Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) announced the five cities it has selected to host Regional Fiber Connect Workshops in 2024. The regional events will be held in Richmond, VA, on February 8; Little Rock, AR, on April 16; Deer Valley, UT, on June 4; Des Moines, IA, on September 10; and Albuquerque, NM, on November 7. By selecting new cities for its Regional Fiber Connect series each year, the FBA workshop content is accessible to more regions, communities, state broadband offices, operators, utilities, and cooperatives looking to build reliable, high-performance fiber broadband networks.

Each Regional Fiber Connect Workshop features the broadband industry’s top experts and local leaders who explore best practices to fund, design, deploy, and deliver fiber broadband services across North America. Each event offers content and resources on local broadband assessment, policy and political support, marketing strategies, and lessons learned from network operators delivering fiber broadband services in similar communities.

“The success of our 2023 Regional Fiber Connect event series demonstrated how crucial our workshops are to local broadband stakeholders,” said Evann Freeman, EPB Vice President of Government & Community Relations and FBA Conference Committee Chair. “As states finalize their proposals to utilize the $42.45 billion BEAD program funding to expand high-quality internet access, we look forward to collaborating with state leaders and service providers in five new cities in 2024. Our workshops will provide them with the resources needed to access the immense benefits of fiber broadband.”