Stories from the Frontline of Broadband Deployment

  • Room: 112
Wednesday, October 18, 2023: 1:00 PM - 1:55 PM MDT

Speaker(s)

Presenter
Jessica Simmons
Deputy CIO & Executive Director, Georgia Broadband Program
State of Georgia Technology Authority
Presenter
Jim Stritzinger Jr
Director, South Carolina Broadband Office
State of SC, Office of Regulatory Staff
Presenter
Misty Ann Giles
Chief Operating Officer
State of Montana
Presenter
Rick Cimerman
Vice President, External and State Affairs
National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA)
Presenter
Tamarah Holmes
Director, Office of Broadband
State of Virginia, Dept of Housing and Community Development

Description

States are in the driver’s seat as they distribute tens of billions of dollars from various federal programs and make a once in a generation level of public investment in broadband infrastructure. The rules and outcomes of that investment will largely rest with State Broadband Offices.  This panel of state broadband officers will share the challenges and opportunities they've faced and how they are moving forward.​

Innovation Policy Track Sponsored by:  CableLabs, NCTA, Comcast, Charter & Cox

Super Tracks:

    For Speaker questions, please contact:  Anna Wendzinski, awendzinski-c@scte.org

    For Sponsorship or Advertising questions, please contact:  Melanie Pastore, m.pastore@cablelabs.com

    For Exhibit questions, please contact:  Eileen Sload, esload@scte.org