I am a big fan of Connect This, the Institute for Local Self Reliance’s regular podcast that is a practical conversation from experts in the broadband industry, including co-hosts Christopher Mitchell (ILSR) and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) and regular guests Kim McKinley (TAK Broadband) and Doug Dawson (CCG Consulting).

This week they took on HF47/SF908 – bills that set to change legislation from last year that put training and certification requirements on broadband installers. I’ve written about the various sessions at the Legislature but because of their pragmatic approach, I think the discussion below is easier to follow than Legislative Committee Meetings. As a bonus, two of the speakers are based in Minnesota and one has done a lot of work here.