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Unbuffered

Unbuffered

By: Institute for Local Self-Reliance
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Summary

 Unbuffered explores Internet access, digital equity, and local technology solutions, but with a broader lens on how tech shapes our lives, our communities, and our sense of agency. We make technology and technology makes us.Copyright 2026 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license Politics & Government Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • When Giant ISPs Get Bigger, State Commissions Fight Back - Episode 8 of Unbuffered

    When Giant ISPs Get Bigger, State Commissions Fight Back - Episode 8 of Unbuffered
    May 12 2026

    In this episode of Unbuffered, Chris is joined by Ernesto Falcon, Program Manager of Communications and Broadband Policy at the California Public Utilities Commission for a conversation about competition, mergers, and how to make sure the lowest-income households have access to an Internet connection that allows them to participate in the economy and civic life, as well as access telehealth and educational services on an equitable playing field.

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    50 mins
  • More Than the Sum of the Parts - Episode 7 of Unbuffered

    More Than the Sum of the Parts - Episode 7 of Unbuffered
    May 5 2026

    A conversation about AI policy, emergent systems, distributed knowledge, and why the things that are easiest to measure “might not be the right things to measure.”

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    54 mins
  • Unbuffered Live! - Episode 6 of Unbuffered

    Unbuffered Live! - Episode 6 of Unbuffered
    Apr 28 2026

    BEAD delays, LEO satellites, permitting, affordability, and why mobile networks may be getting worse

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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