BONUS EPISODE: Building open networks for others to own across the country
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On this episode of Connected Nation, we've got some bonus coverage from the Broadband Community Summit. We talk with Drew Pappas from Bonfire Infrastructure Group on how they help communities, coops, Tribes, and others build open networks across the country.
Recommended links:
Bonfire Website
Guest's LinkedIn - Drew Pappas
Chapters
1. BONUS EPISODE: Building open networks for others to own across the country (00:00:00)
2. What Bonfire is and what they do (00:00:52)
3. Working nationwide (00:01:26)
4. Work with the Southern Youth Tribe (00:01:47)
5. First open-access Tribally-owned network in the nation (00:02:45)
6. Acting on behalf of the Tribe (00:03:46)
7. Working with sovereign nations (00:04:35)
8. How critical it is to have state and federal funds (00:05:31)
9. Wireless and Fiber (00:06:31)
10. Dealing with weather challenges nationwide (00:07:30)
11. Starting work with Bonfire (00:10:06)
12. Final thoughts on broadband (00:11:14)
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