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Fiber Broadband Association Elects 2021 Chair and Board of Directors

Board retains impressive leadership and welcomes new executives united in the mission to advance fiber-based broadband networks in the Americas

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(January 6, 2021)—The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced it has elected its 2021 Board of Directors. Katie Espeseth, Vic

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Thank You for Joining Us at Virtual Fiber Connect 2020

While this year’s venue for Fiber Connect looked a little different, the quality education and energy was as electric as ever.

At the first-ever Virtual Fiber Connect 2020, attendees had access to 31 sessions, more than 100 speakers and hours of content all from the comfort of their own home. From

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Fiber Broadband Association Appoints Craig Stein to its Board of Directors

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced that Craig Stein of ADTRAN has been appointed to the Board of Directors effective immediately to fulfill the remaining term of a vacant seat.

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Fiber Broadband Association Honors Charles Phillips with Dr. Charles Kao Award

Today, in conjunction with world Gimme Fiber Day, the Fiber Broadband Association awarded Charles Phillips, Vice President of Technical Services at Gibson Electric Membership Corporation, with the second-annual Dr. Charles Kao Award for Community Broadband.

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Fiber Broadband Association Appoints Gary Bolton as New President and CEO

Today, the Fiber Broadband Association announced its Board of Directors has appointed Gary Bolton as the Association’s new President and CEO, effective November 2, 2020.

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Fiber Broadband Association Consumer Study Shows Changing Internet Use During Pandemic

Today, the Fiber Broadband Association and RVA, LLC released a new study that reviewed the changing ways that American consumers are using the Internet during the pandemic and the quality of their broadband experience.

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The Fiber Broadband Association Announces New Women in Fiber Steering Committee

As part of Women’s History Month, the Fiber Broadband Association is proud to announce appointments to its new Women in Fiber Steering Committee. Five industry leaders will direct the work of the association’s Women in Fiber group and the promotion of women in the industry.

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Fiber Broadband Association Research Shows Record Fiber Broadband Growth in North America

The Fiber Broadband Association and RVA, LLC released a new study showing record growth in the North American fiber broadband industry. Michael Render, President of RVA, LLC, and a researcher for the Association shared that fiber deployment reached recor

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Fiber Broadband Association Elects New Chair and Board of Directors

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Fiber Broadband Association Releases Broadband Experience Index

Today, the Fiber Broadband Association and RVA, LLC introduced a Broadband Experience Index to give consumers a more comprehensive and reliable methodology for comparing broadband services in real-world applications rather than only measuring broadband based on speeds.

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Study Finds that FCC Should Update Performance Weighting Methodology for Auctions

New Research Shows that CAF II Auctions Penalized High-Performance Providers; Failed to Account for Full Benefits of Networks

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New Study Finds All-Fiber Deployments to 90% of Households Achievable in Next Decade

Today, we are on a pace to deploy all-fiber networks to about 50% of US households by 2025.

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FBA Statement on Proposed Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

Today, the FCC proposed creating a $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The proposal would raise the bar for rural broadband deployment by making more areas eligible for support and requiring faster service than last year’s Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II reverse auction.

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FBA Statement and Letter on the Future of the C-Band and Fiber Investment

Today, the Fiber Broadband Association filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission supporting using the C-Band proceeding to develop such a network.

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Fiber Broadband Association Announces Annual Honorees at Fiber Connect 2019

ALLO Communications, Sonic, and Leader Volunteer, Mark Boxer at OFS, Recognized for Industry Excellence

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Fiber Broadband Association Statement on LIFT America Act Hearing

The Fiber Broadband Association applauds Chairman Pallone and his colleagues for their leadership with the LIFT America Act.

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Horizon Acquires Fiber Network in Indianapolis

Horizon, an Ohio-based regional fiber broadband company, has acquired a fiber network in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, continuing Horizon’s strategic vision of becoming the leading Midwest fiber optic broadband provider.

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MBLINK Celebrates Connection of 1,000th Customer

Helping to make all this possible is the City’s network implementation partner Magellan Advisors, which Mr. Ligon says “has been with us every step of the way in the implementation of our fiber network. Scott Moehnke and the Magellan Advisors team have been an invaluable piece of our broadband

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Digital Network Construction Guide: Solving the complexities of large-scale network deployment

Render's Digital Network Construction Guide explores how digital practices and technology is enabling network owners and builders to realize time & cost efficiencies of 50%+ vs traditional construction methods.

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Clearfield Makes Fiber Storage Easy - It’s all in the Figure-Eight

Clearfield’s SmartRoute Infinity Panel provides up to 25% savings on total first cost of installation by streamlining the fiber deployment planning process

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Magellan lights up Downtown Sumter with Gigabit fiber!

The City of Sumter, SC selected Magellan Advisors as the Project Manager to oversee design, engineering, procurement and permitting, and provide construction management resources to expand the City’s fiber-optic network in the downtown Sumter geographic area.

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Black & Veatch: With their surging populaces more technologically savvy, cities must start planning digitally connected communities

New e-Book says digitizing infrastructure can lead to resilience, sustainability and better quality of life, services