Connect This!

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

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BEAD, the NYC Master Broadband Plan, and Co-op Consortia | Episode 44 of the Connect This! Show

Posted June 2, 2022 • 01:12:37

Join us today, June 2, at 5pm ET in the chat for the latest episode of the Connect This! Show. Co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR)...

Breaking Down the BEAD NOFO | Connect This! Episode 43

Posted May 18, 2022 • 01:12:03

On this special emergency episode of Connect This!, our hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) are joined by regular guests...

Mapping & Data Collection | Connect This! Episode 42

Posted May 12, 2022 • 01:20:26

In this episode of the Connect This! Show, co-hosts Christopher Mitchell and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) are joined by guests Brian Mefford (VETRO FiberMap)...

A New Public Broadband Association Is Born, Burdensome ACP Rules, and FCC Fining LTD | Connect This! Show Episode 41

Posted May 4, 2022 • 01:21:41

Hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) are joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (UTOPIA Fiber) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting)...

State Spending on Broadband | Connect This! Episode 40

Posted April 27, 2022 • 01:10:54

In this episode of the Connect This! Show, co-hosts Christopher Mitchell and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) are joined by guests Kim McKinley (UTOPIA Fiber)...