FBA in the News

September 2021

• Citing Flexibility, Panelists Double-Down in Support for Infrastructure Bill, Ahmad Hathout, Broadband Breakfast, September 1, 2021
• Broadband Expansion Among TVPPA Members, Andy Johns, WordSouth, September 1, 2021
• What’s Next for Broadband Infrastructure Legislation?, Drew Clark, Broadband Breakfast, September 1, 2021
• Fiber Connect 2021: A Focus on Fiber, Open Access, Community Broadband And Public-Private Partnerships, Sean Buckley, Broadband Communities, September 6, 2021
• Fiber Connect 2021: If It’s Not Fiber, It’s Not Broadband, Deborah Kish, Broadband Communities, September 7, 2021
• Arkansas Taps Windstream to Expand Broadband with $46 Million in Funding, Bernie Arnason, Telecompetitor, September 7, 2021
• Closing the Digital Divide Requires Expanded Skilled Workforce, Bruce Forey, Broadband Communities, September 8, 2021
• Report: Households will need 2 Gbps of broadband speed by 2030, Joe Supan, All Connect, September 8, 2021
• Bob Knight Of Ridgefield Named As New CEO Of Harrison Edwards, Patch, September 13, 2021
• Fiber Connect 2021 Recap Show with Kevin Morgan, Broadband Bunch, September 14, 2021
• Lost in the Supermarket?, Lightwave, September 15, 2021

August 2021

• An Opportunity to Provide a Legacy for Generations, by Ken Pyle, ViodiTV, August 1, 2021
• Pushing Gigabit, FBA President Says Debate over Megabit Speeds ‘Silly’, by Benjamin Kahn, Broadband Breakfast, August 2, 2021
• Silver Star’s Barbara Sessions Receives Fiber Broadband Leadership Award, Teton Valley News, August 2, 2021
• Internet Speeds up to 10 Gigabits Coming to Northern Minnesota, by Ann Treacy, Blandin on Broadband, August 2, 2021
• Internet Speeds up to 10 Gigabits Coming to Northern Minnesota, Red Lake Nation News, August 3, 2021
• A New Fiber Technician Training Program, by Doug Dawson, Pots and Pans, August 3, 2021
• Fiber Connect 2021: DZS Enlightens the Edge with DZS Helix Edge Access Portfolio Launch, Converge Tech Media, August 3, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Association Launches Technician Training and Cert Program, Broadband Tech Report, August 3, 2021
• Mountain Connect Conference Kicks Off In Person Despite Virus Fears Broadband Breakfast, August 9, 2021
• Fiber tech company Kwikbit helps to hook up South San Francisco mobile home park internet The Daily Journal,  August 9, 2021
• Fiber Connect 2021 Archives Viodi News, August 10, 2021
• ‘Broadband is essential to full participation in modern life’: Senate passes $1 trillion infra bill RCR Wireless,  August 12, 2021
• Fiber Connect 2021 Takeaways: Big Players Ready for the Future Futurum Research,  August 13, 2021
• The Broadband Future is Fiberlicious by Ron Westfall Futurum Research, August 13, 2021
• The Infrastructure Package, Internet Networks and a Westchester Firm by Peter Katz, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals, August 16, 2021
• Fiber, Chip, Skilled Labor Shortages Could Crimp 5G Boom AGL Media Group,  August 16, 2021
• The infrastructure package, internet networks and a Westchester firm Westfair Online, August 16, 2021
• Skilled Labor Shortage Stays Most Pressing Issue: Telecom Groups by Mike Harrington, AGL, August 18, 2021
• Fiber Ecosystem Gets Stoked About the Infrastructure Bill, Linda Hardesty, Fierce Telecom, August 19, 2021
• Hidden Gems, Fibre Systems, August 20, 2021
• Navigating the Wave of Fiber Funding: What Happens Next?, Kelly Hill, RCR Wireless, August 20, 2021
• Fiber Ecosystem Gets Stoked About the Infrastructure Bill, Linda Hardesty, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, August 20, 2021
• Huntsville Recognized as a ‘Gig City’ for Fiber Internet Investment, by Samson Tamijani, WHNT, August 26, 2021
• Overcoming the Challenges of IPv4 Exhaustion, Terry Young, A10, August 26, 2021
• Addressing the Broadband Gap in Indian Country, Mary Cullen, Benton Institute, August 27,2021
• North American Fiber Optic Technician Training and Certification Program Launched, Sue Himmelstein, Engineering 360, August 31, 2021
• KH Broadband Digest, Lexology, August 31, 2021

July 2021

• Wireless, Fiber Groups Vie for Biden Broadband Funds, AGL Media Group, June 30, 2021
• Pushing limits, Fibre Systems, July 2, 2021   
• 25th Anniversary of The Telecommunications Act of 1996 – Time for A Refresh by Gary Bolton, Skinny Wire, Summer Issue: July 6, 2021

• Broadband Breakfast on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 12 Noon ET — What’s What at Fiber Connect?, Broadband Breakfast, July 22, 2021

• Fiber Broadband Association Kicks Off Fiber Connect 2021 by Benjamin Kahn, Broadband Breakfast, July 26, 2021
• ProLabs to Showcase 100G Extended Range 80km Optics at Fiber Connect, Cision PR Newswire, July 26, 2021
• Brooklyn Park's Clearfield expands factory space, adds products as broadband demand soars by Evan Ramstad, StarTribune
• DZS Brings Hyper-Connectivity to the Access Edge, Launches DZS Helix Portfolio Featuring New 10 Gig-class and Wi-Fi 6 Systems, Intrado Globe Newswire, July 26, 2021
• Corning Unveils Evolv Portfolio Extensions at Fiber Connect 2021, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, July 26, 2021
• FBA Unveils National Fiber-Optic Technician Training, Cert Program, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, July 26, 2021

• Did Wireless Win the Battle Over Broadband Symmetry?, by Mike Dano, Light Reading, July 26, 2021

• Fiber Broadband Association Creates Research Program, AGL Media Group, July 26, 2021
• Fiber Connect 2021 Highlights, by Jim Carroll, Converge! Network Digest, July 27, 2021
• FBA Sets Up Independent Fibre Research Body, Telecompaper, July 27, 2021
• Prysmian Group Announces New North America Sustainability Steering Committee, Bloomberg, July 27, 2021

• DZS launches Helix Edge Access portfolio, Telecompaper, July 27, 2021
• FBA to launch national fibre technician training, certification programme, Telecompaper, July 27, 2021
• Debate on Open Access Networks Must Be Framed Through Cooperation by Benjamin Kahn, Broadband Breakfast, July 27, 2021
• Windstream CEO: Industry Should Not Repeat RDOF Mess, USF Reform Needed by Bernie Arnason, Telecompetitor, July 27, 2021
• FBA Presents 'Gig City' Honors to Huntsville, AL for Outstanding Fiber Broadband Deployment, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, July 27, 2021
• Huntsville honored for outstanding fiber broadband deployment, WAFF 48, July 27, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Association Launches Tech Training and Cert Program, Inside Towers, July 27, 2021
• Limestone County Sheriff Trial + Library Executive Director, by Amy Young, Patch, July 27, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Association Honors Huntsville as “Gig City” for Outstanding Fiber Broadband Deployment, Huntsville, The Star of Alabama, July 27, 2021
• Speed Focus Could Harm Telecom Industry, Plume CCO Says at Fiber Connect 2021 by Benjamin Kahn, Broadband Breakfast, July 28, 2021

• What’s Next for Fiber Access? by Jim Carroll, Converge! Network Digest, July 28, 2021

• The Great Fiber Buildout Awaits, by Phil Harvey, Light Reading, July 28, 2021
• Congress May Ask for 100Mbit/s Download Speeds in 'Underserved' Areas, by Phil Harvey, Light Reading, July 29, 2021
• Infrastructure Bill Gets Agreement, Fiber Connect Wraps Up, Washington Community Broadband, by Benjamin Kahn, Broadband Breakfast, July 29, 2021
• Podcast: Gary Bolton on Training the Next Wave of Fiber Techs, by Phil Harvey, Light Reading, July 30, 2021
• Broadband Infrastructure Bill Draft: No FCC Auctions, No Symmetrical, $42.5B for Networks, by Joan Engebretson, Telecompetitor, July 30, 2021

June 2021

• A Path to Nowhere - Gary Bolton, ISE Magazine - June 1, 2020

• States Should Be Encouraged to Form Public-Private Partnerships for Federal Broadband Funds - Broadband Breakfast - June 10, 2021

• Windstream’s CEO to Deliver Keynote at Fiber Connect 2021 Broadband Communities - June 14,2021

• Portman, Bennet, King Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Bridge Digital Divide - Rob Portman United States Senator for Ohio - June 15, 2021

• FBA Welcomes Lineup of Expert Keynotes to Fiber Connect 2021, Telecom Drive, June 15, 2021

• Some Industry Live Events Returning to Calendars, by Amy Maclean, Cablefax, June 17, 2021

• Broadband Bites: NTIA Map Paints Clearer Picture of Digital Divide, by Nicole Ferraro, Broadband World News, June 18, 2021

• FBA Tips Household Broadband Speed Need to Surpass 2 Gbps, by 2030 by Diana Goovaerts, Fierce Telecom, June 21, 2021

• FBA Tips Household Broadband Speed Need to Surpass 2 Gbps by 2030, Telecommunications Curated, June 21, 2021

• FBA Sees $100 Billion Cost for Nationwide Fiber Broadband, by Joan Engebretson, Telecompetitor, June 21, 2021

• Broadband Communities Podcast, Broadband Communities, June 22, 2021

• The Need for Fiber Access Across Rural America, Telecom Review, June 22, 2021

• AT&T Labelling Over 1B Robocalls, NTIA Updates Broadband Guide, Fiber Assoc. Says Current Speeds Inadequate, by Mike Ogunji, Broadband Breakfast, June 23, 2021

• Orgs Ask Feds to Direct Funding to Fiber, Cablefax, June 28, 2021

May 2021

• The Longing for Fiber Is Long Overdue – ISE Magazine – May 1, 2021
• EVENT May 11: Fiber Broadband Association: Fiber to the farmhouse – Strategies and methods for deploying rural fiber networks – Blandin on Broadband – May 4, 2021
• Open Access Fiber to Improve U.S. Internet Connectivity – Council on Foreign Relations – May 4, 2021
• Starlink speed competitiveness varies, as sign-ups surpass 500K – FierceWireless – May 5, 2021
• Starlink claims 500k pre-orders as fiber players fret satellite hype – Broadband World News – May 5, 2021
• Latin America's drive for fibre – Fibre Systems – May 6, 2021
• The Case for Rural Fiber Buildouts: Don’t Be “Expectations-Neutral” - by Joan Engebretson, Telecompetitor - May 13, 2021
• Federal broadband subsidy to narrow digital divide, homework gap- by Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service - May 14, 2021
• FBA: Pushing the Boundaries for Fiber Deployment- by Zia Askari, TelecomDrive - May 18, 2021
• Bandwidth Hawk: Getting Your Share of the Broadband Funding Feast - by Steven S. Ross, Broadband Communities - May 18, 2021
• Fiber: The State of Legislation – by Debbie Kish, Broadband Communities – May 18, 2020

• RCAP Act of 2021 Would Direct Spectrum Auction Proceeds To Rural Broadband by Joan Engebretson, Telecompetitor - May 28, 2020

April 2021

• Podcast: The Divide – Fiber Broadband Association's Gary Bolton on the 'good news, good news' for fiber – Light Reading – April 1, 2021

• BBWN Bites: 300-plus providers to participate in Emergency Broadband Benefit Program – Broadband World News – April 2, 2021
• LEO Satellites: A Path to Nowhere? – Broadband Communities – April 3, 2021
• Rural Communities Launch Publicly Owned Fiber Networks – Broadband Communities – April 4, 2021
• America's $100 billion broadband surge - Fiber Broadband Association's Gary Bolton – Converge Network Digest – April 4, 2021
• Next-Gen Infrastructure: America's $100 Billion Broadband Surge – Next-Gen Infrastructure – April 4, 2021
• Broadband Breakfast Live Online Wednesday, April 7, 2021 – How to Spend Broadband Infrastructure – Broadband Breakfast – April 6, 2021
• Next-Gen Infrastructure: America's $100 Billion Broadband Surge - Converge! Network Digest - April 6, 2021
• Rural broadband: How big a deal is this? - Broadband Infrastructure – April 6, 2021
  
• Experts Weigh What Future Of Broadband Could Look Like Under Biden’s Infrastructure Plan – Broadband Breakfast – April 8, 2021
• SpaceX's Starlink: Overhyped and underpowered to meet broadband needs of Rural America, say analysts – The Register – April 9, 2021
• Fiber internet adds value, commands top dollar in home sales – Windstream Blog – April 10, 2021
• Does this Tennessee city have the blueprint to solve the digital divide? – All Connect Blog – April 11, 2021
• Fiber for Breakfast – Telecom Review – April 11, 2021
• 'There is just not service’: COVID-19 pandemic spurs internet expansion efforts in rural Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – April 12, 2021
• AT&T will pump $2B in funds toward closing the digital divide - Fierce Telecom - April 14, 2021
• EVENT April 15: Roundtable on Current, Ongoing Broadband Legislation - Blandin Foundation - April 15, 2021
• BBWN Bites: Satellite broadband market to generate $4.1B in 2026 – report – Broadband World News – April 16, 2021
• LEO Satellite Broadband Forecast: Over 5 Million Subscribers by 2026 – Telecompetitor – April 16, 2021
• Government Broadband Funding: Experts Discuss What’s on Tap – Telecompetitor – April 16, 2021
• Gary Bolton: Satellite’s Polite Conceit of Unserved/Underserved – Broadband Breakfast – April 19, 2021

• Too Much of a Good Thing? – Dell’Oro Group – April 23, 2021

• Elon Musk, Starlink look to stars to fill internet broadband gaps, including across Western Pa. – Trib Live – April 25, 2021

• Musk and Bezos Fire Shots in Broadband Star Wars – The Sunday Times – April 25, 2021
• Will Elon Musk's Starlink Fix Internet Issues in Western Pa.? – Government Tech – April 26, 2021
• Broadband Supremacy: SpaceX and Amazon Cross Swords in Satellite Internet War, – RTE News – April 27, 2021
• European FTTH Conference 2021 goes virtual, changes dates – Lightwave – April 27, 2021
• RDOF Analysis Yields Recommended Changes for the Next Auction – Telecompetitor – April 30, 2021

March 2021

• Fiber Broadband Association Endorsement - March, 1 2021

• Fiber Connect delayed until July 2021 in Nashville, TN – Cabling Installation & Maintenance – March 4, 2021  

• Broadband Speed Definition, Boom in Fiber Deployment, $7.6 Billion in New Stimulus Bill - March 4, 2021

• Fiber Connect delayed until July 25-28, 2021 – Broadband Tech Report – March 4, 2021

• Fiber Connect conference moved to Nashville July 2021 – Lightwave – March 4, 2021

• Fiber Investment Forecast: More than $60B in Next Five Years for FTTH – Telecompetitor – March 4, 2021

• Broadband Speed Definition, Boom in Fiber Deployment, $7.6 Billion in New Stimulus Bill – Broadband Breakfast – March 4, 2021

• Back on the in-Person Conference Circuit – Cablefax – March 5, 2021

• Fiber Broadband Association forecasts massive investment by U.S. service providers - Suboptic - March 5, 2021

• Fiber Broadband Association forecasts massive investment by US Service Providers – Total Telecom – March 5, 2021

• Fiber Broadband Association forecasts massive investment by U.S. service providers – Asian Poly Glot View – March 5, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Association forecasts massive investment by U.S. service providers – Suboptics – March 5, 2021
• Critics take aim at SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper and other satellite constellations – Geekwire – March 11, 2021
• New FTTH Project in USA of $60 billion : More Job Expectations – Technopedia – March 13, 2021
• 5G Wireless...Isn't – Broadband Infrastructure Blog – March 17, 2021
• This is Going to be the Largest Fiber Investment Year in History (Podcast) – Telecompetitor – March 19, 2021
• Nashville gets conference due to COVID measures – The Nashville Ledger – March 19, 2021
• AAIA Act Would Award $80B for Gigabit Broadband, FBA Calls for Fiber First – Telecompetitor – March 22, 2021
• 2021 FTTXcellence Award nomination period opens – Lightwave – March 29, 2021
• FBA’s 2021 priorities include workforce training, education – FierceTelecom – March 29, 2021
• AT&T Weighs in on Broadband Speed Definition, Argues Against Rural Symmetrical Fiber Broadband – Light Reading – March 29, 2021

February 2021

• Telecom players urge Biden, Congress to boost workforce development – RCR Wireless, February 1, 2021

• Google Fiber’s Un-Cable Provider Approach Sets Focus on Customer Experience-service-approach – Broadband Communities – February 7, 2021

• Fiber, telco pressure groups say Starlink faces capacity shortfall – Light Reading – February 8, 2021

• NTCA, Fiber Broadband Association diss Starlink's RDOF prospects – FierceTelecom – February 8, 2021
• More RDOF Questions over Starlink – Cablefax – February 8, 2021
• Ufinet and ETB build largest fibre optic network in Bogotá – Capacity Media – February 9, 2021
• NTCA, Fiber Broadband Association diss Starlink's RDOF prospects – Benton Institute for Broadband & Society – February 9, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Assn, NTCA questions Starlink capacity to deliver rural broadband – Telecompaper – February 9, 2021
• Telecom Industry Calls for Broadband Workforce Development – AGL Media Group – February 9, 2021
• Report Argues SpaceX Starlink RDOF Customers Likely to Receive Inferior Service – Telecompetitor – February 9, 2021
• Starlink May ‘Face a Capacity Shortfall by 2028’ on RDOF, Say FBA, NTCA – Washington Internet Daily – February 9, 2021
• ISPs step up fight against SpaceX, tell FCC that Starlink will be too slow – Ars Technica – February 9, 2021
• Fibre Broadband Association Challenges Starink’s Capacity to Deliver – ISP Review – February 9, 2021
• FBA, NTCA Help FCC to Evaluate LEO Satellite RDOF Apps – TelecomDrive – February 9, 2021
• ISPs step up fight against SpaceX, tell FCC that Starlink will be too slow – Technology Breaking News – February 9, 2021
• ETB partners to create a neutral fiber optic network in Bogotá – Telesemana – February 9, 2021
• Starlink May ‘Face a Capacity Shortfall by 2028’ on RDOF, Say FBA, NTCA – Communications Daily – February 10, 2021
• Traditional Internet Providers Say SpaceX’s Starlink Stinks, Beginning a New Battle – Observer – February 10, 2021
• Elon Musk’s Starlink opposed by ISP groups over slow internet speed concerns – Teslarati – February 10, 2021
• Traditional Internet Providers Say SpaceX’s Starlink Stinks, Beginning a New Battle – Eagles Vine – February 10, 2021
• Starlink broadens its scope – Broadband World News – February 10, 2021
• Starlink opens up $99 pre-orders for satellite broadband service – Light Reading – February 10, 2021
• The biggest RDOF winner LTD Broadband responds to naysayers – FierceTelecom – February 11, 2021
• ISPs step up fight against SpaceX, tell FCC that Starlink will be too slow – News Net Daily – February 11, 2021
• Associations Ask If Starlink™ Will Meet Federal Broadband Requirements – Inside Towers – February 16, 2021
• Q&A with Gary Bolton of the Fiber Broadband Association - On Making Fiber-Based Broadband the Nation’s Priority - On Making Fiber-Based Broadband the Nation’s Priority – February 18, 2021
• Fiber Trends: What 2021 Promises For the Broadband Industry – Broadband Communities – February 18, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Association Expands Leadership Team – Broadband Communities – February 23, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Association expands leadership team – Broadband World News – February 23, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Association expands leadership team to meet industry demand – Cabling Installation & Maintenance – February 23, 2021
• Fiber Broadband Association expands leadership team to meet industry demand – Structured Cabling News – February 25, 2021

January 2021

• Telecom Industry Wants Federal Broadband Initiatives to Support Training – Telecompetitor, January 27, 2021
• US Telco’s call on White House to focus on skills training when improving infrastructure – Telecompaper, January 28, 2021
• Telecom Unites to Press White House, Congress on Workforce Development – Inside Towers, January 28, 2021

October 2020

• High-Speed Broadband for MDUs: A Look at Today’s Options Share - Broadband Communities - Joan Engebretson - October 9, 2020

• ‘Just Good Enough’ Broadband Isn’t Good Enough - Morning Consult - Lisa Youngers & Shirley Bloomfield - October 6, 2020

• COS Systems Acquired by Pivot Partners, Google Fiber Gets Back to Work, Traverse City Launches Ultra-Fast Network - Broadband Breakfast - Liana Sowa - October 5, 2020

September 2020

• STL strengthens global leadership team to drive the next phase of growth - PR Newswire - September 23, 2020
• Sterlite Tech expands teams in Americas, Europe and Asia markets - ET Telecom - September 23, 2020

August 2020

• Everything You Wanted To Know About Broadband (But Were Afraid To Ask) - Benton Institute for Broadband & Society - Christopher Ali - August 31, 2020
• Fiber Optic Sensing Technology Promotes Safety, Efficiency and Education - Broadband Breakfast - Jericho Casper - August 27, 2020
• Ubiquitous Fiber Infrastructure is Essential to Maximize the Advantages of 5G, According to WIA Report - Broadband Breakfast - Jericho Casper - August 20, 2020
  

• Column: Invest in infrastructure to connect all, foster digital land of opportunity - Columbus Dispatch - Tom Reiman - August 19, 2020

• Smithville Manager Honored - Inside Indiana Business - Theresa Wells-Ditton - August 12, 2020

• Dallas Fed: Universal access to broadband is a cornerstone to a strong economy - The Dallas Morning News - Alfreda B. Norman - August 2, 2020

July 2020

• To Reduce Network Operating Expenses, Choose FTTH - Broadband Communities - Masha Zager - July 24, 2020

• Community Broadband Will Make the Internet Cheaper for Us All - Gizmodo - Joanna Nelius - July 21, 2020
  

• Facebook built a new fiber-spinning robot to make internet service cheaper - CNET - Shara Tibken & Queenie Wong - July 13, 2020

• Congress Introduces Rural Broadband Acceleration Act to Speed Deployment During Pandemic - Community Networks - Katie Kienbaum - July 10, 2020
• China is Dumping Fiber Optic Cables in the U.S. Market, Commerce Official Says - Nextgov - Miriam Baksh - July 9, 2020

June 2020

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April 2020