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# Broadband Breakfast on February 16, 2022 — State Broadband Officials and the Broadband Infrastructure Surge
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-on-february-16-2022-state-broadband-officials-and-the-broadband-infrastructure-surge/
- Published: 2022-01-12T12:33:16.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-22T22:17:17.000Z
- Description: State officials will play a crucial role in IIJA implementation.
- Author: Broadband Breakfast
- Tags: Broadband Live, $KARMA Creator Empowerment Coin, Podcasts, Arizona, bblot, Broadband Breakfast, Drew Clark, Eric Forsch, Idaho, liveonline, Mark Goldstein, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 09:59, #added-preview-divider, #removed-preview-divider

***Our*** [***Broadband Breakfast Live Online events***](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/bblo) ***take place on Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the February 16, 2022, event on this page. You can also*** [***PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE.***](https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkce6orjkqHdE-jHTL2oVm2rQW4yYRFvDi?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)

**Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 12 Noon ET — State Broadband Officials and the Broadband Infrastructure Surge**

State broadband officials will be playing a crucial role in the implementation of almost all the programs under the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act, particularly the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, and the Digital Equity Act. In this unique session of Broadband Breakfast Live Online, Editor and Publisher **Drew Clark** will summarize the activities of various state broadband offices. What have they done to prepare for this moment? What concerns is he hearing from state officials about the rules that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration is putting into place? What goals have state broadband officials articulated for IIJA investments in their states?

**Panelists for this Broadband Breakfast Live Online session:**

- **Drew Clark** (presenter and host), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
- After an introductory presentation, individuals joining via Zoom from states may seek to be recognized

#### *Panelist resources:*

- [***Broadband.Money State Broadband Directory***](https://broadband.money/state-broadband-offices?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)
- [***Broadband.Money Community***](https://discuss.broadband.money/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)***, including state-focused broadband news items***
- [***A Handbook for the Effective Administration of State and Local Broadband Programs***](https://discuss.broadband.money/c/state-broadband-offices/a-handbook-for-the-effective-administration-of-state-and-local-broadband-programs?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)***, by Paul Garnett and David Johnson of the*** [***Vernonburg Group***](https://www.vernonburggroup.com/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com)
- [***State of Arizona comment***](https://www.regulations.gov/comment/NTIA-2021-0002-0280?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) ***in National Telecommunications and Information Administration Request for Comments on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act***

**Drew Clark** is the Editor and Publisher of [BroadbandBreakfast.com](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/home/) and a nationally-respected telecommunications attorney. Drew brings experts and practitioners together to advance the benefits provided by broadband. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, he served as head of a State Broadband Initiative, the Partnership for a Connected Illinois. He is also the President of the Rural Telecommunications Congress.

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