Adelstein: Markets Upbeat About Fiber’s Future
Implementation of federal funding is being watched by investors.

Implementation of federal funding is being watched by investors.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Oct. 11, 2024 - A broadband executive said on Friday that capital markets were looking at fiber investments with new enthusiasm.
Jonathan Adelstein, executive vice president and chief strategy and external affairs officer at TWN Communications, said in a keynote discussion that despite questions from investors about deployment delays, there was a lot of interest among capital markets in the Biden Administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
Adelstein was here speaking at the annual Broadband Nation Expo (Oct. 9-11) produced by the Telecommunications Industry Association and Fierce Network. The discussion was moderated by Diana Goovaerts, executive editor at Fierce Network.
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