Connect This!
By Institute for Local Self-Reliance
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Episodes: 126
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Connect This! offers an irreverent and inside look at broadband tech and policy. Each week features people with direct experience building networks or working on policy to improve broadband access. We talk about current events and focus on a big topic for half of each episode.
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Farewell to Connect This!
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Small Towns Building Broadband, Broadband Usage, and the Continued Retreat from Fiber | Episode 124 of the Connect This! Show
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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The Retreat from Fiber, Local Government Inaction, and 8 Million Americans Offline | Episode 123 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Big Apple Connect, Pole Attachments, and DEA Lawsuits | Episode 122 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Secret Fiber Caps and Fiber Platforms | Episode 121 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Fiber Acquisitions and the New BEAD Numbers Are In | Episode 120 of the Connect This!
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Digital C Goes to Detroit and the Tech Spread Coming to BEAD | Episode 119 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Who Benefits from this Bargain? | Episode 118 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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The Future of Active Ethernet | Episode 117 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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California’s Affordable Broadband Play and Wi-Fi Under Threat | Episode 116 of the Connect This! Show
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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BEAD Overhauled | Connect This! Show
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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BEAD Falls Apart | Episode 115 of the Connect This! Show
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Charter and Cox Merge, Hotspots Under Threat, and the End of the Digital Equity Act | Episode 114 of the Connect This! Show
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May 08, 2025 |
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Project Kuiper, Fixing Urban Mobile, and Kentucky Wired | Episode 113 of the Connect This! Show
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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The Future of Passive Optical Networks | Episode 112 of the Connect This! Show
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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The Most Consequential Year in Telecom History Since 1996 | Episode 111 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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The Revolving Door, the Limit of Public Dollars, and Whether the Maps Will Matter After BEAD | Episode 110 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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BEAD: The Metamorphosis | Episode 109 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Advancements in Cable Networks – Connect This! Show Episode 108Coming up: Connect This! Show Episode 108
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Frontiers in Fiber Optic Sensing | Episode 107 of the Connect This! Show
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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What We Expect in 2025 | Episode 105 of the Connect This! Show
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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2024 in Review | Episode 104 of the Connect This! Show
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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What Comes Next | Episode 103 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Dear Rural America: Starlink and Mobile Wireless Are Not Coming to Save You | Episode 102 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Nice Knowing You, BEAD, and Building Better Middle Mile Networks | Episode 101 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Resilient Networks, BEAD Hypocrisy, and the 2024 Election | Episode 100 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Cox v. Rhode Island and FWA Advancements | Episode 99.4 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Convergence is Here | Episode 99.3 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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FWA vs. Wired Connections, Spectrum Sharing Rules, and Satellite Service | Episode 99.2 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Brownsville is Lit, SpaceX and BEAD, and SiFi and T-Mobile | Episode 99.1 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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USF Reform and the Start of the Big Fiber Rollup | Episode 99 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Net Neutrality, Chevron Deference, and The Hotspot Problem | Episode 98 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Texas Maps and Plans, Starlink and the Ozone, Sony Lawsuit, and Colorado MDU Laws | Episode 97 of the Connect This! Show
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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State Broadband Offices, BEAD and the Unserved, the Legacy of the ACP | Episode 96 of the Connect This! Show
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Untangling BEAD, Minnesota Repeals Preemption Law, and Open Access is Hard | Episode 95 of the Connect This! Show
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May 21, 2024 |
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Net Neutrality Returns, New York’s Affordable Broadband Law Upheld, and the ACP Looks Done | Episode 94 of the Connect This! Show
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May 21, 2024 |
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Middle-Mile Madness | Episode 93 of the Connect This! Show
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Gaming the Data, a Trojan Horse in New York, and Punishing Bad Actors | Episode 92 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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A New Broadband Definition, Rural Tribal Priority Window, and Feasibility Studies | Connect This! Show Episode 91
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Metro Connect, AT&T FWA, MDUs, and RDOF | Connect This! Show Episode 90
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Are We Doing Digital Equity Wrong? Lessons from the FCC| Connect This! Show Episode 89
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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A Surge in Municipal Networks and the Real Margins for ISPs | Episode 88 of the Connect This! Show
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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The 2024 Prediction Show | Episode 87 of the Connect This! Show
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Reflecting on 2023, Unused Capacity in Government-Only Fiber Networks, and the Return of Dark Money with Gigi Sohn | Episode 86 of the Connect This! Show
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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The Future of LTE Networks | Episode 85 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Digital Discrimination, Canada Mandates Open Access, and Progress in Washington State | Episode 84 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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A Call to Fund ACP, MDU Solutions, and Did NTIA Solve the Letter of Credit Problem? | Episode 83 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Recent Broadband News | Episode 82 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Net Neutrality, Spectrum Sharing, and the Mystery of the Missing Monopolies | Episode 81 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Municipal Partnerships, a (Finally) Complete FCC, and Low-Income Plans for BEAD | Episode 80 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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The Only History of LTE You’ll Ever Need | Episode 79 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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The One Where We’re Supposed to Be Nice to the FCC | Episode 77 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Gaming the FCC’s 10-day Rule, Competition on Open Access Networks, and Letters of Credit | Episode 76 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Astroturf Campaigns in Utah and Fixed Wireless, Mapping, and Maine – Episode 75 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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The Promise of BEAD, FCC Investigates Data Caps, and Capacity | Episode 74 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Recent Broadband News | Episode 71 of the Connect This! Show
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May 12, 2023 |
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Live From the Broadband Communities Summit | Episode 70 of the Connect This! Show
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Ookla Speed Test Report and Data Privacy | Episode 69 of the Connect This! Show
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Longmont, Baltimore, OpEx on Fiber Deployments | Episode 68 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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When Fixed Wireless Makes Sense, Supply Chain Woes, and the FCC’s Bad Data Practices | Episode 67 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Gigi Sohn, the Future of the FCC, and Federal Reserve Banks | Episode 66 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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A Very Special Connect This! Show | Episode 65 of the Connect This! Show
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Grant Tax Relief, Misreporting Coverage, and Line Extension Programs | Episode 64 of the Connect This! Show
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Charter Spectrum’s Lawsuit, Railroads and Crossings, and Covid-19 | Episode 63 of the Connect This! Show
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Mapping Deadlines, LA County, and Stuck in the Middle | Episode 62 of the Connect This! Show
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Location Challenges Won’t Impact BEAD, Gigi Sohn Renominated, AT&T’s “Open Access” Fiber Deal, and What’s New From CES | Episode 61 of the Connect This! Show
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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A Look Back at 2022 | Episode 60 of the Connect This! Show
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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The Mapping Challenge Process, PON vs. Active Ethernet, and Market Pricing| Episode 59 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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One Map to Rule Them All, Challenge Abuses, and the End of the Fiber Boom | Episode 58 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Comcast Pricing, Starlink Data Caps, Starry’s Future, and ACP Usage| Episode 57 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Pricing Disparities by Monopolies, CostQuest, and Starry Abandoning RDOF Bids | Episode 56 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Infrastructure Economics | Episode 55 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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New York Public Housing Solutions, Cable Speed Increases, and the Effects of Inflation | Episode 54 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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The Future of Community Networks and Fixed Wireless | Episode 53 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Grant Challenges in Louisiana, 25 Gbps service in Chattanooga, and the Future of Video | Episode 51 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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RDOF, Universal Service Fund, and the Future of Video | Episode 50 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Community Wins and Monopoly Missteps | Episode 49 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Anti-Municipal Broadband Campaigns and Lessons from Maine | Episode 48 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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A New Broadband Definition, National ISPs Going for State Subsidies, and Buy America Rules | Episode 47 of the Connect This! Show
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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The Wireless Show, Part 2 | Episode 46 of the Connect This! Show
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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The Wireless Show | Episode 45 of the Connect This! Show
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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BEAD, the NYC Master Broadband Plan, and Co-op Consortia | Episode 44 of the Connect This! Show
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Breaking Down the BEAD NOFO | Connect This! Episode 43
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May 18, 2022 |
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Mapping & Data Collection | Connect This! Episode 42
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May 12, 2022 |
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A New Public Broadband Association Is Born, Burdensome ACP Rules, and FCC Fining LTD | Connect This! Show Episode 41
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May 04, 2022 |
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State Spending on Broadband | Connect This! Episode 40
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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What’s New in Broadband? | Connect This! Episode 39
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Cities Taking on Digital Equity – Episode 38 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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What Are Cities Doing Right ? | Connect This! Episode 37
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Let’s Get Technical: Serving MDUs & More! | Connect This! Episode 36
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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How’s that Definition of Broadband, Chris? – Episode 35 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Inside State Broadband Offices – Episode 34 of the Connect This! Show
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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RDOF: One Year Later – Episode 33 of the Connect This! Show
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Reality Check: Scaling Networks in 2022 – Episode 32 of the Connect This! Show
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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The Monopolies Strike Back! – Episode 31 of the Connect This! Show
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Fiber in 2022 – Episode 30 of the Connect This! Show
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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New Year, New Rules – Episode 29 of the Connect This! Show
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Apartment Buildings and the NTIA – Episode 28 of the Connect This! Show
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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ISPs Working in Rural Areas – Episode 27 of the Connect This! Show
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Billions in Broadband Infrastructure – Episode 26 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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The Future of Cable – Episode 25 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Northern New England – Episode 24 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Grassroots Networking – Episode 23 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Longmont, Colorado and Clarksville, Tennessee – Episode 22 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Digging in the City LIVE! – Episode 21 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Treasury Infrastructure Rules, Digital Redlining, and Microtrenching – Episode 20 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Mapping Broadband Access With Garbage Trucks, and Other Innovative Municipal Initiatives – Episode 19 of Connect This! Show
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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A Summer Recap: What’s Going On With Broadband Projects? – Episode 18 of the Connect This! Show
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Tribal Broadband – Episode 17 of the Connect This! Show
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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5G and the Future of Cellular Networks – Episode 16 of the Connect This! Show
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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How Equal Access Santa Cruz is Bridging the Digital Divide – Episode 15 of Connect This!
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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The Finance Edition – Episode 14 of the Connect This! Show
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May 28, 2021 |
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Middle-Mile Challenges and Internet Exchange Points – Episode 13 of the Connect This! Episode Show
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May 21, 2021 |
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Options Available to Cities Under the American Rescue Plan Broadband Rules – Episode 12 of the Connect This! Show
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May 12, 2021 |
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How Open Access Networks Impact ISPs – Episode 11 of the Connect This! Show
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May 07, 2021 |
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Preparing for Broadband Funding in the American Rescue Plan- Episode 10 of the Connect This! Show
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May 03, 2021 |
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Broadband Infrastructure Funding in the American Rescue Plan – Episode 9 of the Connect This! Show
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Decoding the Emergency Broadband Benefit – Episode 8 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Overbuilding and the Value of Real Competition – Episode 7 of the Connect This! Show
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Building Business and Community Goodwill Through Marketing – Episode 6 of the Connect This! Show
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Where to Next From the Federal Government on Broadband? – Episode 5 of the Connect This! Show
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Open Access Networks – Episode 4 of the Connect This! Show
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Digital Inclusion – Episode 3 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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5G, CBRS, and Urban WISPs – Episode 2 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Satellite Internet Access, the Future of Cable, and Small Fiber ISPs – Episode 1 of the Connect This! Show
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Pilot – Episode 0 of the Connect This! Show
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Oct 30, 2020 |