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Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Makan Delrahim speaks to the ACA Connects Summit 26 audience.

FCC Commissioner, Michael O'Rielly speaks to ACA Connects Members at the 26th Annual Summit in Washington DC.

ACA Connects President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai at ACA Connects' 26th Annual Summit in Washington DC to talk about ACA Connects members, broadband deployment, robocalls, and much more!

ACA Connects President and CEO, Matt Polka sits down with Rep. Steve Scalise to talk about ACA Connects support in Scalise's efforts to reform Retransmission Consent, and the STELAR bill.

ACA Connects President and CEO Matt Polka sits down with CobbleCord founder and CEO, Virginia Juliano to speak about CobbleCord, OTT, DTC, and the future of our industry.

ACA Connects is pleased to have Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA-1) join the podcast to discuss his focus on ensuring broadband service for all, the unique broadband challenges of Virginia’s First Congressional District, his work on and plans as Co-Chair of the House Rural Broadband Caucus, current internet legislation moving through the House of Representatives, and the Congressman’s own legislative ideas

on how to encourage more broadband investment and deployment.

What’s in a name? Or, more to the point, what’s in a NEW name? Matt Polka, President and CEO of

ACA Connects-America’s Communications Association, announces a new name for the association, formerly known as ACA, the American Cable Association, and discusses the reasons behind the new name. Matt then talks with ACA Connects Board Member Mike Bowker, who is COO of CableONE, soon to be renamed and rebranded as Sparklight. Matt and Mike talk about rapid changes in our industry and

technology that require us all to embrace our cable past, but with a firm broadband and new technology view of our future.

Gene Kimmelman, President and CEO of Public Knowledge, joins ACA’s Matt Polka on the first episode under our new podcast name, “ACA Connects.” Gene has served in many capacities in Washington, D.C., from the Department of Justice and Senate Judiciary Committee, to Consumers Union and now Public Knowledge, among many others. Public Knowledge works at the intersection of copyright, telecommunications, and internet law to advocate for policies that serve the public interest. On today’s podcast, Gene and Matt talk about forging solutions in today’s political environment, privacy and net neutrality, the impact of “Big Tech” companies and what can be done to protect consumers, and the harm of big media mergers ACA Connects the people, influencers and thought leaders to today’s important communications policies and issues.

We are changing the name of the podcast! From now on our podcast will be known as the ACAConnects Podcast. Listen to this quick episode to find out why!

Veteran cable publisher, editor and journalist Paul S. Maxwell joins ACA’s CableTalk for a wide-ranging discussion on the foundations of the cable industry and its many entrepreneurial personalities that have transformed it into the “connections” industry, connecting customers and communities to a broadband world. In a 50-plus year career writing and reporting on media, Paul started and/or ran some 45+ publications. He has also served as an advisor to major media companies and media start-ups alike. Paul is widely well known and respected in the industry, and is not only a Cable TV Pioneer, but also a member of the Cable Center’s Hall of Fame. Paul has been a great friend of ACA and its members, encouraging their continued entrepreneurial spirit both in our industry and in their advocacy in Washington, D.C.