{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Rural Broadband Today","title":"Tips from a Network Operator on Deploying Fiber, With Mark Freeman","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a8f04ee4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1540,"description":"Cullman Electric Cooperative launched Sprout Fiber in 2020. Mark Freeman, Cullman’s manager of network operations, was a 2021 Fiber Connect conference panelist on the topic of \"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Lessons Learned from Network Operators.\" In this episode, Mark discusses Sprout’s successes, plus challenges that other cooperatives looking to enter the fiber business should consider during the buildout phase of a network.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nZQGGpvAjhHuTMRzxqRD_Mnjl90Fd-2wv476-YOkys/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzExNzMxLzE1OTMx/MDYyMDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}