<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915022/open_sms">Send us a text</a>On this episode of Connected Nation, we've got some bonus coverage from the Broadband Community Summit. We talk with Drew Pappas from Bonfire Infrastructure Group on how they help communities, coops, Tribes, and others build open networks across the country.Recommended links: <a href='https://bonfireig.com'>Bonfire Website</a><a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-pappas-885061134/'>Guest's LinkedIn</a> - Drew Pappas

Send us a text On this episode of Connected Nation, we've got some bonus coverage from the Broadband Community Summit. We talk with Drew Pappas from Bonfire Infrastructure Group on how they help communities, coops, Tribes, and others build open networks across the country. Recommended links: Bonfire Website Guest's LinkedIn - Drew Pappas

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915022/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a text</a>On this episode of Connected Nation, we've got some bonus coverage from the Broadband Community Summit. We talk with Drew Pappas from Bonfire Infrastructure Group on how they help communities, coops, Tribes, and others build open networks across the country.Recommended links: <a href="https://bonfireig.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bonfire Website</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-pappas-885061134/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Guest's LinkedIn</a> - Drew Pappas

BONUS EPISODE: Building open networks for others to own across the country

This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities. The podcast was honored in 2024 with an Award of Excellence for Podcast Series - Technology.&nbsp; This is the highest honor given by the Communicator Awards.&nbsp; More recently, the podcast received an Award of Distinction in 2025. It received the same honor in 2023 and 2022. Learn more about the national nonprofit behind this podcast at connectednation.org.&nbsp;

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This is Connected Nation – an award-winning podcast focused on all things broadband. From closing the Digital Divide to simply improving your internet speeds, we talk technology topics that impact all of us, our families, and our communities. The podcast was honored in 2024 with an Award of Excellence for Podcast Series - Technology.  This is the highest honor given by the Communicator Awards.  More recently, the podcast received an Award of Distinction in 2025. It received the same honor in 2023 and 2022. Learn more about the national nonprofit behind this podcast at connectednation.org. 

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