📌 Industry & Government Updates (Q1 2025) 🏛️🇺🇸

• Started 2025 expecting fiber deployment in 3 states via NTIA BEAD program. 🚀📶

• NTIA leadership change caused a temporary pause ⏸️ in progress. 🔄

• Arielle Roth had her Senate confirmation hearing to lead NTIA; Adam Cassady is Acting Assistant Secretary. 🏛️🧑‍⚖️

• Louisiana, Delaware, Nevada, and now West Virginia (requested 90-day extension) are advancing in service provider selection. ✅📍

• 33 states are selecting providers; 47 states have completed the state challenge process. 👍🏁

• Progress is ongoing—waiting for NTIA revisions to officially roll out deployments. ⏳⚙️

💰 Private Sector Fiber Investment 🏢

• Private capital outpaces government funding by 10x. 📈

• AT&T: Goal to reach 50M homes with fiber by 2030. 🎯🏠

• Verizon & Frontier: Plan to reach 35–40M homes. 🎯🏠

• Hawaiian Telcom: Investing $1.7B, with $1B+ in private funds to make Hawaii all-fiber by 2026. 🌺💸🏆

🏛️ FBA Public Policy & Advocacy 🗣️🤝

• Strong focus on educating policymakers and pushing for fiber-friendly policies. 🎓📜

• Engaging with Congress and state broadband offices to promote fiber over alternative tech. 📞✍️

• Hosted inaugural Public Policy Summit and DC Fly-In in Feb: ✈️🗣️

  • 30+ congressional meetings 🤝

  • Topics: fiber expansion 📶, permitting reform 📄, BEAD acceleration ⏩

• Congressman Richard Hudson introduced the SPEED for BEAD Act, incorporating FBA input. ⚡📜

📅 Upcoming Key Events ✨

• Fiber Day on the Hill (April 9, Rayburn Building, Capitol Hill) 🏛️🗓️

• Fiber Connect 2025 (June 1–4, Nashville): 🎉🤝📍

  • Bigger and better than ever!

  • Targeting C-Suite 🧑‍💼, State Broadband Offices 🗺️, and Tribal Leaders 👥

  • Will close with a State Broadband Summit on June 4 🎓🗺️

📈 FBA Performance Highlights (Q1 2025) 💪

• 27 new member companies joined since December. ➕🏢

• 1,100+ employees participating in 21 committees/working groups. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑⚙️

• Revenue growth beat budget by 35%. 💰⬆️

• Membership revenue up 20% YoY. 📈🤝

• Regional events booming (San Antonio & Philly both big successes). 🌍👍

📚 Q1 Publications & Industry Insights 💡

• 📄 “Accelerating AI with Fiber” – FBA/Entropy

• 📄 “Intro to PON Splitter Architectures” – FBA Technology Committee

• 📄 “State of North American Fiber Deployment” – RVA

• 📄 “Fiber Anchors Economic Development” – Case Study: Charlottesville, VA

🎯 Top Goals for Q2 2025 🔥

• Work with new NTIA leaders to streamline BEAD funding. 🤝⚙️

• Host impactful Fiber Day on the Hill (April 9). 🏛️✨

• Make Fiber Connect 2025 the world’s top fiber broadband event. 🎉🏆

• Launch FBA LATAM’s Fiber Connect Mexico (April) 🇲🇽 & Brazil (May) 🇧🇷. 🌎