Light Reading Podcasts

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This feed is Light Reading's main podcast feed for "The Light Reading Podcast," "The Divide," "The Light Reading Extra," and "What's the Story?"

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The podcast currently has 936 episodes available.

Light Reading Podcasts episodes:

June 02, 2026 The Divide: Gigi Sohn on how to defeat opponents of public broadband
This week: Gigi Sohn discusses how 'dark money' defeated a public broadband plan in Longmeadow, Mass., why anti-muni-broadband efforts work in some towns but not others and why grassroots buy-in is key to public broadband success.
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29min
May 08, 2026 The Divide: How permitting problems delay broadband builds
This week: Execs with Brightspeed, Ziply Fiber and CentraCom discuss the biggest problems with broadband permitting; how inconsistent timelines, requirements and costs cause deployment delays; and what reforms are most needed.
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32min
April 21, 2026 Wireless Infrastructure Association CEO braces for the AI and 6G era
Patrick Halley, the president and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, discusses the top trends in the industry and how AI and 6G are poised to come together.
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35min
April 15, 2026 The Divide: Blair Levin on 30 years of the Telecom Act and what must come next
Former FCC official Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss BEAD program updates and how the federal government can best prepare for the future of connectivity and AI as we mark 30 years of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
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35min
March 18, 2026 The Divide: Carol Mattey on BEAD hope and hysteria, and stalled USF reform
This week: Former FCC official Carol Mattey joins the podcast to discuss the outcome of states' revised BEAD plans and what's next, as well as why she's not optimistic the Universal Service Fund will be reformed anytime soon.
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39min
March 10, 2026 Cable shows signs of improvement, but is it out of the woods?
New Street Research's Vikash Harlalka joins the podcast to discuss cable's latest round of financial results, including the improvements and the significant challenges the industry will continue to face in 2026.
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30min
March 04, 2026 The Divide: IEEE's David Witkowski on broadband progress and the AI impact
This week: IEEE Senior Member David Witkowski joins the podcast to catch up on topics impacting the connectivity landscape – from the BEAD program to the evolution of FWA and satellite broadband to the growth of AI.
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35min
March 03, 2026 From Risk to Opportunity: How Network Operators Can Leverage Resilient Positioning, Navigation & Timing
With GPS supporting so much of the U.S’s critical infrastructure, it is a known single point of risk. NextNav’s Mariam Sorond joins Light Reading to discuss how operators whose own networks are vulnerable to GPS attacks, can help solve the national security challenge with GPS, secure their networks with a resilient terrestrial timing back-up and open up opportunities by offering 3D PNT capabilities. Sponsored by NextNav.
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29min
February 25, 2026 Is cable approaching a tipping point on PON?
Cable ops are going with FTTP in most greenfield buildouts, but a new report from cable industry vet Jay Rolls suggests that some operators are pivoting to fiber in legacy HFC areas, too.
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37min
February 03, 2026 The Divide: Shirley Bloomfield on rural broadband progress, BEAD's 'bargain' and USF
As she prepares to retire as CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, Shirley Bloomfield joins us to discuss progress on connecting the rural US, how BEAD changes will impact those communities, and the need to preserve USF.
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29min

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How many episodes does Light Reading Podcasts have?

The podcast currently has 936 episodes available.

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