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Business as Usual = Excellent 2023 ACA Connects Summit
That it was business as usual may have been the biggest testament to the success of the 2023 ACA Connects Summit. After a pause of the live event for the past few years and a change in leadership, a hiccup or two wouldn’t have been surprising for this annual education event organized by ACA Connects.…
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Be the Local Broadband Professor – #TIS2022 Recap with ACA Connects’ Grant Spellmeyer
Be the local broadband professor summarizes the advice given by Rhod Shaw, Principal & Chairman of the Alpine Group, at the State and Federal update session at the 2022 Independent Show (TIS). Moderated by ACA Connects President and CEO, Grant Spellmeyer, with Shaw and Tom Cohen, Partner at Kelley Drye, serving as panelists, this panel…
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A Spaghetti Plate Full of FCC Rules
Set-tops, broadband privacy and retransmission consent rules were some of the topics discussed on a panel at The Independent Show moderated by ACA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Ross Lieberman. In the above interview, Lieberman provides highlights of the panel: He reiterates ACA’s estimate that the costs of implementing the order could mean the closure…
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What Will the Rules Say?
NTCA’s Senior Vice President of Policy, Mike Romano, discusses what we might expect from the impending FCC order regarding universal service funding of broadband. He suggests that the order won’t be perfect and will need tweaking, but is hopeful that the order will improve regulatory certainty. He also addresses an anticipated FCC Notice of Proposed Rule…
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Mr. Wheeler, Tear Down That Wall
The FCC is the biggest impediment to rural broadband deployment, according to long-time industry consultant Dave Fridley of FARR Technologies. Fridley, expressing the frustration felt by many of his clients and colleagues (and some pundits), suggests the organization’s process causes regulatory uncertainty for his clients, which translates into investment uncertainty (see this Ex Parte and this GAO report, for examples). His comments echo…
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Thankful for the Last 20 Years
One of the new traditions that I am thankful for is being able to work with the folks at the American Cable Association. For the past couple of years ViodiTV has covered their Annual Summit, which brings together small broadband operators, suppliers and regulatory and legislative officials. At their 20th Anniversary Summit, Matt Polka expresses…
