Rural Broadband Today
Rural Broadband Today is a new podcast focused on one of the most important issues facing Rural America. It tells the stories of those working to bring broadband internet access within reach of every citizen. This interview-style show presents conversations with elected officials, industry experts and business leaders at the forefront of America’s efforts to solve the rural broadband challenge.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Rule Changes Expand Fiber Options in Washington, With Will O’Donnell
As far as electric utilities go, Jefferson PUD is relatively young. That hasn't stopped them from taking some unique steps to bring broadband to rural and geographically challenging areas of Northwes…
00:32:47 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
Highlights from the Rural Electric Cooperative Broadband Benchmarking Report
Rural broadband build-outs by electric cooperatives have been remarkably successful, according to a recent report from NRTC and NRECA. Despite rising labor and material costs, most co-ops report high…
00:44:14 |
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Despite Fiber Funding, Poor Areas Could Still Be Left Behind, With Jordana Barton-Garcia
Even with the huge amount of funding coming in to expand broadband, Jordana Barton-Garcia says impoverished regions like tribal lands, the Mississippi Delta, the border region of Texas and central Ap…
00:57:07 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
Are Broadband Labels the Strings Attached to Funding?, With Jeff Smith
While broadband providers enthusiastically welcome government funding to build and expand networks, Vantage Point’s Jeff Smith details some of the transparency requirements that come with it.
00:24:31 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
Implementing BEAD & Digital Equity Programs in Tennessee, With Paige Shapiro and Carrie Huckeby
In this crossover episode with “Lead Tennessee Radio,” Paige Shapiro, Tennessee’s federal program officer for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity programs, discusse…
00:24:46 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
Louisiana is Dishing Out GUMBO Grants to Built Broadband, With Thomas Tyler
GUMBO is more than just the best new acronym in the industry. The program has catapulted Louisiana's broadband office forward into a leading role across the country.
00:24:09 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
The Challenges of Rural Broadband in Texas, With Mark Seale and Craig Cook
Texas has seen great strides in expanding broadband infrastructure across the state. However, challenges with changing legislation, geography, supply chain issues and funding are hindering the import…
00:18:16 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Looking Back on a Ten-Year Electric-Telco Broadband Partnership in Minnesota, With John Twiest
John Twiest, CEO of Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, discussed a decade old partnership Arrowhead has with CTC to provide broadband in rural Minnesota.
00:15:20 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Thinking Outside the Box to Fund a Fiber Build, With Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson, CEO of Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, discusses how FTC expanded into surrounding cities to help fund the fiber build in its cooperative service area.
00:37:05 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Broadband Mapping for Rural America, With Bill Price
The path forward for efficient and effective development of broadband in rural America depends largely on the accuracy and completeness of maps that depict the unserved and underserved areas of the c…
00:27:09 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
The Challenges of Rural Broadband, With John Greene
John Greene, CEO of New Lisbon Telephone Company, co-led a session at the 2021 Fiber Connect conference discussing rural broadband challenges. In this episode, John points out several problems with p…
00:37:40 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
The Adventure of Building a Broadband Network, With Kara Mullaley
Building a fiber network is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Kara Mullaley, Corning’s market development manager, was a 2021 Fiber Connect conference panelist on the topic of "Rural Electric Utiliti…
00:12:01 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
Broadband Expansion Among TVPPA Members, With Doug Peters
Local power companies across seven states make up the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association — and many of them are expanding their services to offer broadband to their consumers. Doug Peters, pre…
00:30:00 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
Tips from a Network Operator on Deploying Fiber, With Mark Freeman
Cullman Electric Cooperative launched Sprout Fiber in 2020. Mark Freeman, Cullman’s manager of network operations, was a 2021 Fiber Connect conference panelist on the topic of "The Good, the Bad and …
00:25:40 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
Broadband Today: Rural America’s Critical Connection, With Pam Becker
Download the free white paper at frs.org.
00:31:15 |
Wed 19 May 2021
NTCA RTIME — Smart Rural Community Showcase Winners, With Josh Seidemann
In this interview, the last in a special four-part series sponsored by Corning, Josh Seidemann (VP of policy at NTCA) discusses the exceptional work of the broadband providers who received the 2020 S…
00:29:52 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
NTCA RTIME Special Coverage, Part 3, With Laura Withers
In the third episode of this special four-part series sponsored by Corning, Laura Withers (VP of strategic communications at NTCA) and host Stephen V. Smith conclude their discussion of several infor…
00:17:01 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
NTCA RTIME Special Coverage, Part 2, With Laura Withers
In episode two of this special four-part series sponsored by Corning, Laura Withers (VP of strategic communications at NTCA) recaps some of the motivating and informative sessions at the 2021 NTCA RT…
00:31:51 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
NTCA RTIME Special Coverage, Part 1, With Laura Withers
In this special four-part series sponsored by Corning, Laura Withers (VP of strategic communications at NTCA) recaps some of the motivating and informative sessions at the 2021 NTCA RTIME Online even…
00:29:26 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Creative Partnerships and Funding Opportunities for Broadband Providers, With Kara Mullaley
Kara Mullaley, Market Development Manager for Emerging Markets at Corning, discusses how broadband partnerships and creative funding opportunities can help bridge the digital divide in rural America.
00:32:38 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
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