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# Broadband Breakfast on September 9, 2026: Small Business and Broadband
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-on-september-9-2026-small-business-and-broadband/
- Published: 2026-05-29T19:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-26T19:44:07.000Z
- Description: How can better broadband help small businesses?
- Author: Broadband Breakfast
- Tags: Broadband Live, small business

Small businesses depend on reliable, affordable broadband to reach customers, process payments, hire remotely and compete with far larger rivals. Yet many still contend with slow speeds, spotty service and connectivity costs that strain thin margins, particularly in rural communities and underserved urban neighborhoods. Have federally-funded broadband networks had any impact on turning internet infrastructure into real economic opportunity? This session will examine how availability, adoption and digital skills shape small business growth, and what providers, policymakers and local leaders can do to ensure the smallest enterprises are not left behind.

### *Panelists*

- **Tyler Martinez**, Director of Litigation, NTUF Taxpayer Defense Center
- *Other panelists have been invited*
- **Deb Socia**, President and CEO, The Enterprise Center *(Moderator)*

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**Tyler Martinez** is Director of Litigation at NTUF's Taxpayer Defense Center. Before joining the Foundation, Tyler practiced strategic litigation against government overreach since 2011\. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School, while winning accolades for his advocacy skills and serving as Executive Editor of the Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law.

**Deb Socia** recently retired as the President and CEO of The Enterprise Center, a nonprofit that nurtures innovation in Chattanooga, working to connect people to resources and build an inclusive community. Previously, Deb was the founding Executive Director of Next Century Cities, a nonprofit that supports community leaders as they seek to ensure that all have access to fast, affordable, and reliable Internet. Before that role, Deb was the founding Executive Director of the Tech Goes Home program in Boston, whose mission is to ensure digital equity. Deb’s early career included 32 years as an educator and school administrator**.**

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