Broadband Breakfast
Broadband Breakfast on February 22, 2023 – Workforce Development Issues
Discuss the state of the broadband workforce, what is being done to develop it and what challenges still lie ahead.
Broadband Breakfast
Discuss the state of the broadband workforce, what is being done to develop it and what challenges still lie ahead.
12 Days of Broadband
State officials are responsible for the disbursal of federal broadband infrastructure funds, but many offices are understaffed.
Education
There is a widespread concern that there is a lack of skills training provided for broadband deployment and maintenance.
Infrastructure
Panelists sought streamlined permitting processes on federal lands and in local communities, and reasonably priced pole access.
NTIA
NTIA recommends states develop relationships with labor organizations.
BAI will manage 1,100 route miles of fiber from ZenFi in the New York area as part of the acquisition.
Infrastructure
‘There are just an incredible amount of even management positions that would be well-suited to develop through an apprentice program.’
Infrastructure
‘Everyone says, ‘Oh, there’s going to be a workforce shortage,’ but no one is really focusing on it.’