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Connected Nation

This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities.The podcast was honored in 2024 with an Award of Excellence for Podcast Series - Technology. This is the highest honor given by the Communicator Awards. More recently, the podcast received an Award of Distinction in 2025. It received the same honor in 2023 and

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30:32

Mountain Connect 2024: Key partnerships, digital...

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2024/08/08

On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with the director of state and local government partnerships at ready.net. Plus, we sit down with a representative from the University of Illinois about the Illinois Broadband Lab and catch up with Digitunity to learn how the nonprofit is expanding its work to reach more Americans in need. Related Links:Ready.netIllinois Broadband Initiative, Univ. of IllinoisDigitunityMountain Connect 2024 seriesOpening episodeThe Internet Equity Initiative ...

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12:44

Mountain Connect 2024: Nokia's Network in a Box and...

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2024/08/07

On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from Mountain Connect, which is taking place in Denver, Colorado.We talk with leadership at Nokia and discuss the company's movement into rural America, it's "network in a box" program, and the one thing everyone is getting wrong about the company. Recommended Links: Stefaan Vanhastel's LinkedInMore about "Network in a Box"Mountain Connect 2024 seriesOpening episodeThe Internet Equity Initiative and connecting the most remote, inha...

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32:19

Mountain Connect 2024: The high-tech (and dangerous)...

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2024/08/07

On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from Mountain Connect, which is taking place in Denver, Colorado. We talk with a leader at the Fiber Optics Network about the need for regulations surrounding a critical broadband job, AND we talk with the leader of a new telecom school that's approaching training in a new way.Related Links: Mountain ConnectThe FO (Fiber Optics) NetworkTelecom Tech SchoolMountain Connect 2024 seriesOpening episodeThe Internet Equity Initiative and ...

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32:35

Mountain Connect 2024: The Internet Equity Initiative...

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2024/08/07

On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from Mountain Connect, taking place in Denver, Colorado. We speak with an organization that's working in seven of the least connected states in the country. Plus, we talk with researchers from the University of Chicago about the Internet Equity Initiative AND get an update from MIHI office about connecting all Michiganders, even those who live in the most remote, inhabited island in the state.Recommended Links:Catherine Krantz Link...

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17:04

On the road: Inside Mountain Connect 2024 (Part 1)

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2024/08/06

On this episode of Connected Nation, we begin our coverage from Mountain Connect, a broadband conference that is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The theme this year is "Beyond the bandwidth, the power of broadband revolutionizing access." We begin by answering a simple the question - what does a small ISP do if it needs big equipment? Plus, find out why having a strong broadband resume is more important now than ever before.Related links:Mountain ConnectABS RentsKLJ Engineering & Planni...

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48:28

Service over self: How an ex-submarine captain is...

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2024/07/31

On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk with Tony Grayson – a man who has held leadership roles at such tech giants as Amazon, Facebook, and Oracle – roles that are perhaps eclipsed by his time as a submarine captain.We’ll explore his new approach to closing the Digital Divide in America; look at the challenges of providing resources for growing needs of AI; and share how the skills of our nation’s veterans can be better understood within and applied to high-tech jobs in the civili...

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36:31

How being "a canoe in a sea of battleships" steers...

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2024/07/24

On today’s podcast, we talk with the CEO of DigitalC, a company that’s offering lightning fast-internet to anyone in its service area for just 18-dollars a month, for five years! The service is 100 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload speeds. Find out how that’s been made possible through a unique partnership. Plus, we’ll explore the community approach DigitalC takes – that’s setting it apart from other, much larger I-S-P’s. Recommended Links: DigitalC Website

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Special series: Inside NACo - covering what county...

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2024/07/15

On this episode of Connected Nation, we conclude our coverage from the National Association of Counties' (NACo) Conference and Exposition. We sit down with NACo's Legislative Director of Telecommunications and Technology and cover everything from county broadband needs to developing a toolkit on AI for county leaders. Related links:NACo websiteThe County Compass - an AI toolkit for county leaders

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26:55

Special series: Inside NACo - from the "science of...

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2024/07/15

On this special episode of Connected Nation, we talk with the head of government solutions for Esri; the national director for the public sector at Big Health; and a leader for Tunica County, Mississippi about the unique needs of his county, which includes six casinos. Related links:EsriBig HealthTunica County, Mississippi

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18:21

Special series: Inside NACo - how USDA Rural...

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2024/07/14

On this episode of Connected Nation, we talk to the IT Director of Kent County, Delaware about what can be done to help transient populations. We also sit down with a representative from USDA Rural Development about what the organization can do to help rural areas do everything from improve their infrastructure to navigate the federal grant proces. Related links:USDA Rural DevelopmentKent County, Delaware

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19:48

Special series: Inside NACo - two innovations that...

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2024/07/14

On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from the NACo conference. And you're going to love this episode. That's because we talked to two companies that are doing pretty innovative things to make your life more relaxed and stress-free. Related links:Daiwa massage chairs Advanced Robot SolutionsNACo's Achievement Award winners for 2024

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Special series: Inside NACo - talking collaboration,...

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2024/07/14

On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our coverage from the National Association of Counties Annual Conference and Exposition. We begin by posing a question to you. Do you know what a "nope rope" is? Well, you're about to find out in our interview with Lucid Software.Also, we talk with the county manager of Columbia County, Florida about the challenges his county is facing when it comes to broadband access... and some of it is pretty unique. Related links:Lucid SoftwareC...

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Special series: Inside NACo - what Black leaders say...

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2024/07/13

On this episode of Connected Nation, we continue our special coverage from the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference and Exposition. The event brings together county leaders from across the country share ideas, talk about challenges and what's next. In this episode, we talk with leaders in the black community, including representatives from the National Organization of Black County Officials (NOBCO) and a leader in one of the biggest counties in Tennessee....

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18:13

Special series: Inside the National Association of...

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2024/07/13

On this episode of Connected Nation, we kick off a special series that takes you inside NACo's annual conference and exposition. NACo stands for the National Association of Counties and there are representatives from all over the nation who attend.In this series, we'll talk to everybody from national black community leaders to those who are doing some innovative things with AI for county leaders.Related links:Meet Claudia RicoFinley Engineering, Inc.Agile Fleet

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27:51

From copper to coax to fiber: The future is now for...

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2024/07/10

On today’s podcast – we welcome back a great guest from Season 4, the CEO of Fiber Fast Homes, a company that works directly with real estate developers and builders to connect homes and rental buildings to lightning-fast internet.Learn about the importance of pre-wiring new homes, whether MDUs or single-family developments, and why it is becoming paramount. Hear about the peculiarities of this task, the role of the HOA, and how this will prepare infrastructure for the next generation of conn...

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38:41

Weathering the storm: How we can better protect our...

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2024/06/26

On today’s episode of the Connected Nation Podcast, we tackle what can be done to mitigate threats to our nation’s internet networks – during natural disasters including an increase in cyberthreats. We invite on leadership from Windstream Enterprise about the unique approach the company takes to stave off bad weather and bad actors during difficult times. Recommended Links:Windstream's WebsiteArt Nichols' LinkedInNOAA hurricane season predictions - https://www.noaa.gov/news-releas...

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36:06

Tackling the Digital Divide in one of America's least...

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2024/06/25

In 2019, it was estimated that Detroit was the least connected city in the U.S. with greater than 100,000 households.* On this episode of Connected Nation, we take you to a special event held in the heart of Detroit that’s getting the city one step closer to changing that statistic for good. Related links:eeroNonprofit partners: Digitunity | Human I-T | E2D | National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)Michigan High-speed Internet Office - main page | MIchigan digital equity resources &am...

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38:59

On the road: 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit...

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2024/06/12

The Connected Nation Podcast wrapping up from Lexington, Kentucky at the 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit. In the final installment of our coverage, Jessica Denson speaks with the SLED East Director from Socure, a Kentucky State Senator, and the CIO of the Kentucky Department of Education.Visit the links below to listen to parts 1 and 2 of the Digital Government Summit podcast coverage!Part 1 - click herePart 2 - click hereRecommended Links:Frank Snyder's LinkedInSocureSen. Gex Williams...

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19:47

On the road: 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit...

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2024/06/11

The Connected Nation Podcast checking back in from Lexington, Kentucky at the 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit. In today's second episode, Jessica Denson welcomes on a Editorial Director for Content Spaces for Govtech, a GIS Analyst with TechSystems, and the IT Director for the Louisville Metro Government.Check out our socials this week to listen to parts 1 and 3 of the Digital Government Summit podcast coverage!Part 1 - click herePart 3 - click here Recommended Links:Zach Patton's Link...

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On the road: 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit...

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2024/06/11

The Connected Nation Podcast is back on the road today in Lexington, Kentucky at the 2024 Govtech Digital Government Summit. In this episode, our host, Jessica Denson, speaks with the Executive Director of State Programs at Connected Nation, the CIO of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, and an account executive at Dynatrace.Stay tuned to our socials this week to listen to parts 2 and 3 of the Digital Government Summit podcast coverage!Part 2 - click herePart 3 - click here Recomme...

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