Excited to be at @NTCAconnect RTIME 2023 with 2,000+ fellow independent broadband providers! @sbloomfield15 hit the nail on the head: let’s do it right! Leverage experienced providers to make the most of grant funds.
Accessibility is only part of the challenge. BB providers like FTC companies go above and beyond to help the people of the communities we serve be able to afford and better utilize technology and connectivity, offering rural Americans more opportunity & greater quality of life!
"Broadband access in rural areas is already expensive because you just don't have as many subscribers to spread the cost." - @sbloomfield15 spoke to @CNNPolitics on the Affordable Connectivity Program: https://t.co/U1eieyMW46
Great to be back with @NTCAconnect to hit the hill and discuss the impact the infrastructure package will have on #ruralbroadband. Community based providers are up to the challenge and ready to seize the opportunity. Coordination is key. @brucetelephone
So appreciative of @DavidsonNTIA making time out of a crazy busy schedule to share his thoughts on #BEAD and more. Sustaining networks, supply chain challenges and digital equity along with inter-agency coordination. @NTCAconnect ready to support @NTIAgov however we can!
Great strides are being made in MS to advance broadband connectivity to the hardest to reach parts of our State. I appreciate everyone working together to establish BEAM and look forward to seeing all we can accomplish in the days to come! Kudos @GovTate@JoelCarterMS@cs_bounds
Good teamwork w/ @JoelCarterMS in getting HB1029, The Broadband Expansion & Accessibility for Mississippi (BEAM) Act is on its way to the Governor’s desk. The unserved and underserved areas of broadband access should benefit greatly from the BEAM!
@PhilipGunnMS@DelbertHosemann
Gov Reeves’ appointed C. Alexander to the MS Dept of ITS Board & was confirmed by the Senate on March 31, upon advise & consent of the Senate Accountability, Efficiency, & Transparency Comm. Congrats & thanks!
@angelabhill1@tatereeves@SenScottDeLano@SenatorJohnPolk@clalexan