{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/611534a9bc799d001223c059?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Divide: How Flume is tapping NYC's dark fiber to deliver affordable broadband","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1628779596455-8ffd9ff78de83dbe251e4e1ee55167fc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this episode, we hear from Prashanth Vijay, founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.flumeinternet.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Flume</a>, a last-mile, dark-fiber-based home broadband service.</p><p><br></p><p>Flume was launched in New York City in 2020 to introduce competition to the service provider market and to help bring affordable broadband to underserved areas.</p><p>We discuss how Flume accesses and leverages dark fiber to deliver high-speed Internet at competitive prices, Flume's commitment to deliver broadband to New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings through the&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.broadbandworldnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=769396\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NYC Internet Master Plan</a>, and where the company plans to expand next.</p>","author_name":"Light Reading"}