MBC’s Tad Deriso to Speak on Panel at Digital Infrastructure Investment 2024
On Wednesday, September 18, Tad will take the stage in Washington, D.C. as part of Broadband Breakfast’s Digital Infrastructure Investment ‘All-in on Open Access’ event
Tad will join other leaders in the open access middle-mile space to discuss lessons from open-access middle mile networks and the significance of these networks for rural areas.
Panel Details | Panel 1: Lessons From Middle Mile Open Access
Although the United States has been slow to adopt last-mile open access networks, wholesale networks have been significant in middle-mile for some time. What lessons can the last-mile take from the middle-mile?
Additionally, this panel will consider rural issues and open access. Open access is often considered impractical for rural America. Is this truly the case? Are there examples of success?
- Tad Deriso, President & CEO, Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation (MBC)
- Mark Vasconi, President, Vasconi Consulting LLC
- Nathan Walowitz, Regional Broadband Program Director, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG)
- Other panelists have been invited
- Marissa Mitrovich (moderator), Vice President of Public Policy, Fiber Broadband Association (FBA)