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
Building a Tech Ecosystem in the Appalachia Region, With Todd Cope
Todd Cope, CEO of CentralApp, recently took a road trip across the U.S. to bring awareness to CentralApp’s mission — building a tech ecosystem of skilled remote workers in the Appalachian region who …
00:29:27 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
How Should the FCC Define Broadband?, With Gary Bolton
Gary Bolton, President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association, recently co-authored comments submitted to the FCC encouraging the agency to increase the speeds that qualify as broadband. In this …
00:34:49 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Expanding Rural Broadband Through The EXTEND Act, With U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt
Rep. Robert Aderholt has introduced the EXTEND Act to support rural broadband development. The act would give states more time and flexibility to use coronavirus relief funding to build broadband net…
00:37:11 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
The FCC Under a New Administration, With Doug Dawson
Doug Dawson, President of CCG Consulting, joins the show to discuss what the FCC might focus on under a new presidential administration. He also explains how FCC policies are affecting broadband expa…
00:43:38 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
Business Unusual: Lessons from a Drive-Through Annual Meeting, With Brandi Lyles
FTC hosted its 2020 annual meeting in a drive-through format. Brandi Lyles, Manager of Marketing and Public Relations, joined the show to discuss what lessons they learned from the meeting, how they …
00:21:11 |
Thu 19 Nov 2020
Telehealth is More Than Health Care and RHAT’s Annual Meeting, With Jacy Warrell
Jacy Warrell, Executive Director of the Rural Health Association of Tennessee, joins the show to discuss a few of the interesting and informative sessions at the upcoming RHAT Annual Conference. She…
00:28:12 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
RDOF, COVID and the FCC, With FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai discusses the state of rural broadband, the upcoming RDOF auction, the impact of COVID-19, and how rural broadband providers are improving the lives of their customers.
00:37:52 |
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Building Rural Broadband with the ReConnect Program, With Karen Jackson-Furman
Karen Jackson-Furman, COO of Ardmore Telephone, discusses Ardmore’s recent receipt of a USDA ReConnect grant-loan combo, along with creative ways rural broadband providers can operate more efficientl…
00:28:32 |
Mon 05 Oct 2020
The Other Homework Gap, With Dr. Christopher Ali
Dr. Christopher Ali, who is an associate professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia, discusses the college homework gap and what COVID-19 has taught us about the digit…
00:33:42 |
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Texting Cows and Agribots: How Broadband Is Reshaping America’s Farms, With Candes Spencer
Candes Spencer, Southeast Regional Sales Manager for Comstar Supply, joins the show to discuss five key technologies — all powered by broadband — that are impacting the future of farming in rural Ame…
00:19:43 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
Local Schools and Rural Broadband Providers Working Together on Broadband Access, With Dr. Allen Pratt
Dr. Allen Pratt, Executive Director of the National Rural Education Association, discusses four steps local school districts and broadband providers can take together to ensure every child has the in…
00:27:30 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
Asking the Governor to Veto a Rural Broadband Bill, With Jeff Arnold
Jeff Arnold, Executive Director of the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives, discusses the grassroots efforts it took to persuade the Louisiana governor to veto a bill that would have likel…
00:24:57 |
Thu 16 Jul 2020
Broadband Access and the Homework Gap, With Mike Romano
Mike Romano, Senior VP of Industry Affairs and Business Development for NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, discusses two distinctive broadband access problems and a five-step plan that could help …
00:24:16 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
Investing CARES Act Money in Broadband, With Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson, CEO and Executive Vice President of FTC, has been appointed by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to the state's Broadband Working Group. This group is tasked with providing input on how to use fede…
00:25:59 |
Thu 09 Jul 2020
Electric Co-ops Serving Broadband to Rural Mississippi, With Commissioner Brandon Presley
Transcripts have been lightly edited for clarity and readability.
Stephen Smith: And thank you for listening in to another episode of Rural Broadband Today. And I'm excited to have as our guest on the…
00:40:18 |
Tue 23 Jun 2020
A Pandemic Highlights Two Rural Americas, With Shirley Bloomfield
Transcripts have been lightly edited for clarity and readability.
Stephen Smith: Hello, I'm Stephen Smith. Welcome to our first episode of our new podcast. Now, some of our listeners may be familiar w…
00:20:13 |
Fri 19 Jun 2020
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