FFB Episode 41 - Fiber Planning And Design Has Gone Mobile by Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 40 - Charting A Course Through Dangerous Fiber Network Waters by Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 39 - The Importance Of All - Fiber Networks In A Gigabit Society by Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 38 - Ten Steps To Avoid A Cyber Breach by Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 37 - Survey Says How Operators Plan To Deploy 10G PON by Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 36 Exploiting The Digital Divide – The Cybercriminal Perspective by Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 35 - Making A Difference With Juice & Fiber by Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

FFB Episode 34 - Rural Broadband – The Future Of Precision Agriculture by Fiber for Breakfast with Gary Bolton

In this Fiber for Breakfast, Bobby Gonzalez, Principal Executive Officer/Chairman of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Caddo Communication Enterprises will share informative information related to federally recognized tribes and the push related to broadband in Indian Country under the American Rescue Plan Act. This act provides investment into infrastructure in broadband to provide access to high-quality broadband service in Indian Country into the millions and up to one source of funding that includes $1Billion. These new sources of tribal broadband funding are to assist in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 pandemic which is exacerbating the digital divide across the United States related to Native American communities.

In this Fiber for Breakfast, New Street Research's Managing Partner, Jonathan Chaplin, will provide thoughts on how value will be created through the deal both within assets sold to Apollo and those retained by Lumen. He will explain how his firm thinks there is a good amount of new fiber investment coming to both sets of assets, and both companies will create value by turning copper into fiber if they execute effectively, but one will create more value than the other.