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- SERIES No. 13

2nd Annual Upstate Rural Broadband Conference

Wednesday November 15, 2023

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Doubletree Hotel

Connecting Communities. Bridging the Equity Gap.

New York’s Leading Broadband Development Conference is Back!

INDUSTRY SUMMIT

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Gain valuable insights on funding, policy, technology, economic growth and advocacy.
  • Hear from keynote speaker Josh Breitbart, head of New York State’s Connect All office at Empire State Development, about the state’s support and funding for affordable housing, municipal infrastructure, as well as rural broadband funds and BEAD allocation
  • Learn about efforts to improve BEAD Letter of Credit requirements by the American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB) to benefit broadband projects, ISPs, and local government in the Southern Tier and across the nation.
  • Attend informative panels on topics including:
    • Successful Fiber Deployments: What Do They Look Like and What Do They Cost?
    • How Municipally-Owned Utilities Provide Infrastructure to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural America
    • Digital Equity in Action: The Right to Access
    • How High-Speed Internet Access Accelerates Growth & Prosperity in Communities 
  • Network with local government officials, community leaders, industry insiders and colleagues

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Municipal Officials
  • Planning Directors
  • Internet Service Providers
  • Electric Utilities and Co-ops
  • Grant Writers
  • Affordable Housing Developers
  • Nonprofits, Libraries & BOCES
Event session details coming soon.

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