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Episode 500: Celebrating Six Years of Broadband Conversations

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Episode 499: Ted Schremp on Building IQ Fiber's Customer-First Growth Strategy

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Episode 498: Martin Creaner on Fiber, AI, and Digital Sovereignty

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Episode 497: Jeff Gavlinski Discusses Broadband Growth, Innovation, and Mountain Connect 2026

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Episode 496: Rob Lawrence of Microsoft on Agentic AI Governance and Organizational Readiness

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Episode 495: Anis Khemakhem on Fiber Innovation, Workforce Development, and Network Resilience

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Episode 494: Rhyan Neble on Agentic AI, Telecom Automation, and the Age of Intelligent Operations

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Episode 493: Josh Turiano Explains Blue Stream Fiber’s AI Strategy

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Episode 492: Chattanooga’s EPB Fiber Success Story with Katie Espeseth

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Episode 491: How John Hill Is Using AI to Transform Customer Data and Growth at GVTC

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Episode 490: How Christy Batts Helped Turn CDE Lightband Into a Broadband Success Story

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Episode 489: Jessica Koch and Patrick Mulhern on Light Years Ahead at Fiber Connect 2026

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Episode 488: How John Capobianco Is Rethinking Network Automation with AI

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Episode 487: Steve Schwerbel on Fixed Wireless Policy and State Broadband Strategy

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Episode 486: Marcelo Cataldo on Building a Future Ready Digicel Across the Caribbean

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Episode 485: Caelan Grant on Disrupting ISPs with Fibeo’s Customer-Owner Approach

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Episode 484: Jason Thune on Bringing Fiber to Every Corner of Hawaii

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Episode 483: Steve Smith on Building Live Oak Fiber and Bringing New Fiber Networks to the Southeast

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Episode 482: FBA AI Committee Insights with David Eckard and Fred Arnold

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Episode 481: Johnny Hill Talks Workforce Challenges and Opportunities in Fiber

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Episode 480: Broadband M&A Insights with Jack Burton and David Strauss

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Episode 479: Building Broadband Readiness with Earnie Holtrey of Mytra Consulting

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Episode 478: Doug Dawson on the Operational Challenges ISPs Can’t Ignore

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Episode 477: A Year in Review The Biggest Broadband Wins Challenges and Trends of 2025

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Episode 476: From Fiber Builds to Subscriber Growth with CitySide Fiber and Postalytics

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Episode 475: Dan Siemon of Preseem on Network Telemetry, QoE, and Smarter ISP Operations

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Episode 474: Kathy Kirchner on Service Assurance, AI Adoption, and Fiber Resilience

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Episode 473: Chris Sikora & Tony Thakur on GPC Fiber and Mission-Critical Connectivity

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Episode 472: Travis Rice on Scaling ISPs Through Integration, Automation, and Smart Architecture

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Episode 471: AI, Fiber Growth, and Rural Strategy with Chris McKenzie of Rapid Fiber

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Episode 470: Scott Neuman on AI Fluency, Data Foundations, and the Future of Broadband

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Episode 469: Bob Carrick on AI, Standards, and the Future of Calix Cloud

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Episode 468: Jeff Wabik on Data Center Design, Power Challenges, and Delivering True Reliability

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Episode 467: Felix Virto and Stephen Rose on Digital Transformation in Fiber Deployment

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Episode 466: Lee Comer and Jeremiah Sloan on Building Resilient Broadband Networks

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Episode 465: AI in Broadband 101 – Why Interoperability Comes First

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Episode 464: Peter Cresse on AI, Data, and the Future of Broadband Networks

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Episode 463: Robin Olds on Cisco, AI, and Bridging the Digital Divide

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Episode 462: How Drew Beverage is Driving 360 Broadband’s Transformation in Rural America

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Episode 461: Building Thriving Communities Through Broadband with Tracy Doaks

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Episode 460: Ronan Kelly on Integration, Automation, AI, and the Future of UK Fiber

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Episode 459: Jason Moore on Transforming In-Home Connectivity with RouteThis

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Episode 458: Juan Pinzon Talks About Fiber Network Projects and Aspire Communications' Growth

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Episode 457: State-Level Broadband Advocacy with Steve Schwerbel of WISPA

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Episode 456: Connecting Rural Canada with Joe Hickey of PomeGran

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Episode 455: Matt Mandel Explains WISPA’s Role in Shaping Broadband Legislation

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Episode 454: Mountain Connect 2025 Preview Show with Jeff Gavlinski

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Episode 453: Mission-Driven Broadband: Lessons from the Surf Internet Team

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Episode 452: Josh Johnson on AI, Automation, and the Future of OSS/BSS

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Episode 451: Tony Stout Discusses API Strategy, Open Architecture, and AI at CDG

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Episode 450: Stephen Farnsworth on Disrupting Telecom Operations with gaiia

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Episode 449: Lori Adams Breaks Down the Latest BEAD Policy Changes

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Episode 448: Kim Morrison and Ben Poppie on AI-Driven Fiber Deployment and the Future of Circet

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Episode 447: Janet Price of Telecon Talks AI, Fiber Design, and the Power of Preparation

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Episode 446: Chris Draper with SafetAI on Responsible AI in Broadband and Utilities

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Episode 445: Inside Tarana’s Mission to Close the Digital Divide with Carl Guardino

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Episode 444: Stephen Rose of Render on Ecosystems, Integration, and Fiber Deployment

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Episode 443: Charlene Gavel on Rural Broadband, Fiber Expansion, and SaskTel’s Evolution

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Episode 442: Real Talk on Rural Broadband with Dr. Christopher Ali

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Episode 441: Justin Suhr of Great Plains Communications on FTTH, AI, and Rural Deployment Challenges

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Episode 440: Building Digital Equity with Deb Socia at CBAN 2025

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Episode 439: Heather Gold Talks BEAD, Fiber Strategy, and the Path Forward

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Episode 438: Cameron Kilton on Building Smarter Networks with AI and Automation

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Episode 437: MP Nexlevel's Denise Manka on Telecom Construction, BEAD, and Broadband Preparedness

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Episode 436: Craig Thomas of Broadband Forum Talks Open Access, Interoperability, and AI

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Episode 435: Clearfield’s Anis Khemakhem on Labor-Light Solutions and Fiber Efficiency

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Episode 434: Brad and Pete Recap Fiber Connect 2025: Trends, Takeaways, and Predictions

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Episode 433: Tim Ayers of Gravity Path Partners Explores AI, Edge, and the Next Phase of Broadband

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Episode 432: Edyn Rolls on Leading Broadband Access in Oklahoma

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Episode 431: Inside Connected America 2025 with Brad Randall

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Episode 430: Rusty Williams Previews the 2025 UTC Conference

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Episode 429: Roxie Jorgenson on Relationships, Leadership & Rural Networks

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Episode 428: AI, Digital Twins, and the Future of Broadband Operations with Jay Cadman

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Episode 427: Solving Broadband’s Biggest Mysteries with Bonfire Infrastructure Group

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Episode 426: Future-Proofing Fiber: Nokia’s Roadmap with Fayyaz Patwa

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Episode 425: Fiber Connect 2025 Preview with Evann Freeman and Richard Williams

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Episode 424: How PTCI and GOCare are Modernizing Broadband Support

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Episode 422: CBAN's Curtis Dean on Data Ownership, AgTech, and Community Broadband

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Episode 421:Evolving the Rural Provider Playbook with Tammy Wellbrock of Nex-Tech Creative

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Episode 420: Fiber in the Field: Lessons from Corning’s Barry Walton

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Episode 419: A Better Way to Do Broadband Support with Mike Roddy

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Episode 418: Broadband Innovation & the Future of Smart Connectivity with John Barlow

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Episode 415: Building the Fastest Tribal Network in the World with Sachin Gupta

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Episode 416: Scott Menhart on Powering Traverse City’s Broadband Future

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Episode 414: Broadband For All: Catherine Nicolaou on Broadband Equity in Albuquerque

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Episode 411: From Rural Broadband to Digital Transformation: Lessons from Jeremiah Sloan

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Crystal Ball 2025: Predicting the Future of Broadband, Telehealth, AI, and Gaming

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Episode 410: Building Lyte Fiber: Carter Old on Leadership, Innovation, and the Future of Broadband

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AI, Smart Amplifiers, and the Next Wave of Broadband Technology with Todd McCrum

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Episode 417: Bridging the Pacific: Jonathan Delahoyde on Hawaiian Telcom’s Fiber Expansion

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Episode 413: Fairer, Friendlier, Faster: Gateway Fiber’s Journey with John Meyer

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Broadband Marketing Unfiltered: Stand Out, Engage, and Build Your Brand

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Leading Innovation and Change with Maria Popo at SCTE

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Episode 412: Connecting Kansas: Joseph Le discusses Broadband Programs and BEAD Applications

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From HFC Upgrades to Energy Storage: Strategies for Modern Cable Operators with Jay Lee

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Nokia and Partners: Pioneering New Fiber Technologies for the Cable Industry

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Vyve Broadband’s Path from HFC to Fiber with Jeremy Huhman

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Exploring the AI Revolution in Broadband with Cox’s Roy Pereira

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Leadership in Broadband: Jason Pond's Journey from ISP Ownership to Coaching

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Bridging Cable and Fiber: Dan Gledhill Discusses Open Access Networks and Fiber Growth