Dycom is ready for BEAD

Aug. 30, 2024
Dycom’s outgoing CEO, Steven Nielsen, feels upbeat about the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program as more states get NTIA approvals. We’re also tracking a surge in data center M&A, Frontier’s 7 Gbps push and Cogent’s dark fiber plans. Sean Buckley breaks it down in this new Friday Five video.
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Sean Buckley

Sean is responsible for establishing and executing the editorial strategies of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report across their websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products.

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