Gary Evans of HBC Discusses Burlington Telecom Situation

Friday March 25, 2011

In a bimonthly local show, Burlington City Councilmember Karen Paul discusses City issues. In the recent show, she discussed Burlington Telecom with Gary Evans, the head of Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC). Evans has been helping BT get back on its feet after struggling for years. HBC is a private company most notable for strong success in overbuilding cable companies in SE Minnesota as well as running the Monticello FiberNet for the City. For those who need an update on what is happening to BT since its problems were widely publicized, this is a great place to start.

Video: Burlington Telecom Coop Effort Moving Ahead

By on Mar 18, 2013

In December, 2012, a group of local residents decided to engage in an effort to turn beleaguered Burlington Telecom into a coop. The effort has advanced and the organization, Keep BT Local, continues to gain pledges.

Tim Nulty Interviewed at 2009 Freedom to Connect Conference

Christopher Mitchell

on Apr 30, 2009

Benoit Felten of FiberEvolution.com interviews Tim Nulty (former GM of Burlington Telecom, currently working on massive rural FTTH network in Vermont) at the Freedom to Connect Conference. Covers many topics, especially the economics of FTTH and why the public sector should invest in these networks.

‘Building Fiberhoods in Holland’ Mini Documentary Encore

Graphic illustration of movie theater with red seats and red curtains. The movie screen is blank with spotlights aimed at it. The air is filled with popcorn snow

Sean Gonsalves

on Apr 1, 2025

If you missed our inaugural Community Broadband Film Fest series kick off last week, the entirety of the event can still be viewed here. Following the live screening before an audience of over 100 virtual participants there was a lively discussion with several of the film’s key figures, including Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks.

Documentary: The Municipal Broadband Wave and Monopoly Response

Ry Marcattilio

on Feb 13, 2024

In January, we released our new census of municipal networks in the United States for 2024, and the significant growth that we've seen over the last two years as more and more cities commit to building Internet infrastructure to add new tools for their local government, incentivize new economic development, and improve connectivity for households. The trend has not gone unnoticed by the monopoly players and their allies, and a new short documentary by Light Reading does a great job of outlining the stakes for local governments, residents stuck on poor connections, and the incumbents as the wave of municipal networks grows.

CA Broadband Activists Aim For Big Wins On Mapping, Cable Franchise Reform

Karl Bode

on Jun 1, 2023

Thanks to a coalition of local digital equity advocates inroads are being made on fixing long-broken California cable franchise law as Digital Equity LA celebrates a major victory in pressuring the California Public Utilities Commission to produce more accurate maps that will be used to determine where the state's broadband funds should be targeted. These efforts come as California is putting its $7 billion broadband expansion plan into place with an eye on boosting competition and driving down consumer costs.

Watch: What It's Like to Live in the Bermuda Triangle of Internet Access

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Ry Marcattilio

on Jan 23, 2023

Despite the release of the first draft of the new national broadband maps at the end of last year (and the first round of location-level and service availability corrections completed a couple of weeks ago), we're not holding our breath that 2023 will spell the end of the technology news cycle story trope of the family that buys a new house and learns that the monopoly ISPs don't

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