In this episode, we speak with Brian Snider, the CEO of Lit Communities. Brian walks us through the mission and the origin of Lit Communities. He helps us understand how he's working with municipalities to think differently about network approaches, the value of broadband and funding for broadband initiatives. He explains a little bit about the partnership, Medina Fiber, that they've recently formed with the Medina County Fiber Network (MCFN) in Ohio, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on telehealth and distance learning. And he provides some advice to community leaders about how to move quickly in the short term, but to plan for long-term sustainable broadband.
More about Lit Communities: https://litcommunities.net/
Lit Communities is both a forward-thinking builder and operator of next-generation network infrastructure and a consultancy that guides communities across the country through the complicated process of deploying their own open application fiber optic utilities. Lit Communities believes that by separating the network infrastructure from the services provided on it, a more resilient and consumer-friendly environment is created. This approach makes otherwise prohibitively expensive networks feasible to build in communities of all sizes.
