Broadband Breakfast on August 7, 2024 - Live from Mountain Connect 2024

Join Broadband Breakfast Live Online and other guests attending Mountain Connect 2024 in Denver for a discussion about the themes raised at this year's conference. This year marks the Colorado-based conference's 10th year as an independent broadband event, and Broadband Breakfast has covered the event regularly in the past. The theme of this year's event is "Beyond Bandwidth - The Power of Broadband Revolutionizing Access." Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from the forefront of America's broadband buildout. The discussion will take place at Broadband Breakfast's regular 12 Noon ET time, which is 10 a.m. MT.

Panelists

• Chris Bailey, Director of Sales, Wesco
• Allen Meyer, VP of Strategy, Corridor Network Construction Inc.
• Jenny Miller, Director of Government Affairs, Education Superhighway
• Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Panelist resources

Wired and Hired: Employment Effects of Subsidized Broadband Internet for Low-Income Americans

(August 2021) - I present evidence on the relationship between broadband pricing and labor market outcomes for low-income individuals. Specifically, I estimate the effects of a Comcast service providing discounted broadband to qualifying low-income families. I use a triple differences strategy exploiting geographic variation in Comcast coverage, individual variation in eligibility, and temporal variation pre- and postlaunch. Local program availability increased employment rates and earnings of eligible individuals, driven by greater labor force participation and decreased probability of unemployment. Internet use increased substantially where the program was available.

American Economic AssociationGeorge W. Zuo

Over his 27-year career, Chris Bailey has worked for both supplier and distribution companies of various sizes. Chris has been involved in numerous deployments with telephone companies, cooperatives, municipalities, and other entities, launching fiber broadband networks. Having presented individually and with end-users and suppliers, Chris is a desired speaker at all levels for his extensive wealth of knowledge in the broadband market. Chris currently is the Director of Broadband Sales for Wesco.

Allen Meyer is Vice President of Strategy at Corridor Network Construction Inc.. Before joining Corridor Network Construction, he was Vice President of RLM Underground, where his role was mostly focused on business strategy. With more than 20 years in the telecommunication industry, Allen aspires to connect people and communities to ensure growth and prosperity through high speed broadband connectivity.

Jenny Miller began working with EducationSuperHighway in early 2016 on the State Engagement Team. She is a proud born-and-raised Hoosier and did her undergrad at Indiana University. She also holds a M.S. in Statistics from Stanford University. Jenny is an Obama Campaign Alum, and a passion for leveling the playing field for all is what drives her work every day.

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.