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
Meet Russellville, Kentucky's Broadband Speed Leader – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #82
The municipal electric utility in Russellville has launched Kentucky's first citywide gigabit service on its FTTH network. [no-glossary]Russellville[/no-glossary] Electric Plant Board General Manager…
00:16:34 |
Tue 21 Jan 2014
Public Access Media and Community Owned Networks – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #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 development officer at Free Press and formerly the Executive…
00:19:25 |
Tue 14 Jan 2014
Justifying a Network with Indirect Cost Savings – Community Broadband Bits 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 benefits that it would create, including the savin…
00:25:00 |
Wed 08 Jan 2014
Don Means on Libraries and White Spaces – Community Broadband Bits 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 libraries and white spaces wireless technology. Don is t…
00:23:36 |
Tue 31 Dec 2013
Bob Frankston Encore Interview – Community Broadband Bits Episode #78
For those looking for our weekly podcast over the holiday break, we decided to recut one of our early interviews with Bob Frankston, a favorite of Lisa's, and put it back in the feed. We ran the orig…
00:14:43 |
Tue 24 Dec 2013
In Indiana, Auburn Built Fiber Network Incrementally – Community Broadband Bits Episode 77
When a major employer in Auburn, a town of 13,000 in northeast Indiana, told the local government that it would have to move jobs to a different location unless it had improved Internet access, the l…
00:22:05 |
Tue 17 Dec 2013
Solar Powered Wireless on the Reservation – Community Broadband Bits Episode #76
When it comes to building a community owned wireless network, few have more experience than Matthew Rantanen, our guest for the Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary] podcast this week. …
00:19:15 |
Tue 10 Dec 2013
Cedar Falls Shows Long Term Muni Network Success: Community Broadband Bits Episode #75
Cedar Falls Utilities operates one of the oldest community owned networks in the nation. It started as a cable network in the 90's, upgraded to FTTH recently, and this year began offering the first c…
00:20:18 |
Tue 03 Dec 2013
Billy Ray on the Origins of the First Muni Broadband Network: Community Broadband Bits Episode #74
Last month, we unveiled a video teaser of our interviews in Glasgow, Kentucky over the summer regarding its municipal broadband network. This week our podcast features a few clips from those intervie…
00:09:46 |
Tue 26 Nov 2013
Common Cause, Network Neutrality, and the FCC Come Together in Episode 73 of Community Broadband Bits Podcast
We welcome Todd O'Boyle of the good government group Common Cause to our Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary] podcast this week. He is the Director of the Media and Democracy program t…
00:18:55 |
Tue 19 Nov 2013
Responding to “Crazy Talk” Volume 4 – Community Broadband Bits Episode #72
We are back with the fourth volume of our responding to “Crazy Talk” theme on the Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary] podcast. The source of this week's crazy talk is a public relatio…
00:24:07 |
Tue 12 Nov 2013
Education SuperHighway Wants Better Broadband for Schools – Community Broadband Bits Episode #71
This week's podcast features an interview with Education SuperHighway CEO Evan Marwell to discuss how we can make sure all schools have the Internet access they need to succeed. Education SuperHighwa…
00:17:36 |
Tue 05 Nov 2013
Wilson's Greenlight Leads North Carolina in Connectivity: Community Broadband Bits Episode #70
Greenlight, a muni FTTH network in eastern North Carolina's city of Wilson, is proving to be a powerful tool in attracting new residents and businesses. We spoke with General Manager Will Aycock abou…
00:17:28 |
Tue 29 Oct 2013
Mark Creekmore Takes on Windstream – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #69
Earlier this year, Mark Creekmore transitioned from a frustrated DSL customer to a champion for better Internet access in Georgia. A concerned citizen and tech consultant, Mark joins us for the lates…
00:24:10 |
Tue 22 Oct 2013
Longmont Prepares to Vote on Fiber Bonds – Community Broadband Bits Episode #68
As Longmont prepares to vote on November 5, we are paying special attention to question 2B, which will authorize the city utility to issue revenue bonds to finance the FTTH network already being buil…
00:20:12 |
Tue 15 Oct 2013
Jim Baller Returns for Vol 3 of Muni Network History – Community Broadband Bits Episode #67
We are excited to continue our history series with Jim Baller of the Baller Herbst Law Firm. This is Jim's third time on the program, having joined us for Episode 57 and Episode 63. We continue our d…
00:23:05 |
Tue 08 Oct 2013
Poulsbo Wireless Mesh Pilot Extends Internet in Washington – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #66
With a population of over 9,000 just across Puget Sound from Seattle, Poulsbo is a town with a lot of commuters and a vision for improved access to the Internet to allow more to reduce the physical n…
00:19:30 |
Tue 01 Oct 2013
In Western Mass, Holyoke Gas and Electric Brings Broadband – Community Broadband Bits Episode #65
Holyoke Gas & Electric has been connecting community anchor institutions and local businesses in Western Massachusetts with fiber networks for years. Rather than using exception access to the Interne…
00:17:26 |
Tue 24 Sep 2013
WindomNet Creates Jobs, Benefits for SW Minnesota – Community Broadband Bits Episode #64
The small town of Windom in southwest Minnesota has long been one of the smallest FTTH networks in the nation. I have long wanted to bring WindomNet General Manager Dan Olsen on our show because it h…
00:27:21 |
Tue 17 Sep 2013
Jim Baller on the History of Municipal Networks, Part II on Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Jim Baller is back again for the second show in our series on the history of municipal broadband networks. He is the President of the Baller Herbst Law Group in Washington, DC, and a long time advoca…
00:17:40 |
Tue 10 Sep 2013
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