in into a moral imperative, Christopher traveled to North Carolina to attend the Institute for Emer…
00:37:36 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Connecting During a Pandemic With US Internet – Community Broadband Bits Episode 400
Not even a pandemic can stop this week’s guest, US Internet CEO Travis Carter, from finding ways to bring better connectivity to his company’s subscribers and the community. For the 400th episode of …
00:34:11 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
Citizens Continue to Lead the Charge in Concord, Massachusetts – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 399
When Paul Revere rode through Concord, Massachusetts, to warn the Colonists about the Red Coats, horseback was the fastest way to move information. More than 240 years later, the community that was s…
00:27:26 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
OEC Fiber Delivering the Gigabit Service People Want in Oklahoma – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 398
Norman, Oklahoma, is known for the University of Oklahoma and, with 30,000 students enrolled, one expects Internet access to be vibrant and readily available throughout the area. It hasn’t always bee…
00:41:30 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Contending with the Homework Gap – Community Broadband Bits Podcast, Bonus Episode Six
This is episode number six of the special podcast project we’re working on with NC Broadband Matters to share North Carolina news, challenges, and innovations about broadband in their state. Christo…
00:34:47 |
Thu 05 Mar 2020
Talking Telehealth with Danika Tynes, Ph.D. – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 397
In February, Christopher was in North Carolina at the Institute for Emerging Issues Forum at North Carolina State University. While he was there, he had the opportunity to conduct several interviews …
00:28:50 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
Connecting Community Colleges for Opportunity and Development – Community Broadband Bits North Carolina Bonus Episode!
Christopher went to North Carolina earlier this month to attend the Institute for Emerging Issues Forum at North Carolina State. While he was there, he interviewed Dr. Jeff Cox, President of Wilkes C…
00:20:15 |
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Southwest Minnesota Broadband Services Offering Rural Speed, Reliability – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 396
Rural areas are taking steps to improve their connectivity and are developing high-quality Internet access on par with the best services in urban centers. When smaller communities band together, they…
00:24:02 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Roberto Gallardo on the Complex Digital Divide – Community Broadband Bits North Carolina Bonus Episode!
In recent months, we’ve been working with nonprofit NC Broadband Matters to shed light on some of the connectivity issues in North Carolina. The group focuses on bringing broadband coverage to local …
00:17:25 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Matt Schmit Leading Broadband from Minnesota to Illinois – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 395
Minnesota’s Border to Border Broadband Development Grant Program provides funding for deployment of broadband networks in rural regions of the state. The program, which started in 2014, has helped ex…
00:49:35 |
Tue 18 Feb 2020
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