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Community Broadband Bits

Short interviews with people doing interesting things to expand broadband networks that put community needs first.

Ranked #1

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Talking Rural Broadband, the Internet, and Media with Dr. Christopher Ali – Broadband Bits Podcast 355

Talking Rural Broadband, the Internet, and Media with Dr. Christopher Ali – Broadband Bits Podcast 355

The Austin, Texas, 2019 Broadband Communities Summit was about a month ago, but we’re still enjoying the experience by s... Read more

7 May 2019

28mins

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5G Absurdity, Ammon Affordability, Speed Realities, and USF Caps – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 361

5G Absurdity, Ammon Affordability, Speed Realities, and USF Caps – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 361

This week, Communications Specialist Jess Del Fiacco interviews Christopher about some of the many events that we’ve bee... Read more

18 Jun 2019

35mins

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Taking Control Through Software Defined Networks – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 338

Taking Control Through Software Defined Networks – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 338

Many of us are accustomed to Internet access from companies that own the infrastructure, offer only a few options, and a... Read more

8 Jan 2019

37mins

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Rio Blanco Exceeds Expectations in Colorado – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 365

Rio Blanco Exceeds Expectations in Colorado – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 365

Rio Blanco County in western Colorado is more than 3,200 square miles with a population of only about 6,400 people in th... Read more

16 Jul 2019

26mins

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Predictions for 2019, Year in Review for 2018 – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 337

Predictions for 2019, Year in Review for 2018 – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 337

We left our crystal ball, tarot cards, and astrology charts at home, but that won’t stop us from trying to predict what ... Read more

26 Dec 2018

45mins

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Open Broadband Opening Up Rural Possibilities – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 341

Open Broadband Opening Up Rural Possibilities – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 341

It’s cold in our Minneapolis office this week, but two of our staff — Christopher Mitchell and Katie Kienbaum — are off ... Read more

29 Jan 2019

21mins

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Minnesota Homegrown Connectivity, Christensen Communications – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 346

Minnesota Homegrown Connectivity, Christensen Communications – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 346

Brent Christensen, Chief Operating Officer of Christensen Communications, came into our Minneapolis office to sit down a... Read more

5 Mar 2019

35mins

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RiverStreet Networks Reaching Across Rural North Carolina – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 342

RiverStreet Networks Reaching Across Rural North Carolina – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 342

While in North Carolina at the recent Let’s Connect! speaking tour, Christopher sat down with Greg Coltrain, Vice Presid... Read more

5 Feb 2019

22mins

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SiFi Speaks on Fullerton Open Access Project – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 360

SiFi Speaks on Fullerton Open Access Project – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 360

This spring, SiFi Networks and Fullerton, California, announced that they will be working together to deploy an open acc... Read more

11 Jun 2019

25mins

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Oregon’s MINET: New Approach, New Expansion – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 340

Oregon’s MINET: New Approach, New Expansion – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 340

Before the Oregon communities of Monmouth and Independence banded together to form MINET, many people in the community w... Read more

22 Jan 2019

30mins

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Getting Your Community Off to A Quick Start With CN Quickstart – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 339

Getting Your Community Off to A Quick Start With CN Quickstart – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 339

In September 2018, we announced that we would begin working with NEO Partners LLC to bring the Community Networks Quicks... Read more

15 Jan 2019

30mins

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Organizing for Better Broadband in the Portland, Oregon, Region – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 334

Organizing for Better Broadband in the Portland, Oregon, Region – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 334

This week on the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, we hear from Russell Senior and Michael Hanna from Portland, Oregon. ... Read more

4 Dec 2018

37mins

Ranked #13

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Comedian Tackles Connectivity – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 347

Comedian Tackles Connectivity – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 347

On a typical episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast, you’ll hear from a guest whose community may be in the pro... Read more

12 Mar 2019

29mins

Ranked #14

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Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative Steps Up, Offers FTTH in Missouri’s Bootheel – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 344

Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative Steps Up, Offers FTTH in Missouri’s Bootheel – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 344

Missouri is one of the states where electric cooperatives are taking the lead in bringing high-quality Internet access t... Read more

19 Feb 2019

25mins

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Possibilities, Challenges, Risks : Chicopee, Massachusetts, Considers A Muni – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 335

Possibilities, Challenges, Risks : Chicopee, Massachusetts, Considers A Muni – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 335

By the time a local community is ready to light up their municipal fiber optic network, they’ve already invested several... Read more

11 Dec 2018

30mins

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Those Bewitching Broadband Bills; States Making Moves – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 350

Those Bewitching Broadband Bills; States Making Moves – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 350

Interest in community broadband and broadband service from cooperatives has grown significantly within the past few year... Read more

2 Apr 2019

31mins

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Small Town, Big Connections With Marshall FiberNet – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 345

Small Town, Big Connections With Marshall FiberNet – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 345

This week, Marshall FiberNet’s Customer Service and Marketing Manager Jessica Slusarski talks to Christopher about the t... Read more

26 Feb 2019

22mins

Ranked #18

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Doug Dawson Shares Surprises and Safe Bets – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 353

Doug Dawson Shares Surprises and Safe Bets – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 353

Doug Dawson, President of CCG Consulting and author of the POTS and PANS blog, was willing to sit down with Christopher ... Read more

23 Apr 2019

32mins

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Conversing with Crawford: Community Broadband Bits Podcast 343

Conversing with Crawford: Community Broadband Bits Podcast 343

Harvard Professor, author, and broadband champion Susan Crawford has been incredibly busy ever since she released her la... Read more

12 Feb 2019

32mins

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Telemedicine Today: More Than Sending X-rays – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 352

Telemedicine Today: More Than Sending X-rays – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 352

This week, we have another interview that Christopher recorded while he was at the 2019 Broadband Communities Summit in ... Read more

16 Apr 2019

35mins

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