Waverly, a town of 10,000 in Iowa, decided to create a city owned telecommunications utility with a successful referendum vote in 2000 but has only...
We welcome Harold Feld, Senior Vice President of Public Knowledge back to the show to discuss the latest update in the so-called IP Transition. Back...
It has been about a year since we checked in on FiberNet Monticello, a city-owned FTTH network about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis. At that...
Clarksville is the fifth largest city in the state but was among the first networks in nation to offer symmetrical fast connections with a 10...
We continue to see more and more of what we might call “gigabit fever.” This is not just a “me too” bubble centered around superfast...
For our 50th episode, we’re trying something new: Lisa and I respond to three common claims made by opponents of community owned networks. We owe...
The United States has long recognized that everyone should have access to a telephone and has established a variety of government programs to achieve that...
Today, we are deeply saddened at the news that Senator Frank Lautenberg has just passed away. Senator Lautenberg’s death is a loss for the nation...
At any conference dealing with building broadband networks, one hears talk of open trench policies or “dig once” approaches. For today’s episode of Community Broadband...
The city of San Leandro has formed a partnership with a local company now named Lit San Leandro to expand business access to the Internet....
The North Georgia Network was the first recipient of a BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunities Program) stimulus grant in the nation and has been an interesting...
Eduardo Porter has an important column today in the business section of the New York Times, “Yanking Broadband From the Slow Lane.” He correctly identifies...
This is a show I have been wanting to do for years – discussing some of the common mistakes that have been make by community...
In the coming years, we will continue to see groups and elected officials funded by the big cable and telephone companies try to delegitimize any...
CenturyLink is a massive telephone company struggling to remain relevant as we transition to mobile phones and require connections much faster than DSL delivers. Though...