This problem space encompasses topics spanning cybersecurity, satellite and rocketry, and high-risk threat landscapes like a modern-day geomagnetic storm.

How can we expect to see regulations on artificial intelligence evolve over time?

How are the new rules from the Commerce Department expected to change the pace of broadband deployment under BEAD?

What funding programs or subsidies are currently in place to accelerate broadband deployment in Canada? How is Canada measuring progress?

What impacts have global conflict had on subsea broadband infrastructure and global connectivity?

What is the future of the Universal Service Fund subsidy program?

This Broadband Breakfast Live session will examine MCA President Andrew Butcher's journey around the state, along with past successes and future desires for MCA.

This BroadbandLive session will examine how policymakers are addressing cybersecurity challenges through regulation, interagency collaboration, and new oversight structures.

Many Tribal Nations have begun to build and operate networks that reflect their own needs and sovereignty.

Defenders of USF counter that the 1996 Telecom Act sets clear limits and that Universal Service Administrative Company's role is strictly ministerial.

The Monday event will take place at Broadband Breakfast’s regular 12 Noon ET time, which is 11 a.m. CT.

With deployment pressures mounting and policies shifting, what will become of the $42.45 billion program?

What challenges and opportunities do alternatives to GPS present? What might a more diversified PNT landscape look like in practice?

Wi-Fi's economic value in the U.S. alone is projected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2027.

Join us as we explore the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of underground infrastructure, public policy, and broadband deployment.

Join us for a special Q&A with former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo!

The panel took place following President Trump’s efforts to remove sitting Democratic commissioners from the FTC.

Technologies like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi have changed how Americans access the internet.

Is the long-established structure of an independent agency a safe option anymore?

What constitutes an 'invidious' DEI policy in regulators' eyes?

Join us as we explore the opportunities and challenges at the intersection of broadband and agriculture.

The business decisions of tech companies have a significant impact on young users.

'Where my hope lies is in the states,' said Deborah Lathen, president of Lathen Consulting.

What can the U.S. learn from international broadband programs?

Securing the necessary spectrum for LEO operations is a key challenge.

This event previewed the upcoming in-person 'Data Centers, Nuclear Power, and Broadband Summit' conference on March 27

We’re also inviting you - our audience - to share your thoughts!

Copper theft has evolved beyond petty crime into organized operations.

All three national wireless carriers - AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile - are expanding their fiber investments in various ways.

States are exploring new approaches to maintain broadband affordability for low-income households.

Join us to explore what’s next for the backbone of the digital economy.

The FCC legal ability to auction off spectrum lapsed in March 2023 over concerns DoD spectrum could be sold off.

Increasing copper prices and gaps in regulations also contribute to the problem.

As data demands soar, operators are racing to integrate fiber backhaul with wireless infrastructure.

The Act authorizes nearly $280 billion in funding to bolster semiconductor manufacturing and R&D in the U.S.

Broader GOP signals suggest major changes ahead for Biden-era connectivity programs.

At stake is the future of 5G deployment and potential spectrum sharing with military radar systems.

Join us as we explore how a single document helped redefine the relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington.

With a Republican-controlled House, questions remain about its long-term impact and viability.

Join us for a timely discussion about the future of the platform that changed how America creates, consumes, and shares content.

Join us for a comprehensive discussion on the achievements and lessons around broadband in the Biden Administration.

Join Broadband Breakfast's team of reporters and editors as we kick of the 12 Days of Broadband!

States are working to coordinate digital equity initiatives with the larger $42.5 billion BEAD infrastructure program.

How should companies approach speed testing across their networks? What testing protocols meet federal requirements?

Upcoming Chairman Carr, along with Commissioner Nathan Simington, previously dissented from the decision.

Securing permits on federal lands has often been a slow and complex process.

The NTIA has now approved digital equity plans for several states as part of its broader Digital Equity Act initiative.

Join us as our expert panel explores the potential impacts and challenges of the FCC’s off-premise Wi-Fi funding.

Several states have launched their application portals for the BEAD Program.

Join us to discover how this proposal could reshape the mobile landscape.

An interactive town hall exploring the critical issues that will shape America's digital future in the next presidential administration.

Has the tide truly turned for satellite broadband?

Should streaming video and broadband services be subject to fees similar to those imposed on cable TV providers?

Join us to hear about the potential implications for local economies, service providers, and consumers alike.

Key recent developments include FCC fines on nine ISP, the annual 706 Report and a pending deadline for the FCC's broadband labels program.

Once staunch opponents of open access, Tier 1 ISPs are now entering a space traditionally dominated by municipalities.

Experts tout USF as outdated as Fifth Circuit rules it unconstitutional.

With no more “greenfield” spectrum available, stakeholders are closely watching opportunities for sharing in the 3 GHz, 7 GHz, and the 37 GHz bands.

In the drive to expand broadband access across America, cybersecurity has become an essential part of the equation.

Despite federal initiatives aimed to close the digital divide, the book reveals the persistent challenges faced by millions.

In the evolving world of broadband, measuring internet connections is as crucial as it is complex.

Data centers are leaving an increasingly visible footprint on our environment

KOSA and COPPA 2.0 now head to the House, where their fate remains uncertain.

Mark your calendar for the Digital Infrastructure Investment Summit on September 19.

This commitment to advanced and clean energy has intensified in recent years.

The FCC's push to revive Net Neutrality rules has hit significant legal roadblocks.

The theme of this year's summit is "Beyond Bandwidth - The Power of Broadband Revolutionizing Access"

Lurking beneath advertised rates, some argue, "junk fees" have silently inflated costs and eroded trust.

The program has seen recent decline in the contribution base and a significant shift to broadband connections.

Join Broadband Breakfast for a special live stream directly from Milwaukee.

Open access networks are gaining greater traction nationwide.

Experts grapple with the risks and rewards of integrating smart city technology into healthcare delivery

A webinar on Thursday, June 27, 2 p.m. ET: Plan Today for a Smooth Build Tomorrow

Spectrum enables seamless communication between smart devices like sensors and cameras

This event will occur at the Greater Grace: Temple of David in Detroit, Michigan, and streamed online via Zoom.

The smart cities dream hinges on ensuring universal internet access for all residents

Get an early glimpse of the panels, vibe and topics at the California Broadband Summit on Wednesday, June 5.

The workforce landscape is undergoing a profound transformation; how can organizations and educational institutions keep pace?

Smart technologies optimize traffic flow and keep commuters updated in real time

Standard MDU practices like bulk billing have recently become controversial.

Government officials express optimism that the introduction of labels will signal a new era of transparency and competition.

With high capacity network, smart cities can revolutionize the future of education.

The event will be in person at Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library, located at 1630 7th St NW in Washington, and live online.

The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund has found itself mired in funding defaults.

A leaked email from a company exec revealed that the false data was a deliberate attempt to prevent competitors from accessing government grants earmarked for broadband expansion in the region.

Tune in for a full livestream of the Bipartisan Tech Conference of Next Century Cities from Broadband Breakfast.

This special NCTA-Broadband Breakfast hybrid event will shed light on broadband availability data across demographics.

The experts held split opinions regarding the impact of new consumer broadband labels mandated by the Federal Communications Commission.

Efforts to enhance broadband connectivity on agricultural land are gaining momentum

The digital infrastructure is evolving at exponential rates and the demand for smarter systems and a more connected world is imperative to the progression of our communities.

How might regulation of artificial intelligence factor into the national storyline?

The digital infrastructure is evolving at exponential rates and the demand for smarter systems and a more connected world is imperative to the progression of our communities.

What's the status of tribal broadband connectivity in anticipation of the NTIA's second funding round?

How quickly is the installed base of fiber growing? How does the rate of growth vary by state and by county?

Quantum computing could be a harbinger of change for future broadband networks

The NTIA's announcement of grants kick-starts a new phase for the Digital Equity Act program.

The Supreme Court ruling on state social media laws could shape broader tech regulation.

Focus on actual broadband performance is coming front and center for consumers.

Tune in for a special 2-hour livestream from Net Inclusion 2024 in Philadelphia

Sharply divided views pour in following the FCC’s proposal to reinstate the once-scrapped regulation

Tune in for the latest updates on BEAD mapping and challenge process.

The Pulver Order opened up competition in internet voice services by freeing it from traditional telecom regulations.

What can the United States learn from fascinating broadband deployments in the Global South?

Tune in for Broadband Breakfast Live Online from CES 2024 in Las Vegas.

What will the biggest shifts in infrastructure and connectivity be in 2024?

On the 12 Days of Broadband, my true love gave to me….

This session of Broadband Breakfast Live Online will recap the full-day conference on Tuesday, December 5.

SpaceX and Amazon are poised to blanket the skies with thousands more satellites.

ACP’s future remains uncertain as funding is projected to dry up by early 2024.

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The introduction of ChatGPT has bridged the gap between science fiction and reality.

The social media landscape is changing as lawmakers become more active in shaping digital communication

The annual Digital Infrastructure Investment Summit is returning on December 5.

Right-of-way disputes regularly hold up deployments, providers said.

The framework could help free up more spectrum to meet rising demand, some experts said.

Network operators must submit a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy to qualify for BEAD funding

Telecoms and utility companies want each other to pay for pole replacements.

The Supreme Court has shown less deference to federal agencies in recent years, a BBLO panel heard.

Industry and non-profit experts on both sides of net neutrality speak at 12 Noon ET on Wednesday.

The recordings of all the videos from the BEAD Implementation Summit are available to Breakfast Club members.

Broadband leaders touched on letter of credit requirements, subgrant timelines, and speed test data.

Some see potential in advancing 5G technology while others worry about connectivity performance

The next phase of broadband mapping is going to be very much state-driven, said panelists.

Panel discussions will explore precursors to BEAD, private match funding, state broadband planning and more

Gigapower CEO Bill Hogg and AT&T President Erin Scarborough headline event.

Demand for an accurate and reliable map has now reached a pivotal juncture.

While policymakers work to lift barriers such as permitting reform, others remain sidelined, such as pole access.

Experts suggest a combination of active activities and group projects.

Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program is likely to dry up in early 2024.

Fiber providers are facing challenges in the right-of-way access across public lanes or private properties

Tune in to see what’s in store at the BEAD Implementation Summit in Washington on September 21, 2023.

A new wave of activity in the domestic manufacturing market for fiber and electronic materials is happening

Legislation to help close the rip and replace funding gap still awaits votes in Congress.

Rules can increase the burden on small providers.

The program reimburse providers for removing Chinese equipment from their networks.

COVID-19 ushered in a transformative era of online education.

States are ramping up to submit their five-year broadband plans.

This year, the spotlight is on infrastructure integration, collaboration, and technology innovation.

The bill will affect the tone and content of discussion on U.S.-owned platforms that wish to continue offering UK services.

Tech companies have argued against its age limitation and breach of end-to-end encryption.

How will the internet ‘nutrition label’ requirements affect broadband providers?

U.S. states and territories will receive more than $41 billion. Do these sums adequately address their needs?

Bead will connect over 90 percent of all locations, both unserved and underserved, to high-speed internet.

A number of organizations tracked allocations under the IIJA prior to the announcement of state BEAD allocations

’The industry needs to get off its speed fixation.’

Permitting delays could make the five-year deployment timeline difficult to meet, panelists said.

BEAD program awards are expected to have a smaller matching funds total than the middle mile awards.

Lack of assurance regarding the ACP funding discourages local governments and providers from investing into the program.

Tribes needs to be prepared to approach states on what coverage data is not included in state maps.

How are fiber technologies evolving to adapt to ever-higher capacity, and how do alternative technologies compare?

What should we expect from the upcoming Middle Mile grants, and what might get left behind?

Amid supply chain constraints and a hostile technological race with China, will the legislation be successful?

How are Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program projects progressing, and how will they interact with BEAD projects?

Overreporting in maps may prove to be detrimental.

This special “town hall” will address the strong desire from many in the broadband world to see the Affordable Connectivity Fund renewed.

Louisiana was first awarded a planning grant from IIJA, first to receive ARP funding ARP and is first in per capita broadband adoption.

How should lawmakers navigate competing concerns about national security, free speech, mental health and competition?

Cities are being drawn to open-access deployment models, say panelists.

New AI developments could impact jobs that have traditionally been considered safe from technological displacement.

How will domestic procurement requirements shape the future of U.S. infrastructure development?

What opportunities and challenges do MDUs present for service providers?

What are the risks associated with artificial intelligence deployment, and which concerns are just fearmongering?

How can broadband providers electrify their installation processes and support the push for green energy?

Engaging local communities can build trust, which is an important factor in increasing adoption.

This Broadband Breakfast Live Online session will preview the upcoming Broadband Communities Summit on May 1–4.

The Treasury announced a proposal to revise broadband grant compliance obligations Tuesday.

Despite the FCC’s recent expansion of STIR/SHAKEN, some panelists called the framework ineffective.

The former FCC nominee spoke for the first time regarding future plans after withdraw.

Hear state broadband leaders talk about how they are approaching the digital equity planning process.

How should state broadband offices approach cost-sharing and other BEAD compliance requirements?

Has the FCC succeeded in making the STIR/SHAKEN framework work?

What progress has been made toward universal broadband access?

Tribal leaders say they need to gather data to ensure that Tribal nations receive funding necessary for broadband.

Broadband access and privacy policies present opportunities for bipartisan collaboration, Broadband Breakfast panelists agreed.

Summit moderators will set the stage for timely discussions on content moderation, privacy and competition.

Discuss the state of the broadband workforce, what is being done to develop it and what challenges still lie ahead.

What are states focusing on in order to maximize the amount and impact of their federal broadband funding?

Panelists argued that ethical concerns about digital privacy and AI are not unfounded, but rather unfairly targeted at certain countries.

The Supreme Court will soon hear two blockbuster cases asking if tech companies can be held liable for terrorist content on their platforms.

This year will bring increased “frictionless technology,” which will reduce consumer confusions surrounding new tech, CES heard.

Experts have warned that the BABA mandate raises the cost of broadband deployment.

Will Congress have anything new to say about infrastructure investment, wireless communication or net neutrality?

How will the power struggle over information technology and policy play out in the coming year?

Experts will review the controversies surrounding the FCC’s map and discuss the various challenge processes.

Broadband Breakfast’s coverage of CES will illuminate cutting-edge technologies.

The CRS report references a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event held in October.

The cost of remote fiber deployment can be a deterrent, necessitating creative community solutions.

G.hn technology can utilize existing telephone wiring and coaxial cabling to deliver fiber-like speeds.

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Californians’ opposition to the ADPPA’s preemption provision may be the end of the comprehensive bipartisan privacy bill.

CoBank also mentions that Space X and T-Mobile will begin testing a satellite service by the end of 2023.

Join the Broadband Breakfast team and our guests to discuss the biggest stories in broadband in 2022.

Smart technologies hold incredible promise for the future of healthcare. How can we lay the groundwork now?

Multi-dwelling units often pose challenges for expedited broadband deployment, calling for innovative solutions.

How will the 118th Congress respond to concerns about social media and data privacy?

Transparency laws in Calif. and N.Y. are the ‘liberal’ counterpart to the ‘conservative’ speech laws in Texas and Florida.

To correct for inevitable errors, the FCC is soliciting challenges to the map’s provider-submitted data.

‘There are just an incredible amount of even management positions that would be well-suited to develop through an apprentice program.’

How will Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and Ye’s acquisition of Parler shape the social media landscape?

‘If…you’re leasing that data from a private entity, you can’t just hand it over to another private entity.’

In the midst of what can only be described as a fiber boom, how should you value your fiber business?

How can states sustain and expand the dwindling broadband workforce?

Hear from the DII moderators about what to expect from this year’s pathbreaking program.

Amid rising discontent about the FCC’s use of the “broadband fabric” to measure broadband availability, what are the alternatives?

Does the ‘Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act’ stand a chance?

FCC should not ‘wait for Congress to sort through these complex issues.’

Digital Infrastructure Investment brings the broadband infrastructure and financial services communities together.

Critical USF programs for expanding broadband are struggling to maintain revenue streams.

‘We believe that connectivity can be a new and distinct category in impact investing.’

Community Connectivity Providers present a new paradigm for thinking about digital infrastructure investment for community networks.

The company says its map is based on millions of M-Lab speed tests conducted over a six-month period.

They objected to being required to help build CostQuest’s database, but are unable to utilize database for their own benefit.

‘Using the right information at the right time, we’re going to get to a better place.’

The director of the middle mile program said applicants must show “climate resilience” to get funding.

The future of the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act depends upon the FCC’s maps.

There is an increasing worry that cities may be left out of the wealth of resources for broadband infrastructure spending.

The event will be headlined by Sarah Bleau, middle mile program director at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

State officials discussed working with academic, community and industry partners to craft its broadband maps.

Panelists include Craig Settles, Matthew Rantanen, Margaret “Peggy” Talbot, and Kevin Easterling of the Black Heritage Association.

On August 24, Broadband Breakfast Editor and Publisher Drew Clark will return to the Land of Lincoln.

In Tennessee, we’ll see what the Volunteer state is doing to bring a plan together on broadband policy.

The non-profit Yellowstone Fiber uses a unique business model in the thriving community of Bozeman, Montana, and the surrounding county.

A small city in Utah has some of the country’s highest speeds using a unique model of fiber sharing.

Following up on UTOPIA Fiber’s buildout to Morgan City, we’ll look at benefits of broadband for this rural community

The state partners with educational institutions and service providers to maximize public funding.

‘The efforts that have been done in the past have been a great foundation.’

Broadband Breakfast Live Online continues its ‘Summer of Broadband’ series with this special program involving Indiana’s broadband leaders.

Broadband Breakfast Live Online continues its ‘Summer of Broadband’ series live from Salt Lake on July 13, 2022.

The data will go toward improved maps, which the FCC chair said will be available by the fall.

Utilities Technology Council CEO Sheryl Riggs questioned whether broadband access is expanded if costs just float to ratepayers.

Observers on a Broadband Breakfast panel offered differing perspectives on the high court’s decision.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a Texas law banning social media companies from removing posts based on views expressed.

Broadband Breakfast returns to one of the subjects that it knows best: Broadband mapping and data.

Join conference attendees in conversation on key connectivity issues.

Join conference attendees in conversation on key connectivity issues.

New questions arise on the Digital Equity Act following NTIA’s notice of funding released in May.

Director of the Capital Projects Fund said the fund should be used with infrastructure bill money to close broadband gaps.

Parler’s Amy Peikoff said she wishes Twitter can follow in her social media company’s footsteps.

Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund becomes all the more important with the release of NOFO for the NTIA’s BEAD program.

The decision may disrupt managed Wi-Fi in multi-family arrangements.

Will Twitter’s new owner change the debate about social media?

Consumers should know what they are purchasing and what they are getting with internet speeds.

Join Acting Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chris McLean on June 8 at Broadband Breakfast for Lunch

Money coming from the IIJA must be flexible and include extensive private contributions, Davidson said at Broadband Breakfast event.

Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf warned against government intervention in online moderation.

Government is ‘worst person’ to manage content moderation.

Critic cites RDOF program as an example of bias toward fiber.

From the Broadband Communities Summit, this special Broadband Breakfast Live Online will dive into the smart home topic, including with apartment buildings.

Learn how the Federal Communications Commission’s rulemaking on pole attachments could impact the broadband rollout

How different is the Great Firewall of China (and now Russia) from being deplatformed by Big Tech?

The Computer and Communications Industry Association counts as members Amazon, Google and Facebook.

Join Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson on April 13 at Broadband Breakfast for Lunch

How much of low bandwidth performance can be attributed to poor Wi-Fi transmission or slow computing speeds in the home?

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Prince Albert of Public Knowledge, Arthur Sidney of the Computer & Communications Industry Association and others to discuss proposed legislation.

Learn more about the topic that has WISPs talking.

We will explore what the government, states and infrastructure builders – public and private – should be doing to prepare.

These final rules from the FCC bar ISPs from entering into certain exclusive arrangements with landlords of multi-tenant buildings.

Broadband Breakfast’s Expert Opinion [https://broadbandbreakfast.com/category/expert-opinion/] forum is the place for experts to voice their opinions on broadband policies.

Though regulators may want to regulate cryptocurrency to protect consumers, experts argued that overdoing it could impact innovation.

Community broadband networks will play a crucial role in implementation of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act.

Join us IN PERSON on Wednesday at Clyde’s of Gallery Place, to learn about how regulations will affect the blockchain.

Mapping will play an essential role in the success of the IIJA.

AI is transforming law, finance and government.

State officials will play a crucial role in IIJA implementation.

Leading figures in telecom media share thoughts on what the next year will hold for the industry.

Three broadband experts on a Broadband Breakfast live event discussed data collection and specificity of mapping.

NTIA is likely to continue to oversee the $42.5 billion for broadband from the IIJA.

Keller and Heckman Partner Jim Baller says model could lead to a race to the bottom, but UTOPIA CEO disagrees.

Broadband Breakfast returns to being the “go to” gathering place for broadband policy and internet technology in Washington.

Broadband Breakfast Editor and Publisher Drew Clark interviews Reporter Justin Perkins from CES 2022.

Join Broadband Breakfast for our annual New Years’ Party as we look over the last year of broadband developments.

We’ll look at the current state of broadband mapping and where it needs to be to successfully deploy broadband infrastructure.

One of the most important recent developments in the deployment of broadband infrastructure.

In this event, we’ll explore the perspective of the NTIA and state agencies charged with implementing IIJA.

Privacy is rising in the landscape of telecom and technology policy issues issues.

Panelists note shifting definition of offensive content.

Funds made available by the infrastructure bill will not need solid maps to make spending efficient, experts agree.

Finding something to be grateful about with regard to Better Broadband, Better Lives

Facebook is under fire. Does that mean all of social media should be?

The passage of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act presents an unparalleled opportunity for advocates of Better Broadband, Better Lives.

Concerns about labor shortages, supply chains and rising costs are inescapable.

Industry officials disagree over how effective mandates are in creating internet provider choice within multitenant residential buildings.

What options do owners of, operators in, and tenants within MDUs have for better-quality broadband?

Providers of all sort can line up for their share of $75 billion worth of broadband grant funding.

At our October 13, 2021, event, we’ll discuss trends toward hybrid technology and government grants by WISPs.

The Las Vegas trade show Wispapalooza 2021 is back from October 11-October 14, 2021, and it’s bigger than ever.

Live from Broadband Communities, Broadband Breakfast will explore how to serve rural networks and electric cooperatives.

Want a sneak peak of Digital Infrastructure Investment 2021 on Monday? Moderators for the event’s four sessions preview their panels.

Broadband Breakfast, in person and for lunch, heard about the possibilities with spectrum sharing and combining technologies for coverage.

BroadbandNow launches a “consumer confidence” survey.

Panel with broadband and wireless industry lobbyists wrestle with need for symmetrical internet, and press for fiber.

The bipartisan infrastructure framework faces hurdles before it because law. We’ll discuss the process in Congress.

Join the Broadband Breakfast Club to attend our premiere Broadband Breakfast for Lunch event on September 8, 2021.

The Executive Order may lead to sweeping changes in the way private companies report and share data regarding cyberbreaches.

Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund, spearheads a national Digital Equity Bill of Rights

The Broadband Breakfast team will interview several attendees from Fiber Connect in this special on-the-scene report.

Experts argue for significant changes in order for broadband mapping efforts to be successful.

This event will be the third in a series previewing the upcoming Broadband Communities Summit.

This event will be the second in a series previewing the upcoming Broadband Communities Summit.

This event will be the first in a series previewing the upcoming Broadband Communities Summit.

Without further word on what to expect in the bipartisan infrastructure framework, Doug Dawson examines what direction it could take.

Come to the July 14 session of Broadband Breakfast for a roundtable discussion on the future of the 12 GigaHertz band.

Join Broadband Breakfast for a deep dive into into making sure that our nation’s broadband maps are better.

More experts weigh in on the fiber debate, but point to other technologies as important for the future of connectivity.

Open access provisions in municipal builds could alleviate fears of competition concerns with ISPs.

Christopher Mitchell of ILSR talks federal programs and the need for longer-term and more targeted solutions.

A conversation about broadband investment and digital infrastructure between Doug Dawson of CCG Consulting and Drew Clark of Broadband Breakfast.

Featuring Mark Boxer, applications engineering manager at OFS Optics and Gord Reynolds, vice president for Infrastructure Ontario

A special session with innovators in open access moderated by Sean Buckley, Associate Editor of Broadband Communities magazine.

A conversation about digital infrastructure between Christopher Mitchell of MuniNetworks and Drew Clark of Broadband Breakfast.

Two sets of experts debated the merits of reforming or removing and maintaining Section 230.

This session will consider the many active conversations currently taking place among smaller internet companies. The interest and momentum behind mergers and acquisitions presents an opportunity for providers seeking an exit, and for companies seeking growth opportunities.

Brendan Carr said big tech companies have benefitted from the internet — so they should contribute.

The American Jobs Plan, President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, includes $100 billion to ensure broadband availability to every single American at affordable rates. This means building more broadband in rural areas.

Tune in to hear proponents and critics of Section 230 debate whether or not it should be reformed.

On May 19, 2021, ask us anything about spectrum sharing during Broadband Breakfast Live Online!

On May 12, 2021, ask us anything about Net Neutrality during Broadband Breakfast Live Online!

On May 5, 2021, ask us anything about the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit and Emergency Connectivity Fund at Broadband Breakfast Live Online.

This installment of Broadband Breakfast Live Online explores innovative solutions that increase the capabilities of infrastructure already in place.

Panelists include Joseph Gratz, Durie Tangri, Arthur Sidney, CCIA, Michael Graif, Mintz, and moderated by Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast.

Experts at the Broadband Breakfast Live Online event debated what “future-proofing” broadband would look like.

April 2, 2021 – State broadband authorities working close to the ground say that the key to tackling the digital divide are states and local communities. Accurately mapping where broadband is available has been a challenge for many years, and the latest Federal Communications Commission effort is cr

March 24, 2021 – Educators must come up with ways to enhance the online learning experience or students will end up suffering from “Zoom fatigue” and falling behind, the Broadband Breakfast live event heard Wednesday. David Weinberger, senior researcher at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet

Guests include Jeff Johnston of CoBank, Tim Herwig of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Lauren Mathena of Mid-Atlantic Broadband and Christopher Mitchell or the Institute for Local Self Reliance. Moderated by Drew Clark of Broadband Breakfast.

Panelists include Carri Bennet of of Womble Bond, Gary Bolton, Doug Brake, and Matt Wood of Free Press. Moderated by Drew Clark of Broadband Breakfast.

March 15, 2021 – Demand for the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program of is likely to strong, said Jodie Griffin, deputy division chief in the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau at, said during Wednesday’s Broadband Breakfast Live event. Griffin said she saw t

Panelists include Scott Rudd, Indiana Broadband Office, Teresa Ferguson, Colorado Broadband Office, Matt Schmitt, Illinois Office of Broadband, Kenrick Gordon, Maryland Office of Rural Broadband, Burt Lum, Hawaii Broadband Initiative, Moderated by Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfas

Panelists include Dr. Badrul Khan, Dr. Charles Severance, Dr. Lori Williams and Dr. David Weinberger. Moderated by Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast.

Panelists include Jonathan Chambers of Conexon, Tyler Cooper of BroadbandNow and Christina Mason of WISPA. Moderated by Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher at Broadband Breakfast.

March 4, 2021 – Amid claims that the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund chose winners that may not be able to fulfill their broadband commitments, Vantage Point CEO Larry Thompson said his whitepaper contributing to the discussion wasn’t intended to be critical but to figure out what’s best for quick de

Panelists include Dr. Reggie Smith III of USDLA, Marijke Visser of ALA, Brian Hurley of ACA Connects and Jodie Griffin, Deputy Division Chief in the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau at the FCC. Moderated by Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Panelists include: Donny Smith, CEO of FiberSmith, Sandeep Dhingra, CTO of Network Services at STL, and Brian Regan, VP at Starry, and moderated by Drew Clark of Broadband Breakfast

Panelists include: Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Avery Gardiner and Geoffrey Manne. Moderated by Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

February 3, 2021 – Gathering data at the community level is key to improving broadband mapping, industry experts said during Wednesday’s Broadband Breakfast Live Online event on the need for state and local engagement to improve broadband mapping. “Accurate data is important to mapping.” said Peggy

January 29, 2021—FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced Thursday that she will convene a virtual roundtable discussion on February 12, 2021 to gather public input on how to structure the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. The $3.2 billion initiative, funded through Congressional appro

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Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the January 6, 2021, event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE. Also read “Building Better Broadband Underscores Joe Biden’s Top P

Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the December 30, 2020, event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE. Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Broadband Breakfast

December 22, 2020 — With the closing of the bidding in Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund reverse-auction, many across the country are beginning to initiate groundwork for the federally-supported networks that will be deployed or expanded over the next 10 years. To de

Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the December 23, 2020, event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE. Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Broadband Breakfast

Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the February 10, 2021, event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE. Our newest series is “A No-Nonsense Guide to 5G,” which will exp

See “Congress Can Rewrite the Telecom Act as It Funds Internet Infrastructure, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists,” Broadband Breakfast, December 3, 2020. Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the December 2 event on this page. You can also

This series explores the way that geospatial data and asset management are shaping the future of rural network delivery and performance. In simple and concrete terms, the series will teach how market-leading fiber builders are using digital tools to map, analyze, manage and deploy new networks – wit

See “In Discussing ‘Broadband and the Biden Administration,’ Trump and Obama Transition Workers Praise Auctions,” Broadband Breakfast, November 22, 2020. Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Broadband and the Biden Administration” What changes will the administration of President-elect Joe Bi

See “Global Concern About 5G Security Has Become a Bipartisan Cause, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists,” Broadband Breakfast, November 17, 2020 Our newest series is “A No-Nonsense Guide to 5G,” which will explore the policy, technology and practical questions about 5G. They include what’s real and w

See “At Launch of #BroadbandLive Series on ‘Tools for Broadband Deployment’, Panelists Tout Symmetrical Fiber,” Broadband Breakfast, November 4, 2020 Tools for Broadband Deployment: This series explores the way that geospatial data and asset management are shaping the future of rural network deliver

See “Electrical Cooperatives Are the Unsung Heroes of Rural Broadband, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists,” Broadband Breakfast, February 18, 2021 Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the February 17, 2021, event on this page. You can also

See “Local Communities Are Essential to Improving Internet Mapping, Say Broadband Breakfast Experts,” Broadband Breakfast, February 3, 2021 Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the February 3, 2021, event on this page. You can also PARTIC

See “Broadband Breakfast Panelists Discuss How Rural Fund Recipients Can Prepare For Efficient Network Builds,” Broadband Breakfast, December 22, 2020 Tools for Broadband Deployment: This series explores the way that geospatial data and asset management is shaping the future of rural network deliver

Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the November 25 event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE. Tools for Broadband Deployment: This series explores the way that geosp

See “‘A No-Nonsense Guide to 5G’ Kicks Off With Discussion About Spectrum, Rights of Way and Wall Street,” Broadband Breakfast, November 2, 2020 Our newest series is “A No-Nonsense Guide to 5G,” which will explore the policy, technology and practical questions about 5G. They include what’s real and

See “FCC Should Prioritize Affordability and Digital Literacy with Emergency Broadband Funds,” Broadband Breakfast, January 29, 2021 Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the January 27, 2021, event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE i

See “In A Debate Over Municipal Rights-Of-Way, Industry and Public Representatives Attempt to Find A Path Forward,” Broadband Breakfast, December 15, 2020 Our newest series is “A No-Nonsense Guide to 5G,” which will explore the policy, technology and practical questions about 5G. They include what’s

Our newest series is “A No-Nonsense Guide to 5G,” which will explore the policy, technology and practical questions about 5G. They include what’s real and what’s hype, trusted partners, transformative apps in the enterprise, wireless infrastructure facilities, and continued modernization of the nati

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 12 Noon ET — Champions of Broadband: Randy May Our guest is Randolph J. May, founder and president of The Free State Foundation, an independent, non-profit free market-oriented think tank founded in 2006. May is a past Chair of the Ameri

“5G is mostly not faster than 4G,” wrote Doug Dawson, president of CCG Consulting, in a Tuesday blog post, in which he critiques major U.S. cellular carriers for overexaggerating the capabilities of their 5G cellular networks. “It’s an interesting marketing claim because from a standards perspective

See “From the View of the California Emerging Technology Fund, Presidential Leadership Needed on Broadband,” Broadband Breakfast, October 16, 2020 Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 12 Noon ET — Champions of Broadband: Sunne Wright McPeak Our guest is Sunne Wright McPe

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 12 Noon ET — Champions of Broadband: Robert McDowell Our guest is Robert McDowell, former Federal Communications Commissioner. He has worked throughout his career to advance innovation and investment in the technology, media and telec

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 12 Noon ET — Champions of Broadband: Barbara DeGarmo and Masha Zager Our guests are Barbara DeGarmo and Masha Zager, CEO and Editor of Broadband Communities. In advance of the Broadband Communities Virtual Summit on Tuesday, September

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — Preview of The INCOMPAS Show Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 12 Noon ET — Preview of The INCOMPAS Show, ConnectIN2020 In the buildup to The INCOMPAS Show, ConnectIN2020, Christopher L. Shipley from INCOMPAS joins Broadband Breakfast Liv

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 — Buildup to Broadband Communities Summit: Better Broadband Mapping for Rural America Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 12 Noon ET — “Buildup to Broadband Communities Summit: Better Broadband Mapping for Rural America” In the buildup to the B

August 25, 2020 — Thomas Hazlett, an American economist whose research focuses heavily on regulatory measures within the communications sector, was researching cable television when his interest was peaked on broadcasters’ use of the airwaves. Hazlett, who had earned his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Don Means Our guest Don Means, Director, Gigabit Libraries Network, will speak about the role he has played as a grass-roots activist, a broadband consultant, and an advocate for the role that libraries play in c

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Tom Hazlett Tom Hazlett, Professor of Economics at Clemson University Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast  WATCH HERE, or on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.  Thomas W. Hazlett holds the H.H. Maca

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Broadband Breakfast Reporters and Editors Emily McPhie, Assistant Editor, Broadband Breakfast Jericho Casper, Reporter, Broadband Breakfast Elijah Labby, Reporter, Broadband Breakfast Drew Clark, Editor and Publi

August 6, 2020 – Former Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said that the FCC does not have the authority to clarify Section 230, speaking in a wide-ranging Broadband Breakfast Live Online interview on Wednesday. The event, part of Broadband Breakfast’s “Champions of Broadband” series

The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated just how dependent we are, as a world, upon high-quality broadband. Broadband networks are a lifeline — for working, for education, for telemedicine, for dance recitals, for conversations in the public square and simple human connectedness. We can’t solve al

August 1, 2020 — Jim Baller has dedicated much of his life to advocating for universal high capacity broadband. Baller was inspired to become a broadband advocate when he had a lull in his practice as an energy attorney. He began doing pro bono work for the American Public Power Association, a natio

July 24, 2020 — Bob Frankston’s life is one characterized by innovation and contrarianism. From an early age, Frankston was fiercely independent and entrepreneurial, traits that were well-suted for coding, he said in an interview with the University of Minnesota. “It wasn’t just that it was OK to be

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Mignon Clyburn Former Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn will speak about the role she has played in advancing Better Broadband, Better Lives, including issues of universal broadband connectivity,

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Jim Baller, president of Baller, Stokes & Lide, PC, will speak about the issues surrounding the deployment of municipal broadband, the development of the National Broadband Plan, and advocacy — including efforts on

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Bob Frankston is a Distinguished Lecturer with the IEEE Consumer Technology Society and a member of its Board of Governors. In addition to his wide-ranging background in technology, he will discuss his current focu

July 8, 2020 — Despite the hate that big tech companies receive, social media platforms are essential in enabling online speech at the level seen today, with the help of Section 230, said Cathy Gellis, an attorney who specializes in internet intermediary law. Gellis made her remarks at the second ev

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 — Public Input on Platform Algorithms: The Role of Transparency and Feedback in Information Technology This panel will consider what role governments have, or should have, in reacting to the power of tech platforms vis-à-vis their role in p

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 — Section 230 in an Election Year: How Republicans and Democrats are Approaching Proposed Changes Is Section 230 the new bugaboo of election years? Will life return to normal in 2021? This panel will explore the combination of forces that ha

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 — Content Moderation: How it Works, Why it Works and Best Practices This panel will consider how different platforms approach content moderation, comparing reasons for a more active or more laissez-faire approach. It will consider what “best

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Shared Infrastructure and Small Cell Deployments (Topic 4 at Digital Infrastructure Investment on August 10).” For the most up-to-date information about the event, visit our Digital Infrastructure Investment page. This pathbr

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Federal Broadband Funds and Opportunity Zones (Topic 3 at Digital Infrastructure Investment on August 10).” For the most up-to-date information about the event, visit our Digital Infrastructure Investment page. This pathbreak

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “The Experience of Infrastructure Investment Funds (Topic 2 at Digital Infrastructure Investment on August 10).” For the most up-to-date information about the event, visit our Digital Infrastructure Investment page. This pathb

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Robocalls: Have They Accelerated Under the Coronavirus, and What is the FCC Doing About It?” WATCH HERE, or on YouTube. Also available on Twitter and Facebook. Or SUBSCRIBE to the Broadband Breakfast YouTube Channel Drew Clark

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Last-Mile Digital Infrastructure (Topic 1 at Digital Infrastructure Investment on August 10).” For the most up-to-date information about the event, visit our Digital Infrastructure Investment page. This pathbreaking event brin

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “How Broadband Maps Are Being Used to Help Identify Unserved and Underserved Communities.” WATCH HERE, or on YouTube. Also available on Twitter and Facebook. Or SUBSCRIBE to the Broadband Breakfast YouTube Channel Russ Elliott,

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Measuring and Monitoring the Health of Broadband Networks During the Coronavirus, Including a Discussion of Bandwidth Caps” (Please note: Rescheduled from May 6, 2020.) WATCH HERE, or on YouTube. Also available on Twitter and

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Will the Coronavirus Lead to a Loss of Privacy? Weighing Contract Tracing and Broadband Surveillance” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET on ‘Broa

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Will the Techlash Be Livestreamed: How Are Big Tech Companies Navigating the Obstacles of the Coronavirus?” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET on

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “Infrastructure Investment in a Time of COVID-19: Turning to Governments, Angels or Capital Markets?” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET on ‘Broad

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, April 8, 12 Noon ET – “Will the Coronavirus and COVID-19 Finally Bring Us Telehealth?” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Our program now in

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Friday, March 27, 12 Noon ET – A special event by Broadband Breakfast partner Gigabit Libraries, please watch “What Is a Library if the Building is Closed? Part 2: Digital Services.” Guests for this event: Nathaniel Rasmussen from Schlow Centre Region Library in St

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Monday, March 31, 12 Noon ET – “The Importance of Universal Broadband in the Age of the Coronavirus” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Ben Baw

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Monday, March 30, 12 Noon ET – “A Coronavirus Conversation With Millennials from Around the World” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Elder Eli

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Thursday, March 26, 12 Noon ET – “Broadband, the Coronavirus, and K-12 Education” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Susan M. Clair, Ed.D., Vir

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, March 25, 12 Noon ET – “What are communications companies doing to ensure broadband connectivity during the coronavirus?” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Tuesday, March 24, 12 Noon ET – “How are Broadband Journalists Covering the Coronavirus?” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Teddy Downey, Exec

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Monday, March 23, 12 Noon ET – “Free and Low Cost Internet Plans During the Coronavirus Crisis” – What should ISPs do to ensure connectivity for all? Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband an

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Friday, March 20, 12 Noon ET – “Measuring and Understanding Bandwidth Usage During the Coronavirus” – How is the internet holding up to different traffic patterns in the daytime? Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Da

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Thursday, March 19, 12 Noon ET – “Tools for Telework and the Coronavirus” – How are American workplaces holding up to truly going virtual?” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coro

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, March 18, 12 Noon ET – “Emergency Policy Levers and the Coronavirus” – What is the FCC doing to meet the demands of the crises? Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coron

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 – Broadband, the Coronavirus and Keep America Connected” Pledge. Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Claude Aiken, CEO,

Broadband Breakfast Live Online: Broadband and the Coronavirus on Friday, March 13, 2020. Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests included: Jon Bernstein, President, Bernstein Strategy Group Charles

MONTROSE, Colorado, July 2, 2019- Policymakers and providers agree that collaboration is vital to sustaining high-quality broadband in rural communities. However, there is still work that needs to be done to deploy high-speed symmetrical broadband, panelists said Tuesday at a rural broadband webcast

MONTROSE, Colorado, July 2, 2019 – The link to the Rural Telecommunications Congress’ “Fueling the Fire of Rural Innovation” webcast is below. The program begins immediately on the webcast. (Photo of panelists chatting before the livestream at the Visitor’s Center in Montrose, Colorado.)

SALT LAKE CITY, April 28, 2015 – The Utah Breakfast Club and Broadband Breakfast Club released the video of the organizations’ most recent event, “GigUtah: How Fiber Networks Are Transforming Salt Lake City, Provo and Utah.” Panelists from the event included: * Devin Baer, Head of Fiber Business,

SALT LAKE CITY, April 24, 2015 – At 2 p.m. ET, please visit to watch the Utah Breakfast Club FREE WEBCAST “GigUtah: How Fiber Networks are Transforming Salt Lake City, Provo and Utah [http://www.utahbreakfast.com/events/2015/4/24/utah-breakfast-club-april-2015].” Ask your questions via Twitter, usi

December 17, 2013 – The Broadband Breakfast Club released the video of its webinar earlier today, on “Evaluating the Broadband Stimulus Program: Were Funds Well Spent?”

October 18, 2013 – With several state broadband entities hosting summits in the remainder of October, the Broadband Breakfast Club is hosting its next webinar on the topic of “Upcoming State Broadband Summits: Michigan, Utah and Others Bring Intenet Knowledge and Practice For Economic Development [h

October 15, 2013 – The Broadband Breakfast Club posted the video of its virtual discussion, “How Will FirstNet Improve Public Safety Communications?” featuring William Vallee, State Broadband Policy Coordinator, Office of Consumer Counsel, State of Connecticut; Brett Kilbourn, Vice President of Gove

October 11, 2013 – The Broadband Breakfast Club’s second virtual event, a FREE webinar on the topic of “How Will FirstNet Improve Public Safety Communications?” to take place on Tuesday, October 15, at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT., will feature Michael Britt, Program Manager, State of Arizona CIO’s Strate

WASHINGTON, August 5, 2013 – The Broadband Breakfast Club on Monday released the video from the July 16, 2013, Broadband Breakfast Club, on “Over the Top: Broadband Video’s Impact on Future TV.” asdf asdf The FREE video captures the discussion at the latest Broadband Breakfast Club, in which the pan

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2013 — July’s Broadband Breakfast Club, “Over the Top: Broadband Video’s Impact on Future TV,” centered on the transition from video distribution on television to distribution directly over broadband connections. Eric Wolf, Vice President for Technology Strategy and Planning at

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2013 – The status of the development of the national smart grid and its relationship to broadband buildouts was the center of discussion at the June 2013 Broadband Breakfast Club. The concept of smart grid is a marriage of intelligence and communications, said David Wollman, Dep

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 – Emphasizing the developing nature of broadband networks in the United States, speakers at the May 21 Broadband Breakfast Club event said that the recent achievement of ultra-high speed broadband networks has been a critical factor seeding transformative developments for or

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 – The broadband policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com held its April 2013 Broadband Breakfast Club event: “Mobile Health: Will Wireless Devices Help Solve the Nation’s Health Crises?” on Tuesday, April 16th 2013 at Clyde’s of Gallery Place, 707

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 – Today’s cars are getting smarter because drivers are bringing smart phones into their cars and because autonomous-driving systems are getting closer and closer to market availability. Indeed, the accelerating use of the smart phone has dramatically brought the issue of a

SALT LAKE CITY, March 25, 2013 – Dennis Brimhall, CEO of Family Search International, discusses some of the recent changes and upgrades to the FamilySearch.org web site during the RootsTech conference here. FamilySearch.org is one of the most well-used genealogy web sites in the world. During the in

By Nick Feamster, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Georgia Tech  (The original version of this article is posted in Dr. Feamster’s Blog ‘Connection Management’) WASHINGTON, February 27th, 2013 — Last week, I had the pleasure of sitting on a panel of the Broadband Breakfast Club at Clyde’s of

WASHINGTON, Thursday, February 21st, 2013 – The broadband policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com held its February 2013 Broadband Breakfast Club event “Data Caps, the Spectrum Crunch and the Wireless Home” this past Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 at Clyde’s of Gallery Place. Speakers in

WASHINGTON, January 17, 2013 — This past Tuesday, January 15th, the Broadband Breakfast Club featured  explication and discussion of the key broadband policy issues projected for debate in Congress in 2013. Highlights included a keynote speech by Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-California), Chair of

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 – The internet policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com held its November 2012 Broadband Breakfast Club “The International Telecommunications Union Year-End Meeting and the Global Open Internet” on Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 at Clyde’s of Gal

WASHINGTON, October 19, 2012 – The internet policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com held its October 2012 Broadband Breakfast Club “Reforming the Universal Service Fund: What’s Changing?” on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at Clyde’s of Gallery Place, 707 7th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 f

WASHINGTON, Thursday, September 20th, 2012 – The internet policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com held its September 2012 Broadband Breakfast Club event “Measuring Broadband Performance: What Have We Learned in Four Years?” on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 at Clyde’s of Gallery Place,

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 – The increasing prevalence on high-speed internet is beginning to have a major effort on universities and they way that they approach the creation and dissemination of the “content” created in higher education, said panelists speaking at a special event of BroadbandBreakfas

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 – BroadbandBreakfast.com released the video of the May Broadband Breakfast Club, “What Lessons Are We Learning in Getting Older Americans Online” at BroadbandBreakfast.com’s monthly breakfast and panel discussion. This event of the Broadband Breakfast Club was produced in co

WASHINGTON, Friday March 23, 2012 – On Tuesday March 20th  federal regulatory administrators, state health and broadband officials and private health IT and technology experts met in Washington to discuss “Maximizing US Health IT and Broadband Investment” at BroadbandBreakfast.com’s monthly breakfas

WASHINGTON, February 23, 2012 – Last week, after years of congressional hearings and dozens of legislative drafts, The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee introduced the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S.2105.  Senators Lieberman, Collins, Rockefeller and Feinstein introduced the b

WASHINGTON January 17, 2012 – BroadbandBreakfast.com kicked off a new year of the Broadband Breakfast Club fresh off the heals of the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas with a Breakfast on “The Wired Home and Wired Policy” featuring the Presidents of four major technology and telecommunications trad

WASHINGTON, Wednesday November 15, 2011 – November’s breakfast and panel discussion drew a packed crowd Tuesday morning as industry lawyers, lobbyists and experts filed into Clyde’s to hear from the Whitehouse, telecoms, energy management companies and utilities about the challenges and efficiencies

WASHINGTON, October 21, 2011 – Rural broadband providers, national union members, federal agency officials and state broadband administrators squared off on Tuesday at the Broadband Breakfast Club’s keynote and panel presentations on “Bringing Broadband Infrastructure to Rural Areas: Where is the Pr

WASHINGTON, September 23, 2011 – Broadband is an essential ingredient in allowing cities of the future to ensure better services, promote better jobs, and become more livable. Here are both the five-minute highlight version, and a full-length version, of the September Broadband Breakfast Club. Five

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2011 — Broadband Breakfast.com hosted its last monthly Intellectual Property Breakfast Club on Tuesday with a keynote address from Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif, followed by a discussion panel entitled “Video Streaming on Digital Devices: Will Broadband Clash with Copyright?”

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2011 – The July Broadband Breakfast Club gathered key industry experts to discuss how the Universal Service Fund could be transformed to support next generation broadband communications technologies on Tuesday. “The Universal Service Fund (USF) has done a great job in getting p

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2011 – National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Program Director, Anne Neville, offered the keynote address Tuesday morning at the Broadband Breakfast Club’s June event, ” The National Broadband Map: Policy, Consumer and Economic Development Implications

WASHINGTON June 16, 2011- Broadband Breakfast gathered leading experts Tuesday to discuss a performance right for broadcasting at the June installment of the Intellectual Property Breakfast Club. Under current copyright regulations, when a song is played on terrestrial radio the writer of the song

WASHINGTON May 18, 2011 – Broadband Breakfast gathered former Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice officials along with leading industry experts to explore how the government will scrutinize the AT&T T-Mobile merger. Will the FCC or the Justice Department Be Tougher on the

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2011 – The Intellectual Property Breakfast Club last week featured a keynote address by Erik Barnett, Assistant Deputy Director at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and subsequent panel with industry experts, taking a closer look at administration recommendations

WASHINGTON April 20, 2011- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Deputy Administrator, Anna Gomez offered the keynote address Tuesday at this month’s Broadband Breakfast panel, opening an event where panelists explored how to best to expand broadband adoption and maximize access

WASHINGTON April 13, 2011- Broadband Breakfast gathered key industry experts to discuss the costs of global piracy at its monthly Intellectual Property Breakfast Tuesday morning. “It’s quite difficult to accurately measure the true level of global piracy, and it’s even harder to determine what the

WASHINGTON March 17, 2011 – On the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the National Broadband Plan, Broadband Breakfast gathered key industry experts to offer criticism and discuss the government’s implementation of the plan. The National Broadband Plan: A One-Year Update [https://broadba

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2011 – One day after the Senate voted to cut off debate and move toward a vote on changes to patent law, BroadbandBreakfast.com’s Intellectual Property Breakfast Club featured an informed and educated debate about the pros and cons of changing patent law.

WASHINGTON, February 22, 2011 – After Apple recently broke its exclusivity agreement with AT&T and brought the iPhone to Verizon, our panel discusses whether consumers suffer from a lack of choice in handsets between carriers what effects that may have on the wireless marketplace. Additionally, the

WASHINGTON, February 11, 2011 — Congress’ traditionally brash China-bashing rhetoric isn’t “going to work very well” in advancing American companies’ interests as the world’s most populous nation’s own global influence begins to eclipse the U.S., said a top House Democrat on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, January 20, 2011 – After 15 years of explosive growth and innovation in telecommunications since the last major revision, the 112th Congress is faced with the question of whether the law is keeping up with technology. On Tuesday, our panelists discussed whether Congress should consider a

WASHINGTON, January 13, 2011 – Congress can’t get away from controversial copyright- and patent-related issues, said panelsts at the first Intellectual Property Breakfast Club of the new year on Tuesday, as the internet and intellectual property news and events service released the full length video

WASHINGTON, January 7, 2011 – The Washington-based internet and intellectual property policy news and events service, BroadbandBreakfast.com, https://broadbandbreakfast.com, announces its Winter 2011 series of events (January through February) for the Intellectual Property and Broadband Breakfast Cl

WASHINGTON, November 18, 2010 – Several sharp exchanges between wireless carriers and public safety officials punctuated the debate on Tuesday at November’s Broadband Breakfast Club. BroadbandBreakfast.com released the free video of the event on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, November 11, 2010 – The French copyright authority HADOPI — and what lessons it presented for America’s approach to copyright piracy — was the key subject of the November Intellectual Property Breakfast Club. On Thursday, BroadbandBreakfast.com released the free video of the event.

WASHINGTON, October 22, 2010 – Now that all of the broadband stimulus funding has been distributed, its effectiveness can now be evaluated. That was the message at the Broadband Breakfast Club on Tuesday, October 19. Video of the event was released on Friday. While the long term value of the stimulu

WASHINGTON, October 14, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Wednesday released the video, for free, of the October Intellectual Property Breakfast Club event on the issue of “Finding Solutions to the Problem of Copyright Infringement.”

WASHINGTON, September 22, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Wednesday released the video, for free, of the first Broadband Breakfast Club event of the monthly event foum’s third season, on the issue of net neutrality and broadband regulation. The panelists at the event, “Title I, Title II: How Shoul

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Wednesday released the video, for free, of the season’s premiere Intellectual Property Breakfast Club event, “Will the Obama Administration’s Intellectual Property Czar Crush Internet Piracy?”

WASHINGTON, September 8, 2010 – The internet and intellectual property news service BroadbandBreakfast.com is offering free tickets to the first event in its Fall Intellectual Property Breakfast Club series, “Will the Obama Administration’s IP Czar Crush Internet Piracy?” The event, on Tuesday, Sep

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2010 – The “smart grid,” or the way that the electric infrastructure can be enhanced with interactive, telecommunications- and broadband-related capabilities, may not be that important for consumers, said panelists at Tuesday’s Broadband Breakfast Club. At the same time, the Fe

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2010 – Nick Sinai, Director of Energy & Environment for the Federal Communications Commission’s Omnibus Broadband Initiative will keynote The Broadband Breakfast Club’s event “The Smart Grid, Telecommunications and the Electric Infrastructure” on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 8 am – 10 am at Clyde’s of Gallery

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2010 – Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property Stanford McCoy defended the process and goals of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement at the Intellectual Property Breakfast Club on Tuesday [https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2010/07/tech-and-con

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Friday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on June 15, 2010: “Challenges to Rural Broadband Availability and Adoption,” featurng a keynote address by Jonathan S. Adelstein, Administrator of the Rural Ut

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2010 – If you missed Broadbandbreakfast.com’s panel session on retransmission consent fees, here’s your chance to catch up and re-examine the issues in a complex debate that’s been controversial since the enactment of the regime in the 1992 Cable Act.

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Friday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Intellectual Property Breakfast Club event on May 18, 2010: “New Transmission Consent Battles and Licensing Video Content.” The event included key industry officials from the cable, broad

NEW YORK, June 10, 2010 – A long-running feud between a municipal utility in Lafayette, La. and Cox Communications appears to have revived itself Wednesday when LUS Fiber filed a lawsuit against the National Cable Television Cooperative. LUS Fiber charges that the cable group is unfairly denying it

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com announced that Jonathan S. Adelstein, Administrator of RUS will keynote its June 15th Broadband Breakfast Club event, “Challenges to Rural Broadband Availability and Adoption.” Registration for the event is available at http://broadbandbreakfast.even

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Friday announced the addition of two new panelists – Toni Cook Bush of Skadden Arps and Matt Polka of the American Cable Association – to its FREE June 8th Intellectual Property Breakfast Club event. The panel, to be held at Clyde’s of Gallery Pl

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on May 18, 2010: “International Perspectives on the U.S. National Broadband Plan.” The event included key industry officials and was moderated by Lynn Stanto

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Monday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the inaugural Intellectual Property Breakfast Club event on May 11, 2010: “The Google Book Search Settlement and E-Book Licensing.” The event included key industry officials and was moderated by

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2010 – Blair Levin, the former Executive Director of the Omnibus Broadband Initiative at the Federal Communications Commission, will join the panel at the Broadband Breakfast Club on Tuesday, May 18. He will be a panel with Young K. Noh, Minister-Counselor of the Korean Embassy,

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com is offering FREE tickets to the first event in our Intellectual Property Breakfast Club series “The Google Book Search Case and E-Book Licensing.”

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Friday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on April 20, 2010: “The Great Spectrum Debate.” The event included key industry officials addressing Chapter 5 of the national broadband plan, dealing with s

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2010 – Broadband Census News LLC on Monday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on March 16, 2010: “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Where to From Here?

WASHINGTON, February 11, 2010 – Broadband Census News LLC on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on February 9, 2010: “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Collecting and Using Broadband Data.”

WASHINGTON, January 27, 2010 – Broadband Census News LLC on Wednesday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the BroadbandBreakfast.com event on January 19, 2010: The Town Hall Webcast on the topic of “Net Neutrality, Copyright Protection and the National Broadband Plan.” The event, moderat

WASHINGTON, January 18, 2010 – Monday is the last day to register to attend BroadbandBreakfast.com’s Town Hall Webcast on “Net Neutrality, Copyright Protection and the National Broadband Plan,” which takes place tomorrow, or on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Register at http://ipb

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2010 – Broadband Census News LLC on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on January 12, 2010: “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Education and Distance Learning.” Don’t Miss BroadbandBreakfast.com’s forthco

WASHINGTON, January 13, 2010 – Representatives from the federal government, educational organizations, trade associations, and school districts came together to discuss the state of broadband in our educational system and what can be expected from the national broadband plan under development by the

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2010 – Steve Midgley, Education Director of the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan, presented the following slides at the Tuesday’s Broadband Breakfast Club.

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2010 – The issues of copyright, Net neutrality and the national broadband plan will collide at BroadbandBreakfast.com’s National Town Hall Webcast on Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has confirmed that he will offer video remarks to kick off the Town Hall

WASHINGTON, December 31, 2009 – BroadbandBreakfast.com, the news service devoted to broadband stimulus, wireless broadband, the national broadband plan, and more, is hosting a special National Town Hall Webcast on the subject of “Net Neutrality, Copyright Protection and the National Broadband Plan”

WASHINGTON, December 10, 2009 – Broadband Census News LLC on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on December 8, 2009: “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Bridging the Digital Divide.”

WASHINGTON, December 9, 2009 – Broadband technology is an indispensable tool for educating a generation of young Americans to operate in a globalized world and share knowledge with their peers worldwide, Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., said on Tuesday while delivering opening remarks at the December Br

WASHINGTON, December 7, 2009 – Congresswoman Diane E. Watson has confirmed that she will appear at the Broadband Breakfast Club on Tuesday, December 8, on the subject of “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Bridging the Digital Divide.” Rep. Watson, D-Calif., will offer introductory

WASHINGTON, December 2, 2009 – The director of the Federal Communication Commission’s task force dealing with broadband adoption and usage will give the keynote remarks at the Broadband Breakfast Club on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Registration for the program, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., is available he

WASHINGTON, November 12, 2009 – Broadband Census News LLC on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on November 10, 2009: “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: The Environment and Telecommuting.” http://vimeo.com/7550938

WASHINGTON, October 16, 2009 – BroadbandCensus.com released, for free, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on October 13, 2009: “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Health Care and Telemedicine.” http://vimeo.com/7075658

BroadbandCensus.com Deputy Editor Andrew Feinberg spoke with Marvin Ammori, general counsel for Free Press between sessions at the 2009 Tech Policy Summit.

WASHINGTON, February 20, 2009 – Watch Brock Meeks, Director of Communications at the Center for Democracy and Technology, speak with Andrew Feinberg of BroadbandCensus.com about his the role of transparency in the administration of President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2009 – Watch David Post, author of In Search of Jefferson’s Moose: Notes on the State of Cyberspace speak with Andrew Feinberg of BroadbandCensus.com about his new book and how Thomas Jefferson might feel about the significance and importance of increased broadband penetratio