Digital C is Cleveland's own nonprofit internet provider, built to reach the roughly one in three Cleveland households that traditional ISPs left behind. In this episode, host Curtis Dean talks with CEO Josh Edmonds about how Digital C uses a hybrid wireless-fiber network — rooftop radios beaming connectivity across the city — to deploy service in months instead of the decade a traditional fiber build can take. They cover the $18-a-month Canopy internet service, the Click digital skills program, and how Digital C's locally-owned model is now expanding beyond Cleveland into Detroit. It's a look at what community-driven broadband can do when a city hands the keys to a local provider instead of a national one.

CBAN's Curtis Dean recaps his experience at Fiber Connect 2026, presented by the Fiber Broadband Association.

What's new, what's next, and why Denver should be on every community broadband operator's calendarCurtis Dean sits down with Mountain Connect CEO Jeff Gavlinski for an inside look at one of the broadband industry's most anticipated annual gatherings. As the Mountain Connect conference prepares to welcome attendees to Denver, Jeff joins the show to pull back the curtain on what's in store — from session programming and keynote highlights to the new features and enhancements the Mountain Connect team has built specifically with attendees and sponsors in mind.