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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 330
This is the transcript for episode 330 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. While at the 2018 Broadband Communities Economic Development Conference in Ontario, California, Christopher spoke with broadband consultant and practitioner Jory Wolf about various projects happening in California.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 27
This is Episode 27 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Lisa Gonzalez presents highlights from the first 25 episodes. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 186
This is Episode 186 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. All the way from Colorado, St Vrain Valley School District Chief Technology Officer Joe McBreen joins the show to explain why schools need so much bandwidth. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 218
This is episode 218 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Pat Millen joins the show to describe how the North Carolina community organization Eliminate the Digital Divide (E2D) provides low-income families with laptops and Internet access. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 265
This is the transcript of episode 265 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. In this episode, Lori Sandoval the telecom and regulatory administrator of Pasadena, California, joins the show to discuss the city's fiber network and business climate.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 296
This is the transcript for episode 296 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Emmett, Idaho, built a community network to connect public facilities and community anchor institutions. Mike Knittel, the Systems Administrator, joins the show to explain how the small city did it and what's next.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 333
This is the transcript for episode 333 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. In this episode, Christopher speaks with Will Mitchell and Sean Myers of VETRO FiberMap about how communities have been using their mapping platform to design, build, and manage their broadband networks and about the importance of GIS data.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 16
This is Episode 16 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. JD Lester and Larry Gates of Chanute, Kansas describe how the gigabit network contributes to the economy and the quality of life. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 188
This is Episode 188 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Eric Cramer, President and CEO of Wilkes Communications and RiverStreet Networks, describes this North Carolina's approach to providing Internet service in rural areas.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 221
This is episode 221 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. President and CEO of the Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority joins the show to discuss the award-winning open access fiber-optic project.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 268
This is the transcript for episode 268 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Jon Chambers of Conexon once again joins the show. This time Jon dives into the details of the Connect America Fund program and discusses the upcoming Connect America Fund auction.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 299
This is the transcript for episode 299 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Eric Lampland of Lookout Point Communications discusses 5G and the latest technology. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 336
This is the transcript for episode 336 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. In this episode, Christopher speaks with industry analyst and podcast host Craig Settles about telehealth. The audio version of this episode is available here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 157
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 157 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Brooks Brown, Managing Partner from KC Fiber, joins us to discuss North Kansas City's municipal network. Listen to this episode here.
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 13
This is Episode 13 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Curtis Dean the telecommunication services coordinator of the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, joins the show to explain the importance of rural broadband. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 192
This is Episode 192 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris speaks about national public policy with Gigi Sohn, a co-founder of Public Knowledge and current Counselor to Chairman Wheeler of the Federal Communications Commission.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 239
Duffy Newman: The reason the carriers are using this type of technology is because they're trying to improve coverage but they're also looking at capacity.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 271
This is the transcript for Episode 271 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Research Associate Hannah Trostle takes over as host in order to quiz Christopher Mitchell on the latest developments in community networks. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 302
This is the transcript for episode 302 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.
Announcing the Digital Health Story Collection - Share Your Telehealth Experience With Us
Today we launch the Digital Health Story Collection, an opportunity for health care providers and health care users to share experiences with or difficulties accessing telehealth care across the country.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 160
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript to Episode 160 of Community Broadband Bits Episode with Brandon Bowersox Johnson and Levi Dinkla on the Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband network, open access, and their partnership with iTV-3.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 9
This is Episode 9 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Leslie Nulty on how rural Vermont organized and bootstrapped its own network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 195
This is Episode 195 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Ben Venable, Project Manager of Montgomery's Cyber Connection, joins the show to discuss Alabama's first Carrier Neutral Location. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 242
This is the transcript for episode 242 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Our Christopher Mitchell invites Professor Susan Crawford to reflect on her recent travels through North Carolina and Tennessee. Both states have restricted communities from building new municipal networks.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 274
This is the transcript for episode 274 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Justin Holzgrove and Joel Myer join the show from Mason County, Washington, to discuss how a publicly-owned network delivers high-speed Internet service throughout the county.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 305
This is the transcript for episode 305 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Michael Render from RVA Market Research and Consulting discusses his work and the state of Fiber-to-the-Home. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 29
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for the transcript of Episode 29 of Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Susan Crawford discusses her new book, Captive Audience, and the importance of telecommunication policy. Listen to this episode here.
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 6
This is Episode 6 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Cheryl Leanza, a broadband consultant with the Progressive States Network, joins the show to discuss telecommunication policy. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 198
This is episode 198 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Mark Erickson and Jake Rieke join the show to discuss the new cooperative model of RS Fiber. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 245
This is the transcript for episode 245 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Brough Turner of Netblazr joins the show to explain point-to-point wireless service. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 276
This is the transcript for episode 276 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Allband Communications Cooperative is the story of large corporations, government bureaucracy, and intrepid individuals. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 308
This is the transcript for episode 308 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Mayor Marian Orr of Cheyenne, Wyoming, joins the show to discuss broadband access in the state. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 310
This is the transcript for episode 310 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. In this episode, Rick Smith joins the show to dicuss Colorado's connectivity. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 23
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 23 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Harold Feld of Public Knowledge talks about telecommunication policy and the reality of antitrust enforcement. Listen to this episode here.
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 2
This is Episode 2 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Monica Webb to discuss Wired West, an initiative in rural Massachusetts working to build an open access fiber network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 201
This is episode 201 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Fairlawn, Ohio, is about to build a fiber network, called FairlawnGig. Chris digs into the details. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 248
This is the transcript for Community Broadband Bits Episode 248. Brian Kelly of MAW Communications and Patrick Hopkins of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, join the show to discuss how the city and MAW are collaborating in a public-private partnership.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 279
This is episode 279 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Russ Brethrower, a project specialist at Grant County Public Utility District, discusses how Grant County, Washington, pioneered open access infrastructure in the United States.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 313
This is the transcript for episode 313 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Terry Huval of LUS Fiber reflects on the process of creating a community network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 162
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript of Episode 162 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews David Talbot, a Fellow at Harvard's Berman Center, about the report on Holyoke, Massachusetts. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 172
This is Episode 172 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Chris interviews Tim Pozar, Director of Operations for San Francisco-based Fandor, on how open access networks improve competition. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 204
This is the transcript of Episode 204 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. The spotlight is on the self-reliant communities of Churchill County in Nevada. The general manager of Churchill Communications explains how the county has been providing connectivity since the late 1800s.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 251
This is the transcript for Episode 251 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Carole Monroe and Irv Thomae discuss connectivity in East Central Vermont and the future of the ECFiber Network. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 282
This is episode 282 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Joining the show from Fort Collins, Colorado, Glen Akins and Colin Garfield describe the grassroots organizing that defeated a Comcast-funded astroturf group.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 316
This is the transcript for Episode 316 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Justin Holzgrove of Mason County PUD 3 in Washington and Isak Finer from COS Systems discuss the expansion plans in Mason County and how COS Systems is helping the utility determine a strategic deployment approach.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 21
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for this transcript of Episode 21 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Benoit Felten of Diffraction Analysis joins Chris to talk about his case-study of Stokab, the municipal network in Stockholm, Sweden. Listen to this episode here.
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 175
This is episode 175 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. We turn our attention back to Chattanooga as Chris interviews Coleman Keane, Danna Bailey, and Beth Johnson on the 10Gbps future and the FCC's ruling. Listen to this episode here.
Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 207
This is Episode 207 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. In this episode, Bruce Patterson returns once again. This time, he explains how virtualization gives residents control on the open access infrastructure. Listen to this episode here.