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Broadband Breakfast Live Online New Year’s Party on Wednesday, December 30: Predictions for 2021
Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the December 30, 2020, event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE.
Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Broadband Breakfast Live Online New Year’s Party: Hopes for 2021”
- For December 30, 2020, Broadband Breakfast Live Online is looking back, and projecting forward. What has the year 2020 taught us about Better Broadband, Better Lives? What predictions and hopes do you have for broadband in the year 2021? We are looking to showcase broadband innovation from 2020, as well as projects and activities from across the country (and around the globe), for 2021. We are looking to educate, analyze and inspire! Please reach out to Drew Clark at drew@breakfast.media. Be prepared to speak for three to five minutes about your hopes for 2021!
WATCH HERE, or on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
Panelists include:
- Graham Richard, Consultant working on clean economy and Opportunity Zones
- Reg Weiser, President and CEO, Positron Access Solutions Corp.
- Mark Goldstein, Chairman, Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council – See COVID-19 Digital Access Task Force Report
- If you have a broadband innovation from 2020 that you would like to share, please email Drew Clark at drew@breakfast.media. Be prepared to speak for three to five minutes about your experiment, project or innovative activity from 2020!
- Drew Clark (Moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Graham Richard, Reg Weiser, Drew Clark

Mark Goldstein
Graham Richard was the founding CEO of Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), a fast growing national association of businesses working toward a prosperous future based on secure, clean, affordable energy. He served as mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 2000 to 2007, following a 20-year career in business. Richard was a cofounder of enterprises in diverse fields including business consulting, hydropower, public television, cogeneration, and a small business incubator. He also served in the Indiana State Senate, where he chaired the public policy/utilities committee and served on the finance committee.
Reg Weiser is an engineer and the founder and CEO of Positron, a communications equipment manufacturer that enables Gigabit services to be delivered to each occupant in MDU/MTU buildings and to SFUs over the existing in-building or outdoor wiring up to 800 feet from a fiber or wireless junction point.
Mark Goldstein is chairman of the Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council and president of the International Research Center.
As with all Broadband Breakfast Live Online events, the FREE webcast will take place at 12 Noon ET on Wednesday.
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Broadband Breakfast on August 31, 2022 – How to Maximize Minority Participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program

Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place on Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. Watch the event on Broadband Breakfast, or REGISTER HERE to join the conversation.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 12 Noon ET – How to Maximize Minority Participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program
Panelists:
- Craig Settles, Broadband and Telehealth Expert
- Other guests have been invited
- Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
Craig Settles conducts needs analyses with community stakeholders who want broadband networks to improve economic development, healthcare, education and local government.
Drew Clark is the Editor and Publisher of BroadbandBreakfast.com and a nationally-respected telecommunications attorney. Drew brings experts and practitioners together to advance the benefits provided by broadband. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, he served as head of a State Broadband Initiative, the Partnership for a Connected Illinois. He is also the President of the Rural Telecommunications Congress.
WATCH HERE, or on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
As with all Broadband Breakfast Live Online events, the FREE webcasts will take place at 12 Noon ET on Wednesday.
SUBSCRIBE to the Broadband Breakfast YouTube channel. That way, you will be notified when events go live. Watch on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
See a complete list of upcoming and past Broadband Breakfast Live Online events.
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Broadband Breakfast on August 24, 2022 – Summer of Broadband: Illinois
On August 24, Broadband Breakfast Editor and Publisher Drew Clark will return to the Land of Lincoln.

Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place on Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. Watch the event on Broadband Breakfast, or REGISTER HERE to join the conversation.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 12 Noon ET – Summer of Broadband: Illinois
State broadband offices will play a critical role in the rollout of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. In the months of July and August, Broadband Breakfast will take the pulse of broadband efforts at the state level in visits to about half-dozen states across the country. On August 24, Broadband Breakfast Editor and Publisher Drew Clark will return to the Land of Lincoln to talk with those now responsible for running the Illinois Office of Broadband in preparation for IIJA’s BEAD program.
Panelists:
- Matt Schmit, Director, Illinois Office of Broadband
- Other guests have been invited
- Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
Matt Schmit currently serves as Director of the Illinois Office of Broadband, where integration of 21st century infrastructure and service delivery is a primary focus of his work and research. He previously held office as a senator in his home state of Minnesota, and has served on many legislative boards on broadband deployment, transportation policy & investment, and community & economic development. In addition, Mr. Schmit has served on the Cook County Council on Digital Equity (CODE), the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) board, the Blandin Broadband Strategies board, the St John’s University Board of Regents, and the Legislative Water Commission; represented Minnesota on the National Conference of State Legislators Nuclear Energy Work Group and Commerce Committee; and was an active member of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators and State Ag and Rural Leaders.
Drew Clark is the Editor and Publisher of BroadbandBreakfast.com and a nationally-respected telecommunications attorney. Drew brings experts and practitioners together to advance the benefits provided by broadband. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, he served as head of a State Broadband Initiative, the Partnership for a Connected Illinois. He is also the President of the Rural Telecommunications Congress.
WATCH HERE, or on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
As with all Broadband Breakfast Live Online events, the FREE webcasts will take place at 12 Noon ET on Wednesday.
SUBSCRIBE to the Broadband Breakfast YouTube channel. That way, you will be notified when events go live. Watch on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
See a complete list of upcoming and past Broadband Breakfast Live Online events.
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Broadband Breakfast on August 17, 2022 – Summer of Broadband: Tennessee
In Tennessee, we’ll see what the Volunteer state is doing to bring a plan together on broadband policy.

Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place on Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. Watch the event on Broadband Breakfast, or REGISTER HERE to join the conversation.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 12 Noon ET – Summer of Broadband: Tennessee
State broadband offices will play a critical role in the rollout of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. In the months of July and August, Broadband Breakfast will take the pulse of broadband efforts at the state level in visits to about half-dozen states across the country. On August 17, we will speak with those in the office of the State of Tennessee to learn what those in the Volunteer state are doing in bringing a plan together on broadband policy.
Panelists:
- Taylre Beaty, Broadband Program Director, Tennessee Department of Community and Economic Affairs
- Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
Panelist resources:
- Tennessee Staying Neutral on Provider and Technology for Broadband Plans, Broadband Breakfast, March 10, 2022
- Tennessee Broadband Initiative
- Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Map
- Tennessee State Broadband Office portal, Broadband.Money
Taylre Beaty started as the State Broadband Director at Tennessee Economic and Community Development in September 2021. Prior to joining TNECD, she worked for USDA Rural Development, most recently as a Policy Advisor for Rural Utilities Service in Washington, D.C. During her time at USDA, she worked on then Secretary Sonny Perdue’s broadband priorities including the American Broadband Initiative, FCC Precision Ag Task Force, and critical broadband infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. She earned a master’s in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M University and a bachelor’s in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She is originally from East Tennessee.
Drew Clark is the Editor and Publisher of BroadbandBreakfast.com and a nationally-respected telecommunications attorney. Drew brings experts and practitioners together to advance the benefits provided by broadband. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, he served as head of a State Broadband Initiative, the Partnership for a Connected Illinois. He is also the President of the Rural Telecommunications Congress.
WATCH HERE, or on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
As with all Broadband Breakfast Live Online events, the FREE webcasts will take place at 12 Noon ET on Wednesday.
SUBSCRIBE to the Broadband Breakfast YouTube channel. That way, you will be notified when events go live. Watch on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
See a complete list of upcoming and past Broadband Breakfast Live Online events.
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