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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 262
This is the transcript for Community Broadband Bits Episode 262. Harold Feld and Christopher Mitchell discuss Microsoft's announcement on TV White Spaces and what it means for rural areas. Listen to...
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Garrett County Builds Better Connections By Combining Technologies in Rural...
Maryland may be home to our nation’s bustling, urban capital, but on the other side of the state are the Appalachians and many rural communities that struggle with poor Internet access. One of those...
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Allband All-in For Rural Michigan Internet Access - Community Broadband Bits...
After being told by the large telephone incumbent that he could pay a nominal fee in rural Michigan to get phone service, John Reigle built a home. And when the telephone company changed its mind after...
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Wally Bowen: Open Wireless is Essential Infrastructure
Once again, we are reprinting an opinion piece by Wally Bowen, founder of the nonprofit Mountain Area Information Network based in Asheville, North Carolina. The op-ed was originally published in the...
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Community Broadband Bits 18 - Dewayne Hendricks
Dewayne Hendricks is a serial entreprenuer, innovator, and wireless expert. Wired magazine labeled him a broadband cowboy back in 2001. And he is our guest on the 18th episode of Community Broadband...
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Hey FCC: Time to Expand Unlicensed Spectrum!
Remember that Washington Post story about bigger, free Wi-Fi networks? It went hugely viral with all manner of outlets picking the story up, unintentionally distorting it, and amplifying it. Tags:...
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Don Means on Libraries and White Spaces - Community Broadband Bits Episode 79
This week, Don Means joins us to talk about public libraries, their role in the modern era, and an interesting pilot project involving several libraries and white spaces wireless technology. Don is the...
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White Space Pilot Project Brings Basic Internet From Library to Residents …...
The Gigabit Libraries Network (GLN) has orchestrated a pilot project to optimize white space technology for connectivity in and near community libraries and schools. We discussed this approach on our...
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Colorado and Mississippi Test White Space Technology
We recently reported on the WhiteSpaces Pilot Project from the Gigabit Libraries Network (GLN). In order to find out the results in the trenches, we contacted two participant communities: Delta County,...
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Save the White Spaces! From Public Knowledge
The FCC is now contemplating how much newly freed spectrum to retain for public use and how much to auction off to private companies for their exclusive use. Public Knowledge is leading the effort to...
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SHLB Webinar On Rural Broadband Available For A Limited Time
For the next month, everyone can access the most recent webinar from the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB). The topic is "Partnerships and Rural Broadband Needs" and the...
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Librarians Leading The Way: Apply For "Beyond the Walls" Grant
San Jose State University’s School of Information (iSchool) and the Gigabit Libraries Network are accepting proposals for projects under a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and...
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MBC Partnering To Bring Internet Home For VA School Kids
The Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporations (MBC), a broadband cooperative with member communities in Virginia, recently announced that a new project will bring Internet access to students at...
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WAMU's 1A Show Covers Rural Connectivity With Christopher
For an in-depth discussion about connectivity in rural America, Public Rado WAMU called our own Christopher Mitchell who joined host Joshua Johnson on the 1A show. The conversation covered a variety of...
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Microsoft Supercharges TV White Spaces - Community Broadband Bits Podcast 262
After a recent announcement from Microsoft committing to building rural networks using TV white spaces [NYT, Ars Technica stories], we asked Public Knowledge Senior Vice President and long-time TVWS...
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Transcript: Community Broadband Bits Episode 262
This is the transcript for Community Broadband Bits Episode 262. Harold Feld and Christopher Mitchell discuss Microsoft's announcement on TV White Spaces and what it means for rural areas. Listen to...
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Garrett County Builds Better Connections By Combining Technologies in Rural...
Maryland may be home to our nation’s bustling, urban capital, but on the other side of the state are the Appalachians and many rural communities that struggle with poor Internet access. One of those...
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Allband All-in For Rural Michigan Internet Access - Community Broadband Bits...
After being told by the large telephone incumbent that he could pay a nominal fee in rural Michigan to get phone service, John Reigle built a home. And when the telephone company changed its mind after...
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