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Community Broadband Bits

Community Broadband Bits

By: Institute for Local Self-Reliance
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 Short interviews with people doing interesting things to expand broadband networks that put community needs first.Copyright 2023 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license Politics & Government Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Telecom's Plumbing Problem: Routing, Regulation, and What Comes Next - Episode 669 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

    Telecom's Plumbing Problem: Routing, Regulation, and What Comes Next - Episode 669 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
    Dec 10 2025

    Richard Shockey joins Chris Mitchell to explain how the collapse of the PSTN, weak federal oversight, and a messy transition to all-IP networks threaten everything from 911 reliability to rural connectivity.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The Berkshires Broadband Movement: How 19 Small Towns Built Their Own Fiber Future - Episode 668 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

    The Berkshires Broadband Movement: How 19 Small Towns Built Their Own Fiber Future - Episode 668 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
    Dec 3 2025

    Chris Mitchell, Jess Auer, and David Kulp tell the inside story of how community determination transformed Internet access across Western Massachusetts.

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    35 mins
  • Building Broadband from the Ground Up - Episode 667 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

    Building Broadband from the Ground Up - Episode 667 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
    Nov 28 2025

    Mauricio Rodriguez joins Chris to talk about permitting challenges, land negotiations, environmental surprises, and why setting standards and hiring the right people early is key to actually getting fiber in the ground.

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    33 mins
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