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SUMMARY:FFB Week 1 - Plans\, Policies & Programs with Ariane Schaffer\, FBA Board Chair
DESCRIPTION:In the first Fiber for Breakfast episode of 2025\, Gary welcomes Public Policy and Government Affairs Manager at GFiber and the 2025 FBA Board Chair\, Ariane Schaffer. Ariane will review FBA Board priorities for 2025\, and share FBA Policy updates and plans to engage with Washington in the new year. Ariane will also share the latest on GFiber.     \nWith Special Guests: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nAriane Schaffer\nChairperson\, FBA\nHead of US Federal & State Policy\, GFiber \n  \n  \n\n\n\n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-1-plans-policies-programs-with-ariane-schaffer-fba-board-chair/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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SUMMARY:FFB Week 2 - Louisiana's Fiber Broadband First Mover Advantage
DESCRIPTION:Louisiana’s broadband office understands the first mover advantage. It was the first state to be federally approved for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law\, first to receive funding from the American Rescue Plan and first in the country in how well the state is executing broadband programs. Its efforts will help ISPs establish broadband networks to 67\,000 locations with $176M through the GUMBO grant program; it will connect 140\,000 locations with $1.356B from the BEAD program; and it will deliver internet service to more than 175\,000 homes and small businesses in rural Louisiana with $342M through the FCC’s RDOF. It is also helping local economies and job markets\, with an estimated 5\,000 jobs created for construction and maintenance of new broadband networks throughout the state. With 95.4% of its BEAD unserved and underserved locations to be served with fiber broadband projects\, the broadband office is ensuring its communities have the capacity to thrive. \nThis week on Fiber for Breakfast\, Gary welcomes Veneeth Iyengar\, the Executive Director of Louisiana’s broadband initiative\, ConnectLA\, who will discuss the state’s broadband efforts and the first mover advantage. You won’t want to miss it. \nWith Special Guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nVeneeth Iyengar\nExecutive Director \n \n  \n\n\n\n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-2-louisianas-fiber-broadband-first-mover-advantage/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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SUMMARY:FFB Week 3 - Breaking Barriers: Tackling Pole Attachment Challenges to Expand Rural Broadband
DESCRIPTION:Join Gary Bolton for this week’s episode featuring Annie Stroud\, Broadband Director Generation West Virginia. Drawing upon her experience with fiber deployment in West Virginia\, Annie will discuss the complexities of deploying broadband in rural areas and\, specifically\, the challenges related to pole attachment that are delaying broadband expansion in the state. She will share how organizations like Generation WV are helping to close the digital divide by addressing these issues and ensuring that federal and state funding – like the $1.2 billion allocated under the BEAD program -effectively connects unserved communities. The conversation will also touch on innovative approaches\, such as state task forces and rapid response mediation teams\, to overcome regulatory and logistical barriers\, minimize delays\, and control costs when connecting rural areas. \nWith Special Guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nAnnie Stroud\nBroadband Program Director \n \n  \n\n\n\n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-3-breaking-barriers-tackling-pole-attachment-challenges-to-expand-rural-broadband/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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SUMMARY:FFB Week 4 - Mapping Broadband Coverage – Universal Access for All Virginia
DESCRIPTION:Achieving universal broadband coverage is only possible with reliable\, data driven\, and truth tested maps. The Center for Geospatial Information Technology at Virginia Tech and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development have a year’s long partnership that has built a model broadband availability map before the national version was published\, secured an additional ~$250 million in funding under the BEAD program for Virginia\, and fact checked national availability data to help Virginia achieve truly universal coverage under BEAD and beyond. \nThis week on Fiber for Breakfast\, Gary is joined by Chandler Vaughan\, Associate Director of the Virginia Office of Broadband\, and Brandon Herndon\, Director of the Center for Geospatial Information Technology at Virginia Tech\, who will discuss this important partnership. \nWith Special Guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nChandler Vaughan\nAssociate Director \nVirginia Office of Broadband \n\n\n\n\nBrandon Herndon\nDirector\, Center for Geospatial Information Technology \nVirginia Tech \n\n\n\n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-4-mapping-broadband-coverage-universal-access-for-all-virginia/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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SUMMARY:FFB Week 5 - The Smart Home in 2025: Outlook and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:This week\, Jennifer Kent\, Vice President of Research at Parks Associates\, joins Fiber for Breakfast to share the latest trends and innovations driving the smart home market. Attendees will learn about emerging trends\, the competitive landscape\, and how advancements in smart home technology intersect with high-speed connectivity to shape consumer demand. Join this week’s episode to gain valuable insights into opportunities for collaboration and growth as fiber networks become the backbone of next-generation smart home ecosystems. \nWith Special Guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Kent\nVice President\, Research \n \n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n		\n					\n				Register Now
URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-5-the-smart-home-in-2025-outlook-and-opportunities/
CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars
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