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
Countering Crazy Talk, Volume 3, for Episode #62 of Community Broadband Bits Podcast
Lisa Gonzalez and I are back with another back and forth reaction to some of the crazy claims made by opponents of community owned Internet networks. This is something we started with Episode 50 and …
00:19:53 |
Tue 03 Sep 2013
Prometheus Joins Us to Discuss Community Radio and Internet – Community Broadband Bits Episode 61
The Prometheus Radio Project is an impressive grassroots organization that has successfully opened the radio airwaves to communities after big corporations had effectively locked up unused radio chan…
00:21:32 |
Tue 27 Aug 2013
Spanish Fork Discusses Stunning Success – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #60
The Spanish Fork Community Fiber Network (SFCN) is an incredibly successful HFC cable network in Utah. It delivers television, telephone, and Internet access at incredibly low rates to most of the co…
00:27:38 |
Tue 20 Aug 2013
Chattanooga's EPB Fiber on Community Broadband Bits Podcast Episode #59
Chattanooga's EPB Fiber is the highest profile community network in the U.S. It was the first network in the nation to offer a symmetrical gigabit tier to every last address in the community. On toda…
00:24:59 |
Tue 13 Aug 2013
Lakeland Dark Fiber In Depth – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #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 institutions and to spur economic development. City of Lakel…
00:22:44 |
Tue 06 Aug 2013
Jim Baller Discusses Municipal Broadband History – Community Broadband Bits 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 and Senior Principal of the Baller Herbst Law Group…
00:31:19 |
Tue 30 Jul 2013
Shafter Fiber Network, Then, Now, and Next – Community Broadband Bits 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 with Shafter Assistant City Manager Scott Hurlbert…
00:25:31 |
Tue 23 Jul 2013
Responding to More “Crazy Talk” – Community Broadband Bits Podcast #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 respond to real arguments made by those who oppos…
00:21:12 |
Tue 16 Jul 2013
Tennessee Town Tullahoma Tells us Why They Built a Network – Community Broadband Bits 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 Manager of the Tullahoma Utilities Board. They bu…
00:30:54 |
Tue 09 Jul 2013
Waverly Waits 13 Years to Build Fiber Network – Community Broadband Bits 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 recently decided to move forward with a major inves…
00:16:25 |
Tue 02 Jul 2013
IP Transition Catches Fire Island – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 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 in episode 32, Harold explained the five fundament…
00:15:52 |
Tue 25 Jun 2013
Catching Up on Clarksville – Community Broadband Bits 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 basic offering when it launched. Christy Batts, Broa…
00:25:24 |
Tue 18 Jun 2013
Responding to “Crazy Talk” – Community Broadband Bits 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 these three particular arguments to the Executive Dir…
00:12:41 |
Tue 11 Jun 2013
Understanding the Lifeline Program – Community Broadband Bits 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 that end. In recent months, the Lifeline program …
00:22:48 |
Tue 04 Jun 2013
Exploring Conduit Policies – Community Broadband Bits Episode #48
At any conference dealing with building broadband networks, one hears talk of open trench policies or “dig once” approaches. For today's episode of Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary]…
00:18:18 |
Tue 28 May 2013
Unraveling the Public-Private-Partnership in San Leandro – Community Broadband Bits Episode #47
The city of San Leandro has formed a partnership with a local company now named Lit San Leandro to expand business access to the Internet. We talk with San Leandro's Chief Innovation Officer Deborah …
00:23:43 |
Tue 21 May 2013
North Georgia Network Brings Gig to Schools, Jobs to Region – Community Broadband Bits Episode #46
The North Georgia Network was the first recipient of a BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunities Program) stimulus grant in the nation and has been an interesting success story. For the latest episode…
00:21:25 |
Tue 14 May 2013
Andrew Cohill Explains Common Mistakes in Community Networks – Community Broadband Bits #45
This is a show I have been wanting to do for years – discussing some of the common mistakes that have been make by community owned networks. Offering broadband and other telecommunications services i…
00:18:22 |
Tue 07 May 2013
Kentucky Coalition Takes Down AT&T Bill to Remove Consumer Phone Protections – Community Broadband Bits #44
Episode #44 of our Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary] podcast expands on our story exploring a major victory over bad AT&T-driven legislation in Kentucky. We welcome Mimi Pickering o…
00:35:28 |
Tue 30 Apr 2013
Carroll County Explains Many Benefits of County Owned Fiber – Community Broadband Bits #43
Chief Information Officer for the Carroll County Public Schools Gary Davis joins me to explain why the Carroll County Government, Public Schools, Public Library, and Community College partnered to bu…
00:32:03 |
Tue 23 Apr 2013
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