BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Fiber Broadband Association - ECPv6.7.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fiberbroadband.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fiber Broadband Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241016T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241016T103000 DTSTAMP:20241105T233444 CREATED:20241011T173228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T173228Z UID:10000289-1729072800-1729074600@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 42 - Data-Driven Proof Fiber Broadband Boosts Income Entrepreneurship & Business Investment in Rural America DESCRIPTION:What’s the real economic impact of digital equity? How does it affect the rate at which businesses open in rural communities? Does it increase income? How about GDP? These are the questions the Center of Rural Innovation (CORI) set out to answer in a ground-breaking\, data-driven study to demonstrate the true value of reliable broadband in non-metro locations. \nJoin Gary Bolton\, CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association\, as he sits down with Dr. Amanda Weinstein and Dr. Adam Dewbury to discuss the full impact of their study\, “Beyond Connectivity: The Role of Broadband in Rural Economic Growth and Resilience.” Discover the methodology\, metrics\, and motives behind the research and learn about the case studies enforcing the findings in this eye-opening episode of Fiber for Breakfast. \nSpecial Guests: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Amanda Weinstein\nDirector of Research\, Knowledge\, and Evaluation \n \n\n\n\n\nDr. Adam Dewbury\nResearcher \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-42-data-driven-proof-fiber-broadband-boosts-income-entrepreneurship-business-investment-in-rural-america/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FFB_Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241016T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241016T140000 DTSTAMP:20241105T233444 CREATED:20241004T162027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T192929Z UID:10000281-1729083600-1729087200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Lighting the Path to Over 1 Million Homes: Lumos' Fiber Scaling Strategy DESCRIPTION:Service providers are facing growing demands to accelerate connectivity to more premises than ever before. This challenge calls for both technical innovation and streamlined operations across the board. To stay competitive\, operators must balance speed and service quality\, ensuring reliable\, high-speed connectivity on a large scale. \nJoin us for a conversation with David Smith\, Chief Network Officer at Lumos\, to discuss how they plan to expand their network from thousands of homes to millions by integrating comprehensive network management technology into core operations—enhancing decision-making\, improving efficiency\, and accelerating deployment in both greenfield and brownfield scenarios. \nPresented by: \n\n\n\n\n \n  \nDavid Smith\nChief Network Officer \nLumos \n  \n  \n  \n\n \n\n\n \n\nAndrew Wright\nDirector of Product Management \n3-GIS\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-lighting-the-path-to-over-1-million-homes-lumoss-fiber-scaling-strategy/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3-GIS-Logo.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR