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SUMMARY:FFB Week 14 - Internet for All: Addressing the Digital Equity Gap in the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has three grant programs funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law. Join us for Fiber for Breakfast as Angela Thi Bennett\, Digital Equity Director at NTIA\, breaks down the details of the Digital Equity Act\, which provided $2.75 billion to establish these grant programs that promote digital equity and inclusion\, and why this work is so important and who are most impacted. Angela will also discuss tribal broadband and highlight a request for comment opportunity in the Digital Equity RFC. \nResources: \nDigital Equity Act Info Sheet \nInternet for All Map (with State Broadband Office and NTIA contact information as well as BEAD program status and progress) \nWebinar Guest \nAngela Thi Bennett\, Digital Equity Director\, NTIA \n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-14-internet-for-all-addressing-the-digital-equity-gap-in-the-u-s/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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SUMMARY:FFB Week 15 - Communities Thrive with Fiber Broadband
DESCRIPTION:The Fiber Broadband Association has embarked on new research that looks into the economic impact fiber has in a community. Join us on Fiber for Breakfast and see how fiber to the home has impacted a community in Westfield\, Massachusetts\, and why fiber was brought to the community\, the challenges\, timeline\, and benefits since deployment. This session will also examine ways fiber is helping to enable new migration trends to more rural areas and improving personal productivity and proving economic value to the community. \nWebinar Guest: \n\nMary Jander\, Sr. Analyst and Editor\, Futuriom\nDeborah Kish\, Vice President of Research and Workforce Development\, Fiber Broadband Association\n\n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-15-communities-thrive-with-fiber-broadband/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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SUMMARY:FFB Week 16 - Unlicensed Wireless: Suitable for Closing the Digital Divide?
DESCRIPTION:While fiber is the undisputed king of broadband technologies\, fixed wireless is a valuable tool in the toolbox of connectivity options. However not all wireless is created equal – and there is a stark difference between the use cases for licensed and unlicensed wireless spectrum. In a recent white paper commissioned by FBA\, Larry Thompson\, PE\, CEO of Vantage Point Solutions\, argues that the limitations of unlicensed wireless are too great to be worthy of investment from public funds such as BEAD. Join us for a lively discussion about the arguments made in the white paper\, as well as other technology considerations important for the national discussion on broadband funding investments. \nWebinar Guest: \n\nLarry Thompson\, PE\, Chief Executive Officer\, Vantage Point Solutions\n\n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-16-unlicensed-wireless-suitable-for-closing-the-digital-divide/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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SUMMARY:FFB Week 17 - Fiber – A Climate Hero?
DESCRIPTION:In this Fiber for Breakfast\, hear from John Schulz\, Director of Sustainability Integration\, about how AT&T’s plans for fiber expansion can open doors to solutions that help transform how we live and work and how that can help reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change. \nWebinar Guest \nJohn Schulz is Director of Sustainability Integration at AT&T. In this role\, John works with customers\, technology collaborators\, AT&T Business\, and leading independent third parties to identify how AT&T connectivity can help address climate change. John began his AT&T career in the Corporate Real Estate group and migrated into leadership roles with the Energy and Corporate Sustainability organizations. \n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-17-fiber-a-climate-hero/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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