Community Broadband Bits 9 Leslie Nulty with ECFiber in Vermont
b'The ninth episode of the Community Broadband [no-glossary]Bits[/no-glossary] podcast features Leslie Nulty, from the East Central Vermont Fiber Optic Network, commonly called ECFiber. ECFiber is using a unique financing arrangement, wherein debt is sold to those in the community as the network slowly expands. They have already raised over $1 million dollars and are providing services in three towns.\\n\\nThe network is ultimately owned by the 23 towns that joined together to form the initiative. Leslie explains the history behind the network, the financing approach, and some lessons for others who want to duplicate it.\\n\\nLeslie has also just appeared on Gigabit Nation along with her husband, Tim Nulty, to discuss their approach.\\n\\nWe want your feedback and suggestions for the show - please e-mail us or leave a comment below. Also, feel free to suggest other guests, topics, or questions you want us to address.\\n\\nThis show is 25 minutes long and can be played below on this page or subscribe via iTunes or via the tool of your choice using this feed. Search for us in iTunes and leave a positive comment!\\n\\nListen to previous episodes here. You can download the Mp3 file directly from here.\\n\\nRead the transcript of this episode here.\\n\\nFind more episodes in our podcast index.\\n\\nThanks to Fit and the Conniptions for the music, licensed using Creative Commons.'