In this first episode in our series of Why NC Broadband Matters, Christopher Mitchell, Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiatives for the Institute for Local Self Reliance, interviews Alan Fitzpatrick, CEO of Open Broadband. Open Broadband is a relatively new, small internet service provider whose company’s goal is to solve the problem of residents not having access to modern broadband by providing it to them. Chris and Alan unpack the word “overbuilding” and clarify that what it actually means is bringing internet choice to residents and businesses–it means competition.
