Broadband Breakfast

Nuclear Power a Distant Solution to Data Center Needs

Experts say nuclear power's potential to meet surging AI data center energy demand remains years away, held back by high costs and lengthy regulatory hurdles.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on February 25, 2026 – Legacy Networks in the Fiber Era

As fiber networks rapidly expand nationwide, the retirement of legacy copper infrastructure has emerged as a critical broadband policy debate, raising complex questions about service continuity, regulation, and the risk of leaving rural and low-income communities behind.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on March 4, 2026 – Live From Mobile World Congress

This episode will consider key innovations and policy implications emerging from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on March 11, 2026 – Network and Infrastructure Sharing

Sharing can lower capital costs, speed deployment, and enable greater competition – but they introduce operational risk.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on April 8, 2026 - Pole Attachments and Rights-of-Way

How can policymakers expedite pole attachments for BEAD deployments while addressing utility concerns about costs, safety, and liability?

Greenland

Greenland’s Security Problem? Chinese Telecom Equipment, Says Danish Expert

Trump's Greenland gambit exposed Denmark's failures and Europe's dangerous reliance on Chinese telecom equipment across NATO infrastructure, a consultant said.

Rural

Rural Broadband Association Announces Mike Romano as New CEO

Romano has been with the trade group since 2010, the same year Shirley Bloomfield became CEO

Bill Johnson

Permitting Delays Remain Top Broadband Deployment Obstacle: Industry Leaders

From railroad crossings to pole attachments, permitting emerged as the primary obstacle slowing fiber broadband deployments.

Broadband's Impact

They Came Not to Bury, But to Praise the Telecom Act of 1996

The biggest failure, according to panelists? The continued digital divide

BEAD

State Broadband Officers Still Face Delays in BEAD Approval, Implementation

Approvals by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are delaying deployment, officers said, although most don’t expect long permitting delays

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on February 11, 2026 - Greenland and Telecom Geopolitics

This special episode will explore the indispensable strategic elements involving telecommunications, network security and critical infrastructure networks.