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Connectivity Initiative. Te initiative
provided new tools to support
communities working to expand
broadband access, adoption and use.
Trough our advocacy,
policymakers better understand how
fber will play an important role in
delivering the future of high-speed
broadband. We have educated them on
how the expansion of all-fber networks
relies on policies that eliminate barriers
to deployment. I have testifed before
Congress about ways to streamline the
federal construction permitting process
and expand statutory rights to access to
poles, ducts and conduits to accelerate
the deployment of all-fber networks.
Every year, the number of
companies that announce major new
all-fber deployments increases. From
major incumbent carriers such as
AT&T; and CenturyLink to big and
small competitors such as Google Fiber,
PocketiNet, Rocket Fiber and Sonic,
providers have announced plans to
connect more communities.
At this year's FTTH Connect
Conference, thought leaders and
industry experts throughout the fber
community will dive into discussions
about the future of fber. More than
1,300 FTTH professionals will
converge on Music City to showcase
the latest products and solutions that
will be essential to build fber's future.
We are excited to have you at this year's
conference, whether you are new to the
industry, a veteran who has completed
multiple deployments or just trying to
peek around the corner into the future
of fber on fre.
See you in Nashville!
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Heather Burnett Gold is president of the
FTTH Council Americas, a nonproft
association of organizations that deliver
services over FTTH networks, companies
that manufacture FTTH products and
others involved in planning and building
FTTH networks. She can be reached at
heather.b.gold@ftthcouncil.org.
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Every year, the number of companies that
announce major new all-fber deployments
increases – from incumbent carriers to big and
small competitors.