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Broadband Boosted at the Ballot, An Election Wrap-Up (Episode 5)
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Broadband Boosted at the Ballot, An Election Wrap-Up (Episode 5)

Building Local Power · Nick Stumo-Langer

November 17, 201628m 13s

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Show Notes

In this episode, Chris Mitchell, the director of our Community Broadband Networks initiative, interviews Lisa Gonzalez, Senior Researcher for the Community Broadband Networks initiative about the recent election and what it means for municipal broadband networks across the nation. In this podcast, Gonzalez delves into the election results coming out of Colorado regarding the two dozen communities who voted to reclaim their broadband connectivity future. 26 additional Colorado cities and counties opted out of a restrictive, cable monopoly-supported state law, passed in 2005, that prevents these entities from providing service or partnering with the private sector.… Read More

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