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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... more
FAQs about Connect This!:How many episodes does Connect This! have?The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.
May 08, 2025Charter and Cox Merge, Hotspots Under Threat, and the End of the Digital Equity Act | Episode 114 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) and special guest Angela Siefer (National Digital Inclusion Alliance) to talk about all the recent broadband news that’s fit to print. Topics include: […]...more1h 21minPlay
April 28, 2025Project Kuiper, Fixing Urban Mobile, and Kentucky Wired | Episode 113 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) to talk about all the recent broadband news that’s fit to print. Topics include: Join us live on May 2nd at 2pm ET, […]...more1h 11minPlay
April 18, 2025The Future of Passive Optical Networks | Episode 112 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) and special guest Shane Eleniak (Calix) to talk about: Join us live on April 18th at 2pm ET, or listen afterwards wherever you […]...more1h 16minPlay
March 28, 2025The Most Consequential Year in Telecom History Since 1996 | Episode 111 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) with special guest Blair Levin (New Street Research) to talk about states asking the federal government for defaulted RDOF funds back, the Arielle […]...more1h 18minPlay
March 14, 2025The Revolving Door, the Limit of Public Dollars, and Whether the Maps Will Matter After BEAD | Episode 110 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) to talk about a grab-bag of topics including: Join us live on March 14th at 2pm ET, or listen afterwards wherever you get […]...more1h 16minPlay
March 07, 2025BEAD: The Metamorphosis | Episode 109 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) to talk about major changes coming to the BEAD program and a grab-bag of other topics, including: Join us live on March 7th […]...more1h 17minPlay
February 12, 2025Advancements in Cable Networks – Connect This! Show Episode 108Coming up: Connect This! Show Episode 108Catch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) and special guest Jason Livingood (Comcast) to talk how cable network operators are innovating to reduce latency, combat buffer bloat, and improve their […]...more1h 15minPlay
January 28, 2025Frontiers in Fiber Optic Sensing | Episode 107 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) along with special guest Paul Dickinson (Dura-line, Fiber Optic Sensing Association, and Aii) to talk about the future of fiber optic sensing to […]...more1h 15minPlay
January 06, 2025What We Expect in 2025 | Episode 105 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Communications) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) to talk about all the recent broadband news that’s fit to print. Join us live on January 10th at 2pm ET, or listen afterwards wherever […]...more1h 16minPlay
December 13, 20242024 in Review | Episode 104 of the Connect This! ShowCatch the latest episode of the Connect This! Show, with co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) joined by regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Communications) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting) and special guest Jade Piros de Carvalho (Bonfire). Topics include: Join us live on December 19th, at 2pm ET or listen afterwards wherever you get […]...more1h 11minPlay
FAQs about Connect This!:How many episodes does Connect This! have?The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.