Unbuffered explores Internet access, digital equity, and local technology solutions, but with a broader lens on how tech shapes our lives, our communities, and our sense of agency. We make technology and technology makes us.
Unbuffered focuses on Internet access and connectivity technology – how does it encourage or discourage local self-reliance? With interviews and occasional live panel discussions, Unbuffered explores the ways technology interacts with our communities and our agency as citizens of an open society. It digs deep into how technologies actually work and how laws and policies interact with tech in the real world to shape our lives. This is ILSR’s longest-running show, originally called Community Broadband Bits.
In this episode of Unbuffered, Chris is joined by Valerie Dodd and Scott Rochat for a conversation about the history, growth, and continued success of Longmont’s NextLight fiber network.
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A conversation about Longmont's NextLight network, community broadband, affordability, and what it takes to build one of the most successful ISPs in the country
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