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A New Gig for U and U and U
Blair Levin, lead author of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, discusses his latest venture with 37 research universities in this video interview filmed at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. He hints at the May 23rd announcement of Gig.U partnering with Gigabit Squared to provide $200M of capital to support 6 Gig.U member-sponsored communities. Inspired by…
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There’s a Map for That!
Producing accurate maps of broadband availability is no easy task, as evidenced by the state of Vermont's admission last week that their broadband maps are riddled with inaccuracies. Good maps are critical for directing infrastructure investment in the right places. In this video, Jessica Ditto, of Connected Nation, explains that mapping goes beyond infrastructure…
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National Broadband Plan Creator Speaks
Blair Levin of the Aspen Institute and creator of the National Broadband Plan comments on this 350+ page document is this video interview at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit. In this interview, he discusses the NBP's broadband speed definition, as well as the transition to a universal service model for broadband. Joan Engebretson has a…
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Comments on the National Broadband Plan
Bill Hegmann of NECA discusses the National Broadband Plan in this interview at the 2011 Minnesota Telecom Alliance Annual Convention. He points out that the majority of the un-served customers are located in price-cap areas, as opposed to the areas served by rate of return operators. He also provides details of their research, which indicates…
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Putting a Face to the Data
Mark Gailey of Totah Communications discusses his community and the roots of his company, which date to the 1950s. Gailey is a 3rd generation provider who came home after working at Contel of Arkansas. He points out the importance of putting a face to the data, when talking to the FCC. He also discusses…
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National Broadband Plan & Blocked Calls
In this video interview, Michael Romano, Senior Vice President of Policy for NTCA, discusses the broadband plan and the importance for independent communications service providers to make their voices heard in front of the FCC and Congress. He also explains the issue his members have been seeing and that NTCA is trying to document; incomplete…
