Montgomery Sees Job Gains in Alabama After Establishing Internet Exchange Community Broadband Bits Episode 195
b'In a partnership with the Department of Defense, the city of Montgomery has created Alabama\'s first Internet Exchange. This week, project manager for Montgomery Cyber Connection, Ben Venable, joins us to discuss this project and the gains the community is already seeing from it.\\n\\nThe effort is a true partnership between General Steven Kwast at Maxwell Air Force Base, the city and county of Montgomery, and others like Wide Open West, the nation\'s 9th largest cable company. WOW!\'s network architect brought not only important technical knowledge, but a major ISP that recognized the benefits of local interconnection. \\n\\nWe discuss how the project began, why it is important, expected (and already achieved) benefits, and how other communities might consider creating their own Internet Exchange. Additional background on the story from WSFA and GovTech.\\n\\nRead the transcript from this show here.\\n\\nWe want your feedback and suggestions for the show - please e-mail us or leave a comment below. \\n\\nThis show is 26 minutes long and can be played below on this page or via iTunes or via the tool of your choice using this feed. \\n\\nYou can download this Mp3 file directly from here. Listen to other episodes here or view all episodes in our index.\\n\\nThanks to Kathleen Martin for the music, licensed using Creative Commons. The song is "Player vs. Player."'