Fiber for Breakfast 2024 Week 41 – The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Historic Broadband Investment with Andy Berke, USDA Rural Utilities Service

This week on Fiber for Breakfast, Gary Bolton welcomes special guest Andy Berke, Administrator of Rural Utilities Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Andy Berke will discuss how the Rural Utilities Service is implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which, among other priorities, includes a historic $65 billion investment in broadband infrastructure.

Prior to his appointment as Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service by President Biden in 2022, Andy Berke served as a Special Representative for Broadband at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). As Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee from 2013 to 2021, Andy Berke received national recognition for improving access to high-speed internet for underserved communities.

Join us for this episode to discover how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Rural Utilities Service will help address the digital divide to ensure every American has access to reliable high-speed internet.

Special Guest:

Andy Berke, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture