How is it that the U.S. still faces challenges around the adoption and accessibility of fast, reliable, affordable, and universally available broadband? How does broadband access - or the lack of it - impact the lives of those who live in underserved or untapped communities?Hosts Curtis Dean and Jon Willow - co-founders of the Community Broadband Action Network - take on the issues faced by community broadband providers and advocates. With special guests from across the spectrum of broadband (no pun intended!), expect a lively, roundtable-style conversation in every episode.
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Recent episodes include "Hot Take - The USAC Court Ruling" (22 October 2026, 34 minutes), "Beyond The Build" (21 October 2026, 29 minutes), and "Member Spotlight - LRB Public Finance Advisors" (23 September 2026, 21 minutes).
Broadband Action publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 62 episodes.
Booking probability for Broadband Action is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Broadband Action requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Broadband Action's contact route on record: verified email.
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Broadband Action is a news podcast with 62 episodes published.
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On October 15, the Fifth Circuit held in Consumers’ Research v. FCC that the Commission violated the Government Corporation Control Act by establishing USAC without specific congressional authorization. The three-judge...
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You've successfully launched your start-up broadband system, or you've completed your expansion into a new market. What's next? In this edition of Broadband Action, Curtis Dean chats with Shirley Bloomfield, former CEO...
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Curtis Dean with CBAN chats with Laura Lewis and David Robertsons, two of the principals at LRB Public Finance Advisors, a CBAN Associate Member. The two discuss how public broadband networks are financed and challenges...
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Recorded during a session at Broadband Communities Summit in Houston on August 25, 2025, CBAN's Curtis Dean moderates a panel discussion on the challenges in operating an open access network. Panelists: Jeff Irwin...
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Digital C is Cleveland's own nonprofit internet provider, built to reach the roughly one in three Cleveland households that traditional ISPs left behind. In this episode, host Curtis Dean talks with CEO Josh Edmonds...
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CBAN's Curtis Dean recaps his experience at Fiber Connect 2026, presented by the Fiber Broadband Association.
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What's new, what's next, and why Denver should be on every community broadband operator's calendarCurtis Dean sits down with Mountain Connect CEO Jeff Gavlinski for an inside look at one of the broadband industry's most...
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CBAN's Curtis Dean and Jon Willow chat with Mark Colwell, Executive Director of Mission Telecom. Mission Telecom provides low-cost 5G internet to nonprofits, schools, and libraries to help them close the digital divide.
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As BEAD dollars begin to flow, and BEAD-funded projects begin construction, what impact will it have on the supply chain? Curtis Dean with CBAN discusses the challenges posed by BEAD with Ashley Travers with KGPCo and...
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In this episode of Broadband Action recorded at Connected America, we sit down with Catherine Krantz of Communities Unlimited to explore the essential role of technical assistance in closing the digital divide...
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Host Curtis Dean chats with three of the headlining speakers at the 2026 Spring Summit.--Gary Bolton, Fiber Broadband Association--Ryan Mulhall, Iowa Communications Network--Brent Legg, Connected NationJoin us April...
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 turns 30 years old this year. To "celebrate", CBAN talks with Sean Stokes of Keller & Heckman LLP about the origins of the Act, how it's working, and what changes are needed in today's...
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Doug Dawson with CCG Consulting joins Curtis Dean and Jon Willow to discuss what he believes are the top 5 "turkeys" of the year in the broadband industry. Doug blogs daily at https://potsandpansbyccg.com. His "Turkey...
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BEAD is putting a lot of broadband eggs in one high-flying basket - low earth orbit satellite internet. In this edition of Broadband Action, CBAN's Curtis Dean chats with Glenn Fishbine of Breaking Point Solutions about...
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It's a holiday tradition at CBAN! Doug Dawson of CCG Consulting reveals his broadband predictions for 2026 to CBAN's Jon Willow and Curtis Dean. https://potsandpansbyccg.com
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In 2010, Chattanooga's municipal utility EPB made a controversial $396 million bet on citywide fiber infrastructure. Fifteen years later, economist Dr. Bento Lobo and EPB's William Plank reveal the results in this...
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Curtis Dean with CBAN chats with Doug Adams of Broadband Marketers. Doug has been following the rollout of NTIA approvals for state BEAD programs for the past several weeks, and has some good insights as to what may be...
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CBAN's Curtis Dean talks about the NTIA's announcement that it has approved 18 state/territory final BEAD plans, an important step forward to bringing better broadband to many...
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Senior Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service, Killian Hill Christian School
UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology at UC Berkeley, LRB Public Finance Advisors
State Senator, Utopia Fiber
Vice President of Broadband Policy and Funding Strategy, Salesforce
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