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Chelan PUD Asks the People What the Future Holds for Their Fiber-Optic Network
Chelan PUD is asking the people of their rural community whether they “love” or “just like” their beleaguered and pioneering fiber-optic network. At a series of public input meetings to be held across...
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Arkansas Town Targeted by Cox Prior to Community Broadband Referendum
Siloam Springs, sporting 15,000 people in the northwestern corner of Arkansas, could be the next community to build its own community fiber network. But first they have to pass a referendum in May in...
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Auburn Essential Services; A Workhorse in Northeast Indiana Saves Jobs,...
In 1985, Auburn Electric became one of the first communities in the midwest to deploy fiber. At the time, the purpose was to improve electric and voice systems substation communications within the...
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Sun Prairie Ponders Fiber Network Investment in Wisconsin
The Sun Prairie City Council met on January 14th to discuss a possible investment in a municipal fiber network. Thank you to local resident Jonathan Kleinow for alerting us to developments in the south...
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Open Cape Works With Communities for Last Mile - Community Broadband Bits...
Cape Cod's Open Cape is the latest of the stimulus-funded middle mile broadband projects to focus on expanding to connect businesses and residents. We talk to Open Cape Executive Director Steve...
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The Deep History of Chattanooga's Fiber Network - Community Broadband Bits...
In a break from our traditional format of 20-30 minutes (or so), we have a special in-depth interview this week with Harold Depriest, the former CEO and President of Chattanooga's Electric Power Board....
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 230
This is the transcript for episode 230 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast. Harold DePriest of Chattanooga, Tennessee, describes his role in building the fiber network in the city. This is an...
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Mason PUD 3 Responds to Muni Fiber Demand with Fiberhoods - Community...
Mason PUD 3 Telecommunications & Community Relations Manager Justin Holzgrove and Public Information & Government Relations Manager Joel Myer join us for episode 274 of the Community Broadband...
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 274
This is the transcript for episode 274 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast. Justin Holzgrove and Joel Myer join the show from Mason County, Washington, to discuss how a publicly-owned network...
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These Minnesotans Are Fed Up With Frontier
People in Wyoming, Minnesota, gathered together on September 12th to bend the ear of officials from the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Ann Treacy from the Blandin Foundation attended the...
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Portland Is In: City to Contribute to Regional Feasibility Study
In a February Facebook post, the good folks at Municipal Broadband PDX out of Portland, Oregon, shared the news that the city will be contributing to the cost of a broadband feasibility study. The...
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Christopher to Talk at Muni Fiber Palo Alto Informational Event July 9th
On July 9th, Christopher will be in Palo Alto, California, for a talk on municipal networks and the possibilities as the city searches for better connectivity. Organizers from Muni Fiber Palo Alto will...
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Redding, California, Looks to Local Opinions About Publicly Owned Network
As Redding, California, aims to bring better connectivity to businesses and residents, they're looking to locals for advice on how to move forward.Tags: redding capublic...
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Multnomah County, Municipal Broadband PDX, Reaching Out to Residents for...
Earlier this year, community leaders in Portland, Oregon, decided to join other cities in Multnomah County to commission a broadband feasibility study. The goal of the study is to examine the potential...
View ArticleCity of Redding, California Continues Progress on Municipal Broadband
The city council of Redding, California approved a revised Broadband Master Plan in June that identified a four-phase process to build a 26-mile fiber ring to connect city infrastructure, initiative a...
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