Cumberland and the Allegany Board of Education are collaborating to improve educational, municipal, and business connectivity in the city’s downtown area, reports GovTech. The district’s 23 schools are all connected, but the Maintenance and Facilities Warehouse is not yet connected. The location of the facility and the proposed fiber route will create an ideal opportunity to … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 131 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Chris, Lisa, and Rebecca discuss the highlights of the 2014 year. Listen to this episode here. 00:04: Chris Mitchell: Welcome to another Community Broadband Bits Podcast. It’s a Year In Review edition. 00:09: Lisa Gonzalez: Yay! 00:10: Rebecca … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 126 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Melanie McCoy on how the small town of Sebewaing, Maine achieved gigabit connectivity despite state barriers. Listen to this episode here. 00:04: Melanie McCoy: We are owned by our residents. They’re our shareholders. Our customers are … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for episode 58 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Paul Meyer on economic development and the dark fiber network in Lakeland, FL. Listen to this episode here. 00:14: Lisa Gonzales: Hi, and welcome again to the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. … Read More
Thank to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 38 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Jill Boudreau, Kim Kleppe and Jana Hansen of Mount Vernon, Washington, discussing their open access fiber network connecting area businesses. Listen to this episode here. 00:10: Lisa Gonzalez: Hi, there, and welcome to the Community Broadband … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 44 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Mimi Pickering and Tom Fitzgerald regarding telephone service deregulation. Listen to this episode here. 00:16: Lisa Gonzalez: Hi, again. And welcome to the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, a production of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. I’m … Read More
Burlingtonians love their municipal network. We have reported in the past that, prior to the sale of the network to Blue Water LLC, a group of locals organized to create the KeepBTLocal cooperative. Recently, the organization reaffirmed its commitment to purchase the network when it goes up for sale, a condition of the Blue Water LLC … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 57 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Jim Baller on the history of municipal broadband. Listen to this episode here. 00:16: Lisa Gonzalez: Hi, and welcome again to the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. I’m Lisa Gonzalez. This … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 59 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Danna Bailey on Chattanooga’s EPB Fiber. Listen to this episode here. 00:15: Lisa Gonzalez: Hi, again, and welcome to the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. I’m Lisa Gonzalez. Today, Chris visits … Read More
