March 14, 2024

Learning From Peers Can Be the Most Impactful

We just completed my favorite annual meeting in our broad offerings of training and education - our Telecom Executive Forum, fondly known as TEF. This exclusive gathering of executives is typically the place where I get my biggest takeaways of what is top of mind for the leaders within the NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association membership, and this year was no exception.

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Previous Blog Posts

2024

Learning From Peers Can Be the Most Impactful

Let's Celebrate Some Broadband Women this Month

Another RTIME in the Books

Promoting Digital Inclusivity in Rural Communities

Making Childcare a Part of the Workforce Conversation

2023

A White House Holiday Celebration

To 2024 and Beyond

BEAD and State Deadlines Looming Ahead

Broadband Built to Last

When the Rubber Meets the Road

Shalom Means Peace and Harmony

Data Shows How NTCA Members Lead the Charge

Buy America Preference Top of Mind for BEAD

Fiber to the Thumb

State Broadband Leaders Network Summit Meets

From the Runt of the Litter to the Grand Dame of the Pack

Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program – Playbook 3.0

Lucky 13!

Building Broadband Ecosystems to Strengthen Rural Communities

A Front Row Seat to History

A Momentous Hearing Day

Road Trippin' with NTCA Members

When NTCA Members Talk, Congress Listens

When State and Federal Broadband Leaders Meet

Put Smart Rural Community Live on your Calendar for this June (Truly)

NTCA Community-Based Broadband Providers Hit Capitol Hill

Good Things Happen When Telecom Executives Gather

Celebrating Corning Fiber and Connectivity for All in Hickory, N.C.

And It's a Wrap!

Connecting the Dots with the Construction Industry

Building on our Success: Priorities for the 118th Congress

Announcing the NTCA-Corning Rural Broadband Supply Program

The Journey of an Intrepid-ish Traveler

Leading with a Fresh Look at Cybersecurity

2022

End of 2022 Reflections

Broadband Leaders Gather

A Departing Gift of Adventures Yet to Come

NTCA Members Lead the Charge to Deliver Better Broadband

Leadership in Action

IIJA Anniversary: Reflecting on a Major Year of Progress

New Leadership at the RUS Helm

Partnerships: Working Together to Connect More Americans

Seeing the Values of Collaboration and Connection

Tax Relief for Broadband Grants is Common Sense

Heading to the Golden Gate City

A Time for Reflection and Gratitude

Workforce Development Top of Mind as Labor Day Looms

The Generosity Habit

South Dakota "Adopts" NTCA Staff

Find Your Partner: Partnership Opportunities in Rural Broadband Deployments

The Show Must Go On

Taking the Time to Celebrate FRS!

It's Been A Long Time Coming

In the Face of Evolving Cyber Threats, Have a Robust Plan to #BeCyberwise

NTCA Embraces Digital Inclusion Efforts

Always Appreciate a Seat at the Table

The Power of Positivity

Finding Ways to Serve Those Who Served

Taking Charge of the Smart Rural Community Roadmap

Some Encouraging Signs for BEAD

A Different Point of View

Lean On Me

A Summit for Rural Prosperity - SRC Live!

Fiber Homes and Homes with Fiber Are a Big Part of What it Takes to Create a Smart Rural Community!

NTCA’s Telecom Executives Gather Again

A Conversation with NTCA’s Women Leaders During Women’s History Month

It's All About the Play

Another One for the Books

The Hub, The Hub, The Hub!

Help FRS Continue to Serve and Promote Rural America

NTCA Survey to Guide Work on Fiber Supply Chain Issues

Remembering Rural Advocate Sarah Tyree

2021 Was Quite a Year

2021

A Notable Year, And One on the Way

When An Industry Is More Like a Family

NTCA Members Train Cybersecurity Muscles in "Breached!" Exercise

NTCA Leads 254 Organizations in Calling for USF Contributions Reform

NTCA Celebrates National Rural Health Day

When "Schoolhouse Rock!" Becomes Real

And Now the Work Begins

Every Little Girl Can Grow Up to Become Chairwoman of the FCC

NTCA Stands Up for Community-Based Providers in New ReConnect Rules

Watching Tech and Data Come Together

Now Is the Time to Aim High and Look Local

How CTC Partnered with Municipalities to Expand Broadband

Avoid Survey Fatigue- Help NTCA Tell Your Deployment Story

The Rural Broadband Industry Gathers- In Person!

Fall Conference 2021- Here We Come!

A New Year and Fresh Start

Better Safe Than Sorry

2021 FRS Congressional Broadband Tour Returns to Montana

Putting Safety First for Our In-Person Events

Taking an Olympic Break

Fiber Forward!

Women In Telecom Have One More Virtual Adventure

Know Anyone Who is eXtremely eXceptional?

Things Keep Heating Up For FRS

In the Room Where It Happens

Catching Up With A DEI Leader

Golden West Asks Senators to Support Future-Proof Rural Broadband Networks

NTCA Leadership Gathers - In Person!

A Life Well Lived

Bridging the Digital Divide with Affordable, Accessible Broadband Connectivity

On the Road Again

NTCA Is Getting Smarter!

Speaking for NTCA Members on Capitol Hill

#FiberDelivers

Working with Municipalities: One Approach Does Not Fit All

Totelcom Communications Shares Their Story With Congress

Community-Based Providers Get the Job Done

Virtual Advocacy Does Not Slow Down NTCA Broadband Providers

CyberShare Joins ISAC Council and Partners with SecurityScorecard

Aim Low and That's What You Get

No Better Place to Start

Rural America’s Critical Connection – FRS Takes a Look Back

March is Wellness Month- Even in a Pandemic!

Senators, Tech Executives Discuss Cyber Breach Reporting Requirements

RTIME Online- Not A Wrap Yet!

Working From Home- A Whole New Ballgame!

The Bill Signing Ceremony Missed

Approaching RDOF Next Steps with Transparency and Accountability

Let’s Develop Our 21st Century Workforce

"For There is Always Light"

Congress Weighs In On Due Diligence for RDOF

 

2020
 

Working with Municipalities: One Approach Does Not Fit All

Looking at 2020 in the Rear View Mirror

Some Early Thoughts on RDOF Results

It Was a Very Smart Year

When the Broadband Money’s Awarded, the Job’s Just Beginning – and There are Clouds on the Horizon

CyberSecurity Tips from NTCA

Vibrant. Rural.Community.

‘Just Good Enough’ Broadband Isn’t Good Enough

NTCA Members are Connecting Their Communities to the World – Don’t Keep it a Secret!

What is it Really Like to Live Without Broadband?

Who’s a Broadband DOER?

CBRS and RDOF Both Show Great NTCA Member Engagement

Patients, Physicians, Pandemic, Progress

Remembering Tim

Other Covid Impacts on the Supply Chain Front

Finding Common Ground

NTCA Members Are Doing Everything They Can to Keep Americans Connected

Phase 1 of RDOF Begins

Smart Rural Communities – The Path Forward

The Loss of a Legend

Sharing the Rural Broadband Story in the Covid-19 Age

Virtual Advocacy

NTCA Members’ Networks Proving Themselves in Time of Crisis

We’re All in This Together

Keeping Critical Connections is Key

Cyber Hygiene Needs to Stay Top of Mind!

RDOF Is Too Critical For a Dice Roll

Honoring Industry Leaders

#RTIMEInnovates

Virtual Living Room Opens in Bristol, Vermont

White House Releases Rural Community Action Guide on Response to Addiction Issues

5G, Workforce of the Future and Next Steps for ReConnect

Terrific Digital Opportunities Ahead- But Some Tweaks Are Needed To Prevent Storm Clouds In The Future

FIBER – Fast Interconnection Between Everything Rural

Being Part of the Solution