Series Type
Broadband Funders
Subject
Broadband
Subject
Workforce & Economic Development
Why is broadband more expensive in rural areas? How have some providers made broadband available in spite of the higher costs? This session will discuss the nuts and bolts of rural broadband funding. Attendees will:
Learn about rural broadband economics and how customer density affects business models.
Understand problems with past funding programs.
Find out what “performance profile” a community needs to consider when partnering with internet service providers.
Receive answers to your questions from broadband industry experts.
Featured speakers have a combined eighty-seven years of industry experience:
Joey Anderson, Nortex Communications (Muenster) – 24 years experience
Charlie Cano, Etex Communications LLC (Gilmer) – 25 years experience
Jennifer Prather, Totelcom Communications LLC (De Leon) – 11 years experience
Patrick Sherrill, Poka Lambro Telephone Cooperative Inc. (Tahoka) – 27 years experience