Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 76 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Matthew Rantanen on the Tribal Digital Village wireless network. Listen to this episode here. 00:09: Matthew Rantanen: The network is basically designed to provide broadband services to an otherwise overlooked rural community. 00:17: Lisa Gonzalez: Hi … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript to for the episode 84 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Harold Feld to talk about network neutrality and Section 706 of the ’96 Telecommunications Act. Listen to this episode here. 00:07: Harold Feld: Something got delegated to the state commissions under 706. The scope of … Read More
Every now and then, we stumble across something, read it twice, and then decide we need to verify it. In North Kansas City, a municipal fiber network operating in partnership with KC Fiber, is delivering a gig to residents at no ongoing charge after a reasonable one-time fee. To get the story, our interview this week … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript to the episode 87 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Joanne Hovis on strategies for community network development and partnerships. Listen to this episode here. 00:10: Joanne Hovis: Communities can enable deployment of their own networks. They can build critical mass and infrastructure. They can build … Read More
Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the episode 127 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast on European broadband. Listen to this episode here. 00:04: Lisa Gonzalez: Hello everybody. It’s the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. And again, it’s Chris and Lisa. 00:12: Chris Mitchell: Bonjour. 00:13: Lisa: … Read More
How States Are Fighting to Keep Towns From Offering Their Own Broadband by Leticia Miranda, ProPublica North Carolina and Tennessee are the latest states to side with telecoms, which have long lobbied against allowing cities to become Internet providers. Community Broadband Networks – News By State Maine Will Maine Create a $500 Municipal Broadband Fund? by Colin … Read More
How States Are Fighting to Keep Towns From Offering Their Own Broadband by Leticia Miranda, ProPublica North Carolina and Tennessee are the latest states to side with telecoms, which have long lobbied against allowing cities to become Internet providers. Community Broadband Networks – News By State Alabama Forbes recognizes Auburn-Opelika area region among nation’s best for … Read More
Following up on our post last week noting the new video from Tennessee Fiber Optic Communities, another video recently posted explains what needs to change in Tennessee law for Chattanooga to expand Internet access beyond the current footprint. EPB Chief Operating Officer David Wade also explains the process the municipal electric distributor will use to connect … Read More
Following up on our post last week noting the new video from Tennessee Fiber Optic Communities, another video recently posted explains what needs to change in Tennessee law for Chattanooga to expand Internet access beyond the current footprint. EPB Chief Operating Officer David Wade also explains the process the municipal electric distributor will use to connect … Read More
