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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 56

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 56 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Scott Hurlbert on fiber network in Shafter, California. Listen to this episode here.

 

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Lisa Gonzalez:  Hi again, and welcome to the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.  I'm Lisa Gonzalez.

This week, we talk to Scott Hurlbert, Assistant City Manager of Shafter, California.  Several years ago, Shafter city leaders decided a municipal network was a must, to ensure future economic development.  The community was -- and still is -- transitioning from an agricultural economy to a more diverse mix of industry and manufacturing.  Like water and electricity, Shafter recognizes that broadband is critical infrastructure to promote growth.  Our regular listeners will note that Shafter is unique because it does not have an electric utility.  Nevertheless, this community is in the middle of an expansion, and has built its network incrementally, with no borrowing or bonding.  Here are Chris and Scott.

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Chris Mitchell:  Welcome to another episode of Community Broadband Bits.  Today, I'm up in Minneapolis again, talking with my guest, who's in Shafter, California.  I'm speaking with Scott Hurlbert, the Assistant City Manager of Shafter.  Welcome to our show.

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Scott Hurlbert:  Well, thank you very much, Christopher.  It's a pleasure to be here today.

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Chris:  We're excited to learn a little bit more about your network.  I've long known that there was something happening in Shafter.  And I think a fair amount of our guests are always curious to learn about a city they haven't heard of before.  Maybe we could start with you telling us a little bit about what Shafter's like.

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 134

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 134 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Elliot Noss, CEO of Tucows and head of Ting. Listen to this episode here.

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for Episode 134 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Elliot Noss, CEO of Tucows and head of Ting. Listen to this episode here.

00:08: Elliot Noss: You know, I think that fiber infrastructure is the most important economic asset that any town, city, or country could have. And, you know, I think that there's all kinds of ways -- and we haven't even started to scratch the surface -- of models where you can have municipal or government ownership in partnership with companies.

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 81

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript of the Episode 81 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Mike Wassenaar on public access media and community owned networks. Listen to this episode here.

 

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Mike Wassenaar:  Regardless of how technology changes, we need policy that enables us to be able to provide content for citizens.

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Lisa Gonzalez:  Hello.  You are listening to the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.  This is Lisa Gonzalez.

Today, Chris interviews Mike Wassenaar.  Mike is a Senior Development Officer with the Free Press.  He has extensive experience working in community media.  Public access, educational, and government video programs, often referred to as "PEG," provide local programming to the communities they serve.  As media becomes increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small number of corporate providers, public access plays a critical role in local information delivery.  Mike provides an expert's perspective on where the problems are and what local communities need to consider when they think about the future of public access.  Here are Mike and Chris.

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Chris Mitchell:  Welcome to another edition of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast.  I'm Chris Mitchell.  And today, I'm on the phone with Mike Wassenaar, a Senior Development Officer with Free Press, and someone who I got to know when he was leading the St. Paul Neighborhood Network here in Minnesota.  He has 20 years of experience working with community media and radio and television.  Welcome to the show.

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Mike Wassenaar:  It's good to be here, Chris.  Thank you.

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Chris:  Mike, I'm excited to talk to you, because, first of all, you've got a great voice, and you have an incredible amount of knowledge, and you're never afraid to speak your mind.  So let's get into this.  What is the role of the public access channels in the modern era?

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 80

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the Episode 80 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Eric Lampland on justifying a network with indirect cost savings. Listen to this episode here.

 

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Eric Lampland:  But the overall impact, when you look at the economic development is much greater than the narrow metrics that we use to determine whether or not the network itself can be successful.

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Lisa Gonzalez:  Hi there.  This is the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.  I'm Lisa Gonzalez.

This week, a special guest stopped our offices in Minneapolis for our podcast conversation, Eric Lampland.  He's Founder and Principal Consultant for Lookout Point Communications.  Eric has worked with numerous entities, both public and private, looking for ways to improve connectivity.  We discussed benefits that often accompany municipal networks but don't always find their way into a feasibility study or business analysis.  Over the years, Eric has documented many examples of ancillary benefits, both economic and otherwise.  His work emphasizes the need to consider a broader approach when assessing pros and cons related to assessing municipal networks.

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Chris Mitchell:  Welcome to another edition of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast.  This is a special edition.  We're all in one room.  I'm Chris Mitchell.  We got Lisa Gonzalez.

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Lisa:  Hey there.

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Chris:  And joining us today is Eric Lampland, the Founder and Principal Consultant for Lookout Point Communications.

01:20:

Eric Lampland:  Good afternoon.

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 79

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the Episode 79 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Don Means on libraries and white spaces. Listen to this episode here.

 

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Don Means:  ... eighty million people.  This is a huge population that depends on library broadband.

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Lisa Gonzalez:  Hi there.  This is the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.  I'm Lisa Gonzalez.

In this episode, Christopher Mitchell connects with Don Means, Coordinator of the Gigabit Libraries Network.  This past summer, GLN implemented a pilot project to improve access to library Wi-Fi.  Each community submitted ideas designed to use white space spectrum to extend the reach of the library's Wi-Fi.  White space spectrum was traditionally used to send television signals.  But digital television changed all that.  As a result, white space spectrum has been freed up.  The six communities chosen for the pilot project are living laboratories.  As Don notes in the interview, local entities, such as libraries, are the perfect place for experimentation.  This pilot project will help us learn to push the envelope on white space technology.  In addition to providing better access to their local communities, these library experiments are helping us learn the limits of the approach.  Here are Don and Chris, talking about the Gigabit Libraries Network's white space pilot project.

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Chris Mitchell:  Welcome to another edition of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast.  I'm Christopher Mitchell.  And today I'm speaking with Don Means, the Coordinator of the Gigabit Libraries Network.  Welcome to the show, Don.

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Don Means:  Thank you, Chris.

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Chris:  Don, I guess -- I think a good question to start off with would be, you know, who are you and why do you love libraries so much?

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Don:  It's not a trick question, Chris?

01:43:

Chris:  Certainly not.

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 77

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the Episode 77 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Chris Schweitzer on the fiber network in Auburn, Indiana. Listen to this episode here.

 

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Chris Schweitzer:  You know, we're not going out there, trying to win customers with the lowest price.  We're trying to go out there and serve the community with a healthy, sustainable, quality product.

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Lisa Gonzalez:  Hi there.  This is the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.  This is Lisa Gonzalez.

Today, Christopher Mitchell speaks with Chris Schweitzer, Director of Auburn Essential Services in Indiana.  Schweitzer describes how the AES network began in the late 1990s.  The community deployed the network primarily for electric services, but over the years investigated other possibilities.  When a major employer could not get the services it needed from an incumbent, AES expanded to begin serving business clients.  Over the years, AES has branched out to also serve residential customers, and now offers triple-play to the Auburn community.  Keep your ears peeled for Schweitzer's description of the AES business model.  The approach allowed the network to become self-sustaining within a relatively short time period.  Here are Chris and Christopher, delving into Auburn Essential Services.

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Chris Mitchell:  Welcome to another edition of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast.  I'm Chris Mitchell.  And today I'm with another Chris: Chris Schweitzer, the Director of Auburn Essential Services.  Welcome to the show.

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Chris Schweitzer:  Thanks, Chris.  Glad to be here.

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Chris M:  Chris, can you tell us a little bit about the Auburn area?  What's the population like?  What kind of history do you have there?

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 78

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the Episode 78 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Bob Frankston on the definition of the Internet and how it affects our limits and expectations. Listen to this episode here.

 

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Bob Frankston:  The Internet is created by what we do.  And that's what's important.

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Lisa Gonzalez:  Hi there.  This is the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, brought to you by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.  I'm Lisa Gonzalez.

We decided this week was a good opportunity to bring you an encore performance of one of our earlier podcasts.  In September of 2012, Chris spoke with Bob Frankston.  Bob's been a leading voice in the computer and telecommunications world for over 50 years.  In this interview, Bob and Chris talk a little about the concept of building networks that allow ubiquitous access, and the deeper definition of the Internet.  How we define the Internet has come to dictate our limits and our expectations.  We've trimmed the interview down, so you can get back to your hot cocoa.  We encourage you to go to episode 14, however, of the Broadband Bits Podcast for the entire discussion.

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Chris Mitchell:  Bob Frankston, thank you for joining us on the Community Broadband Bits Podcast.

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Bob Frankston:  Thank you for asking me.

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Chris:  One of the things that I thought you could help us understand is, when we talk about the Internet, and we talk about our communications -- um, our telecommunications -- we often think about it in terms of going through a major corporation or through a local government.  And you think about how we can connect using the Internet differently.  Can you walk me through that?

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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 75

Thanks to Jeff Hoel for providing the transcript for the Episode 75 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Kent Halder and Rob Houlihan on long term muni network success in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Listen to this episode here.

 

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Kent Halder:  We are municipally owned, and we answer to the citizens of our community, and feel compelled to a higher standard than we would be otherwise.

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Lisa Gonzalez:  Hi there.  This is the Community Broadband Bits Podcast, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.  Lisa Gonzalez here.

Rob Houlihan, Network Services Manager, and Kent Halder, Communication Sales Manager of Cedar Falls Utilities, join Christopher this week.  CFU is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and announced earlier this spring that it would begin offering gigabit service to all its customers.  We've also reported on several occasions when CFU increased speeds for customers at no extra charge.  CFU began serving the community in the late 1800s as a water utility.  Since then, it's expanded to include gas, electricity, and most recently communications.  CFU is one of the first municipal utilities to bring communications to its customers, and we've watched it upgrade from a hybrid fiber-coax [HFC] system to a fiber-to-the-premises [FTTP] system.  What's the secret behind CFU's success?  The answer is multifaceted, of course, but the core motivation remains the same.  Their mission is to benefit the community in the best possible way.  Here are Chris, Rob, and Kent.

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Chris Mitchell:  Welcome to another Community Broadband Bits Podcast.  I'm Christopher Mitchell.  And today we're talking with two folks from Cedar Falls, Iowa.  We've got Rob Houlihan, the Network Services Manager at Cedar Falls Utilities.

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Rob Houlihan:  Good afternoon.

01:39:

Chris:  And we also have Kent Halder, the Communication Sales Manager with CFU.  Welcome to the show.

01:45:

Kent Halder:  Thanks, Chris.  Glad to be here.

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