Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 157 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Blake Mobley on FTTH in rural Rio Blanco County. Listen to this episode here. 00:06: Blake Mobley: The county needs to make sure that the infrastructure remains in our control — that we own it. So that IF … Read More
Storm Lake’s city council recently approved a resolution to collaborate with other entities in Buena Vista County to install a fiber optic network. For this fiber project, the city, school district, and county have forged a partnership to share the costs and reap the benefits of the estimated $1,374,335 project. As the county seat, the city … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 37 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Blair Levin on Gig.U. Listen to this episode here. 00:10: Lisa Gonzalez: Hi, there, and welcome again to the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. I’m Lisa Gonzalez. Christopher Mitchell interviews Blair Levin, … Read More
Rio Blanco County is a large, rural county in northwestern Colorado that has two population centers. The county has a sharp plan for building FTTH to the population centers and wireless across most of the county to improve Internet access in a region the national carriers have little interest in. In this week’s episode, we interview … Read More
With the release of the city of Seattle’s community broadband feasibility study, media outlets turned to ILSR and our own Christopher Mitchell for context, and to help uncover what can be done to help improve connectivity for all Seattleites. The same week, Christopher was invited to the city by Upgrade Seattle to help launch their initiative. … Read More
California Santa Cruz partners with local internet provider for next-gen Internet by Jessica York, Santa Cruz SentinelMaine Maine Maine Gov. Paul LePage Vetoes State Broadband Fund by Colin Wood, GovTech New York Audit Reveals Verizon Tried To Corner NYC Broadband Market By Striking Exclusive Landlord Deals by Karl Bode, TechDirt Verizon’s refusing to serve … Read More
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. 00:06: Brooks Brown: You know, you would call us and, essentially, for a $300 fee, we’ll come out, … Read More
Western New York residents are welcoming the presence of a new Internet service provider, Empire Access, competing directly with Time Warner Cable and Verizon. Besides satisfied customers, no data caps, and no usage-based billing, Empire is different from the incumbents in another way – it uses nonprofit network infrastructure to deliver services. StopTheCap writes that Empire … Read More
Dark fiber is a growing business for both private and publicly owned networks. Data transport, data centers, ILECs, and CLECs are some of the most common users. Increasingly, wireless providers are turning to dark fiber for backhaul. A May Fierce Telecom article reports that 14 percent of Zayo’s wireless backhaul services are dark fiber solutions: “We’re … Read More
