In this podcast, I talk with Becca Vargo Daggett about local ownership: This Minneapolis-based non-profit jumped into the municipal wireless fray when its hometown issued an RFP without public involvement. Daggett started making calls and then developed a practice with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance arguing in favor of municipal ownership, but not operation, of broadband networks. She believes broadband is too important to be in the hands of private entities that own the wire or airwaves; rather, she'd like to see cities fund the projects and outsource building and operations. [42 min., 21 MB, MP3]