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NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield - Episode 32

A great visit with NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield for a "State of the Union" update & preview of RTIME '23 in San Diego!

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I very much enjoyed catching up with NATE President & CEO Todd Schlekeway for a preview of the 30th Annual NATE UNITE Conference, slated for February 17-20 in Raleigh, NC. Thanks Todd for all you & the team at NATE do to keep our industry safe!

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Universal Service Fund subsidies for off-campus student WiFi may be nullified; Massive broadband grants awarded in the Texas BOOT program; Zayo reportedly the frontrunner to acquire Crown Castle assets & An effort for new data centers to go “behind the meter and plug directly into power plants. Those Stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

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Louisiana leads a trio of States gaining BEAD final proposal approval; Altice USA agrees to a $119.5 million settlement with the State of West Virginia; Nvidia to offer a personal AI supercomputer & the FCC issues fines for a quartet of pirate radio stations. Those stories & more on This Week in the Broadband Universe.

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