Fiber Forward Weekly: Celebrating Trusty & AT&T

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The Fiber Broadband Association is honored to receive the 2025 Workforce Development Award at this year’s Broadband Communities Summit.

Workforce development is one of the most critical components of building a future-ready fiber network, and we’re proud to be leading the way through initiatives like the OpTIC Path program, industry partnerships, and our continued efforts to train, support, and grow the broadband workforce across North America.

A big thank you to Broadband Communities for this recognition—and congratulations to all the other #BBCAwards winners who are driving innovation, impact, and access across our industry.

Intellias and HERE Technologies Celebrate 10 Years of Remarkable Partnership

Brightspeed in Final Phase of Fiber Internet Expansion Ohio

Brightspeed and Calix New Launch

Brightspeed Secures $575 Million

CBAN Expands Board: “We’re ready for what’s next”

Roger Baumann New CEO of R&M

Nex-Tech Applauds Bipartisan Congressional Action on Broadband Reform

CHR Solutions’ Omnia360e Improves LFT Fiber’s Order and Provisioning Processes

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In this week’s Fiber for Breakfast episode, Chuck Irvin, Chief Revenue Office (CRO) for 123Net talks with Gary Bolton, FBA’s President and CEO and shares how the Michigan-based internet infrastructure provider is transforming connectivity across the state through a mix of cutting-edge technology, carrier-neutral principles, and strategic public-private partnerships.

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