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Broadband Breakfast on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 12 Noon ET — What’s What at Fiber Connect?
The Broadband Breakfast team will interview several attendees from Fiber Connect in this special on-the-scene report.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 12 Noon ET — What’s What at Fiber Connect?
The annual Fiber Connect conference of the Fiber Broadband Association will be back during the week of July 26, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of the leading fiber broadband events in the country, with heavyweights from the industry ranging from vendors to consumers, policymakers and carriers. With the COVID-19 pandemic winding down, the conference will be held in person this year as fiber advocates meet together to discuss recent trends and developments in the telecom sector. Broadband Breakfast Editor and Publisher Drew Clark and Reporter Benjamin Kahn will interview several attendees and recap the news from Fiber Connect in this special on-the-scene Broadband Breakfast Live Online event.
Panelists for this event:
- Benjamin Kahn, Reporter, Broadband Breakfast
- Bob Lamb, Senior Director, Global Fiber Broadband Market, Plume
- Frank DeJoy, Vice President, Network Deployment, Render Networks
- Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
Panelist resources (stories from Fiber Connect 2021):
- https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/07/windstream-focuses-on-gigabit-infrastructure-for-future-broadband-challenges/
- https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/07/fiber-connect-2021-panelists-reflect-on-political-action-and-concerns/
- https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/07/speed-focus-could-harm-telecom-industry-plume-cco-says-at-fiber-connect-2021/
- https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/07/if-its-not-fiber-its-not-broadband-c-spire-reflects-on-broadband-after-covid/
- https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/07/debate-on-open-access-networks-must-be-framed-through-cooperation/
- https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/07/fiber-broadband-association-kicks-off-fiber-connect-2021/
Reporter Benjamin Kahn is a recent graduate of the University of Baltimore, where he majored in Policy, Politics, and International Affairs. He covers spectrum and infrastructure policy for Broadband Breakfast.
An expert in the building of Fiber-to-the-Home services, Robert Lamb is a telecoms veteran having split his career working equally on service provider- and supplier-side. Prior to Plume, Robert was the Senior Director for Rural Broadband at Cincinnati Bell where he led the company’s market expansion into rural areas.
Frank DeJoy is Vice President of Network Deployment for Render Networks, which provides a digital, data-driven approach to telecom infrastructure deployment. Frank‘s 33-year track record in telecommunications includes global network and product development during executive roles at AT&T, Teleport Communications Group, General Dynamics, Dycom, Quanta Services, and Spectrum Effect. Frank is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and earned an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Highest Honors from Rutgers University.
Moderator Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher of Broadband Breakfast, also serves as Of Counsel to The CommLaw Group. He has helped fiber-based and fixed wireless providers negotiate telecom leases and fiber IRUs, litigate to operate in the public right of way, and argue regulatory classifications before federal and state authorities. In addition to representing public and private providers on broadband issues, Drew is actively involved in issues surrounding interconnected Voice-over-Internet-Protocol service, spectrum licenses, robocalling including STIR/SHAKEN, and the provision of video franchises and “over-the-top” copyrighted content.
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Broadband Breakfast on April 5, 2023 – State Digital Equity Plans
Hear state broadband leaders talk about how they are approaching the digital equity planning process.

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 12 Noon ET – State Digital Equity Plans
The Digital Equity Act, part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, provides $2.75 billion for three grant programs aiming to promote digital equity. The $60 million State Planning Program, $1.44 billion State Capacity Program and $1.25 Competitive Program will fund a variety of digital equity projects across the country, from planning to implementation. In this session of Broadband Breakfast Live Online, state broadband leaders will talk about how their states are approaching the digital equity planning process and what they hope to accomplish with the federal funding.
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Broadband Breakfast on March 29, 2023 – Cost-Sharing and Other Compliance Requirements for Broadband Deployment
How should state broadband offices approach cost-sharing and other BEAD compliance requirements?

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12 Noon ET – Cost-Sharing and Other Compliance Requirements for Broadband Deployment
One key factor in the $42.5 Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program is the matching requirement: Subgrantees must find matching funds of at least 25 percent of the total project cost. Matching funds can be provided by local governments, utility companies, nonprofit organizations and other entities. In addition, states are required to incentivize higher matches whenever possible. How should state broadband offices approach cost-sharing and other compliance requirements as they prepare for broadband deployment?
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Broadband Breakfast on March 22, 2023 – Robocalls, STIR/SHAKEN and the Future of Voice Telephony
Has the FCC succeeded in making the STIR/SHAKEN framework work?

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 12 Noon ET – Robocalls, STIR/SHAKEN and the Future of Voice Telephony
The Federal Communications Commission calls the fight against illegal robocall traffic its “top consumer protection priority.” The agency’s March 16 meeting heard discussion of several proposed rules to strengthen STIR/SHAKEN, from requiring intermediate providers to authenticate certain calls to adopting more robust enforcement tools. Required by the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act of 2019, has the FCC succeeded in making the STIR/SHAKEN framework work? Or is voice telephony still at the mercy of robocallers?
Panelists
- Margot Saunders, Senior Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
- Other panelists have been invited
- Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
Panelist resources
- Legislating to Stop the Onslaught of Annoying Robocalls, Margot Saunders, April 30, 2019
- Illegal Robocalls: Calling All to Stop the Scourge, Margot Saunders, April 11, 2019
- FCC Expands Robocall Regime to Intermediaries, Establishes Robotext Protections, Broadband Breakfast, March 16, 2023
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