Community Broadband Bits Podcast

Community Broadband Bits is a short weekly audio show featuring interviews with people building community networks or otherwise involved with Internet policy.

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Thoughts on 2015, Predictions for 2016 - Community Broadband Bits Episode 183

Posted January 5, 2016

Given all the exciting events of 2015 and our hopes for 2016, we decided to do another year end / year beginning show that looks both backward and forward....

Conduits Lead to Competition - Community Broadband Bits Podcast Episode 182

Posted December 22, 2015

As we noted in a preliminary story last week, the city of Lincoln has crafted a collection of conduits allowing greater competition for advanced telecommunications...

Hudson Adds Velocity to Help Local Businesses - Community Broadband Bits Episode 181

Posted December 15, 2015

When Hudson, Ohio, businesses couldn't get the connectivity they needed from the incumbent cable and telephone companies, the local government stepped...

Maine House Representative Pushes for Better Internet Access - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 180

Posted December 8, 2015

Eleven months ago, we noted the incredible energy in the Maine Legislature around improving Internet access. Maine State Representative Norm Higgins...

Local Internet Improvement Districts in New Hampshire - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 179

Posted December 1, 2015

Local governments in New Hampshire are quite limited in how they can use public financing to invest in fiber optic networks, but Hanover is exploring...