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Community Broadband Bits

Short interviews with people doing interesting things to expand broadband networks that put community needs first.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
29 minutes
Episodes
682
Years Active
2012 - 2025
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HiLighting Hillsboro, Oregon – Episode 538 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

HiLighting Hillsboro, Oregon – Episode 538 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by General Manager Brad Nosler and Senior Customer Support specialist Elizabeth Pereira, both from the city of Hillsboro, Oregon. The city’s municipal …

00:33:26  |   Tue 07 Feb 2023
Training to Build the Networks We Want at Broadband Bootcamps – Episode 537 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Training to Build the Networks We Want at Broadband Bootcamps – Episode 537 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by ILSR Communications Team Lead Sean Gonsalves to talk about the most recent Tribal Broadband Bootcamp, in Gila River. Tribal attendees from across No…

00:26:51  |   Wed 01 Feb 2023
Market Dynamics, Regulations, and Historic Fiber Investments in Europe – Episode 536 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Market Dynamics, Regulations, and Historic Fiber Investments in Europe – Episode 536 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Rudolf van der Berg, Partner at Stratix Consulting, a Dutch consulting firm that does work in telecommunications and has been deeply involved in the…

00:40:59  |   Tue 24 Jan 2023
Predictions for 2023 – Episode 535 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Predictions for 2023 – Episode 535 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the show, the staff get together to bend their collective imaginations to what we expect to see as the biggest news stories of 2023. Returning to join Christopher are Sean Gonsalves, Chr…

00:45:56  |   Wed 18 Jan 2023
What Can We Expect to See in 2023? – Episode 534 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

What Can We Expect to See in 2023? – Episode 534 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by returning guest Blair Levin. Levin has served as former chief of staff to FCC Chair Reed Hundt as well as executive director of the National Broadba…

00:52:04  |   Tue 10 Jan 2023
Christopher Mitchell’s Ask Me Anything – Episode 533 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Christopher Mitchell’s Ask Me Anything – Episode 533 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher Mitchell join’s Drew Clark on Broadband.Money’s Ask Me Anything series, and in true fashion, he never ducks the hard questions. With audience questions, Drew and…

00:53:03  |   Tue 03 Jan 2023
Year in Review 2022 – Episode 532 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Year in Review 2022 – Episode 532 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

It’s December, which means it’s time to pull the staff together and get a handle on what happened in the broadband landscape in 2022. Joining Christopher is GIS and Data Visualization Specialist Chri…

00:53:04  |   Tue 20 Dec 2022
Data-Driven Policy Solutions – Episode 531 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Data-Driven Policy Solutions – Episode 531 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Senior Reporter, Editor and Communications Team Lead Sean Gonsalves and GIS and Data Visualization Specialist Christine Parker to talk about how bad…

00:33:23  |   Wed 14 Dec 2022
A Layered Approach to Universal Access in Virginia – Episode 530 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

A Layered Approach to Universal Access in Virginia – Episode 530 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Tamarah Holmes, Director at the Office of Broadband at Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Virginia is ahead of the game compa…

00:28:06  |   Mon 28 Nov 2022
Crazy Talk on Fiber Deployments – Episode 529 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Crazy Talk on Fiber Deployments – Episode 529 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, ILSR Senior Reporter and Editor Sean Gonsalves joins the show for another installment of Crazy Talk. Today’s topic is fiber, with the two breaking down a recent op-ed in The…
00:34:31  |   Mon 21 Nov 2022
Maps, Maps Everywhere – Episode 528 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Maps, Maps Everywhere – Episode 528 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Dustin Loup, Project Manager of the National Broadband Mapping Coalition, housed at the Marconi Society. Dustin joins us to talk about the new natio…
00:17:47  |   Wed 16 Nov 2022
Hope and Change – Episode 527 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Hope and Change – Episode 527 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Harold Feld, Senior Vice President at Public Knowledge. Feld is a staple of the field, and has been a consistent voice not only for consumers but br…
00:47:52  |   Tue 08 Nov 2022
Teaching Through Gaming in Baltimore – Episode 526 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Teaching Through Gaming in Baltimore – Episode 526 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Christopher is joined by William Sullivan, a resident of the city of Baltimore who works as part of the Digital Equity Leadership Lab. He shares his work in the city i…
00:16:26  |   Fri 04 Nov 2022
Learning from New York City’s Master Internet Plan – Episode 525 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Learning from New York City’s Master Internet Plan – Episode 525 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Aaron Meyerson, former Deputy CTO for the city of New York. Christopher and Aaron dig into New York City’s Internet Master Plan, which launched in t…
00:31:49  |   Wed 02 Nov 2022
Financing Mechanisms and Governance Models – Episode 524 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Financing Mechanisms and Governance Models – Episode 524 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Ben Matranga, co-founder and managing partner of Connectivity Capital, and Jane Coffin, chief community officer at Connect Humanity. The conversatio…
00:45:06  |   Wed 26 Oct 2022
Monopoly Pricing Disparities in LA County – Episode 523 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Monopoly Pricing Disparities in LA County – Episode 523 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Shayna Englin, Director of the Digital Equity Initiative at the California Community Foundation (CCF) to talk about a new report by CCF and its part…
00:34:46  |   Tue 18 Oct 2022
Bottlenecks in the Affordable Connectivity Program – Episode 522 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Bottlenecks in the Affordable Connectivity Program – Episode 522 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Jessica Engle, Director of Community Outreach at Althea to talk about the Affordable Connectivity Program, the $14-billion fund that provides a $30 …
00:17:31  |   Wed 12 Oct 2022
A Tribal Wireless Network in Northern California – Episode 521 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

A Tribal Wireless Network in Northern California – Episode 521 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Matthew Douglas, Broadband Manager at the Hoopa Valley Public Utility District. At the start of the pandemic, HVPUD launched a wireless network init…
00:33:31  |   Thu 06 Oct 2022
A Foundation for the Future of Digital Equity Work – Episode 520 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

A Foundation for the Future of Digital Equity Work – Episode 520 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Pamela Rosales (Training and Community Engagement Manager, National Digital Inclusion Alliance) and Davida Delmar (Digital Inclusion Manager, Amerin…
00:31:15  |   Tue 27 Sep 2022
Cities Doing Work – Episode 519 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Cities Doing Work – Episode 519 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by ILSR colleagues Sean Gonsalves (Senior Editor and Communications Team Lead) and DeAnne Cuellar (Outreach Team Lead) for a roundup of recent news. Th…
00:32:44  |   Tue 13 Sep 2022
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