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Broadband Breakfast Live Online on December 17, 2025 - Recapping the 12 Days of Broadband

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Nov 12, 2025 — 4 min read

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12 Days of Broadband 2025 (click to open)

On the First Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: One Carr driving the Federal Communications Commission.
On the Second Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: Two superpowers racing toward AI superintelligence dominance.
On the Third Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: Three branches of government (and some formerly independent agencies).
On the Fourth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: Four programs with Universal Service Funds.
On the Fifth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: 56 states and territories without digital equity grants.
On the Sixth Day of Broadband, my true level sent to me: Less than 6 months for a broadband permit.
On the Seventh Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: Data center-powered electricity bills up 70 percent.
On the Eighth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: 800 megahertz of spectrum to sell at auction.
On the Ninth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: $9 billion + 12 billion (or $21 billion) in BEAD remaining funds.
On the Tenth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: Not even $10/month for an affordable connectivity program.
On the Eleventh Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: Through BEAD and broadband, 110 million locations served.
On the Twelfth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: More than 1200 megahertz of spectrum for unlicensed wireless.

Broadband Breakfast Live Online: Wed., Dec. 17

Our regular Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 12 Noon ET, will recap the annual series, with an overview of the top 12 stories, and the top 12 events, dealing with broadband connectivity, information and communications technology policy, and digital infrastructure for 2025.

Panelists

Greg Guice, Chief Policy Officer, Vernonburg Group
Ed Mortimer, Vice President, Government Affairs, NextNav
Mike Dano, Lead Industry Analyst, Ookla
Drew Clark (moderator), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

The dominant pursuit of Greg Guice’s career has been closing the digital divide. He firmly believes that in a digital society, no one can be left without access to affordable broadband and the skills needed to secure the economic and educational benefits access provides. Through his 14 years with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and a decade of private sector work on behalf of clients, including rural and tribal telecoms, Greg has worked strategically through the regulatory and legislative process to achieve real, tangible results to help close the digital divide.

Ed Mortimer serves as Vice President of Government Affairs at NextNav, where he leads engagement with government officials, agencies, and industry associations. As a principal advocate for developing terrestrial complement and backup systems to GPS, Ed educates policymakers—particularly on Capitol Hill—about the critical importance of resilient positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies using 5G Broadband Spectrum. With over 30 years of experience, Ed has built a distinguished career at the intersection of public and private sectors, demonstrating expertise in government affairs within the technology and infrastructure domains.

Mike Dano is a Lead Industry Analyst in Ookla’s research and content team. He covers the North and South American markets, and global technology trends. Previously, Mike was a journalist covering the global telecom industry for 25 years at publications including RCR Wireless News, Fierce Network and Light Reading.

Breakfast Media LLC CEO Drew Clark has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. An early proponent of better broadband, better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing tool to collect and verify broadband data left unpublished by the Federal Communications Commission. As CEO and Publisher, Clark presides over the leading media community advocating for higher-capacity internet everywhere through topical, timely and intelligent coverage. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.