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Correcting Community Fiber Fallacies: Attacks on LUS Fiber

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Correcting Community Fiber Fallacies: Attacks on LUS Fiber

In just the last year the Lafayette Utility System (LUS) gigabit network has attracted 1300 high-tech jobs. Chairman Wheeler praises the network for doing what many communities hope to...

Transcript: Rural Utilities Building Broadband Networks

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Transcript: Rural Utilities Building Broadband Networks

Thank to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 109 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Alyssa Clemsen-Roberts. Listen to this episode here....

State of Minnesota’s Border to Border Broadband Fund – Community Broadband Bits Episode 119

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State of Minnesota’s Border to Border Broadband Fund – Community Broadband Bits Episode 119

Earlier, this year, the Minnesota Legislature established a “Border to Border” Broadband fund to expand Internet access to the least connected in the state. Senator...

Connecticut Communities Want Better Internet Access – Community Broadband Bits Episode 118

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Connecticut Communities Want Better Internet Access – Community Broadband Bits Episode 118

While in Springfield, Massachusetts for the Broadband Communities Municipal Broadband and Economic Development event, I met several of the people that have been working on...

All Hands On Deck: Minnesota Local Government Models for Expanding Fiber Internet Access

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All Hands On Deck: Minnesota Local Government Models for Expanding Fiber Internet Access

Minneapolis, MN —In 2010 the Minnesota legislature set a goal: universal access to high speed broadband throughout the state by 2015. As 2015 approaches we...

Dakota County is Fiber Rich Thanks to Dig Once Approach – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 117

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Dakota County is Fiber Rich Thanks to Dig Once Approach – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 117

Calls for “dig once” policies have resonated for years. The general idea is that we can more fiber and conduit in the ground at lower...

Reflections on the Internet Governance Forum – Community Broadband Bits Episode 116

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Reflections on the Internet Governance Forum – Community Broadband Bits Episode 116

This week, Lisa Gonzalez interviews me about my recent trip to the Internet Governance Forum in Istanbul, Turkey. The IGF is an opportunity for anyone...

First Muni Fiber Net in Maine – Community Broadband Bits Episode 115

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First Muni Fiber Net in Maine – Community Broadband Bits Episode 115

By building a fiber line to allow some local businesses to get next-generation Internet access, Rockport became the first municipal fiber network in the state...

Sallisaw: The First Muni Fiber Network in Oklahoma – Community Broadband Bits Episode 114

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Sallisaw: The First Muni Fiber Network in Oklahoma – Community Broadband Bits Episode 114

Sallisaw is one of many small municipal FTTH networks that most people are not familiar with. For a decade, they have been quietly meeting their...

Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 113 – Peter d’Errico of Leverett, Massachusetts

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 113 – Peter d’Errico of Leverett, Massachusetts

Thank to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 113 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Peter d’Errico of Leverett, Massachusetts. Listen to...

Muni Fiber in Rural Massachusetts – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 113

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Muni Fiber in Rural Massachusetts – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 113

Though much of western Massachusetts has poor access to the Internet, the town of Leverett is in the midst of fiber build that will offer...

Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 112

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 112

Thank to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 112 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Caitlin Copple and Karen Palmer of Missoula....

Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 110

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 110

Thank to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 110 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Will Aycock of Wilson and Danna Bailey...

Community Broadband Bits Transcript – Episode 111

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Community Broadband Bits Transcript – Episode 111

Thank to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 111 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Hunter Newby. Jeff provides transcripts of some...

Missoula Pursues Open Access Fiber for Jobs – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 112

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Missoula Pursues Open Access Fiber for Jobs – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 112

After having met City Councilmember Caitlin Copple at last year’s Broadband Communities event in Austin and seeing the progress Missoula, Montana, has made in considering...