Early Lessons from Longmont – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 106

Date: 8 Jul 2014 | posted in: MuniNetworks, Podcast | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Longmont is about to break ground on the citywide FTTH gigabit network but it is already offering services to local businesses and a few neighborhoods that started as pilot projects. Vince Jordan, previously a guest two years ago, is back to update us on their progress. Until recently, Vince was the Telecom Manager for Longmont Power … Read More

Wireless Commons Part 1: Interference Is a Myth, but the FCC Hasn’t Caught on Yet

Date: 2 Jul 2014 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This is the first in two-part series on spectrum basics and how we could better manage the spectrum to encourage innovation and prevent either large corporations or government from interfering with our right to communicate. Part 2 is available here. We often think of all our wireless communications as traveling separate on paths: television, radio, Wi-Fi, … Read More

Peering: Then and Now on Community Broadband Bits Podcast #96

Date: 29 Apr 2014 | posted in: MuniNetworks, Podcast | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This week we are welcoming Scott Bradner, a long time doer, writer, and thinker on Internet matters. Thanks to a listener request, we had already recorded an interview last week discussing peering before the news broke that the FCC would be allowing paid prioritization peering arrangements, which many have said represents the end of network neutrality. … Read More

Chris Mitchell Shares Lessons Learned from Seattle and Gigabit Squared; The Challenge of Private Sector Cable Competition

Date: 15 Jan 2014 | posted in: information, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This article originally ran on MuniNetworks.org, our site dedicated to broadband and community networks.  This the second in a series of posts exploring lessons learned from the Seattle Gigabit Squared project, which now appears unlikely to be built. The first post is available here and focuses on the benefits massive cable companies already have as well as … Read More