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title: "Fiber Forward Weekly: Beyond the Build"
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Monetizing Fiber for Long-Term Advantage ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­    ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

| View in browser Beyond the Build: Monetizing Fiber for Long-Term Advantage   For many fiber providers, the first challenge is obvious: build the network. Reach the underserved. Connect the community. Get customers on service.   But this week’s Fiber for Breakfast focused on what comes after that. Once the network is built and the customer base is growing, the question becomes how to turn fiber into long-term value – not just for the provider, but for the communities and members it serves.    Gary sat down with Darren Farnan, General Manager of United Fiber, to discuss how one rural electric cooperative has grown a broadband business far beyond its original footprint. The two discussed an approach that moves the provider away from simply selling speed. It creates stickier customer relationships, stronger service adoption, and new revenue opportunities tied to customer experience.     📖Read the Full Summary \| 📺 Watch the Full Episode Biarri Networks, Big Bang Broadband Align for Industry-First Infrastructure Qualification Read More Surf Internet Named to the Inc. 5000 Read More TEC Reduces Pressure on Support Teams with Adtran, GOCare Read More Nex-Tech Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month Read More Vecima Announces Exec Leadership Appointments to Support Growth Read More GoNetspeed Construction Kicks Off in Rahway Area Read More Want to see your company's fiber news featured here? Email your press releases and related images to fiberforward@fiberbroadband.org by noon ET on Wednesdays. Launch a Fiber Technician Training Program   📆Monday, August 24 \| 3-5 PM local time 📍Omaha Regional Fiber Connect Workshop   The money's here; the crews aren't. Join BDI DataLynk for a two-hour working session on solving the fiber workforce gap. From attracting overlooked talent to certifying with FBA's OpTIC Path™ and hiring locally. Bring your workforce challenges; leave with a plan.   Register Here 🙌 Upcoming FBA Member Mingles 🙌   📆 Mon., Aug. 24 \| Omaha, Neb. \| 5 PM local time   📆Thu., Aug. 27 \| Charlotte, N.C. \| 6 PM local time   There is no cost to attend FBA Member Mingles. Remember to bring business cards to enter door prize drawings! RSVP to any of these events by emailing membership@fiberbroadband.org. Stay tuned for more upcoming Member Mingles and track all upcoming FBA events here. Fiber Speeds of 1 Gig are 'Standard' Now, According to ISP Execs Fierce Network \| Linda Hardesty \| Aug 11   ISP Roundup: Kinetic Added 141k Fiber Locations in Q2, Uniti Says Broadband Communities \| Brad Randall \| Aug 11   🎧The FCC's USF Moves, BEAD Issues, Starlink Ambitions, and M&A News Telecompetitor \| Podcast \| Aug 10   The Buildout: Kinetic Grows Reach in the South Light Reading \| Nicole Ferraro \| Aug 7   Fiber Broadband Spurs Consumer AI Usage, Says Recon Analytics Fierce Network \| Linda Hardesty \| Aug 6  The Universal Service Fund's Necessity in Today's America Broadband Communities \| Gary Bolton \| Aug 11   Fiber Industry Eyes AI as Force for Favorable Policies Light Reading \| Nicole Ferraro \| Aug 10   Undersea Cabling Project to Bring Fibre Internet to Nova Scotia Islands ReNewCanada \| Staff \| Aug 10   AU Awarded Half Million in IMAP Funding from State to Expand Free Workforce Training Ashland Source \| Ashland University \| Aug 6   5G-Advanced May Be Wireless, But Fibre Will Power Canada's Digital Future Digital Journal \| Dr. Tim Sandle \| Aug 5 📢Sponsored Webinars 📢 August 18, 2026: How Flexible Payment Impacts Subscriber Retention and Growth, featuring guests from Flex August 18, 2026: From AI Hype to Business Impact: Practical AI for Fiber Providers, featuring guests from CSG August 27, 2026: Bridging the Last Mile: How Fiber and Next-Gen Fixed Wireless Can Work Together to Accelerate Broadband Expansion, featuring guests from WAV August 27, 2026: Books and Broadband: Advancing Rural Connectivity and Early Literacy Through Strategic Partnership, featuring guests from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library September 15, 2026: Where Fiber Meets the Facility: Connecting Fiber Infrastructure Inside and Out, featuring guests from FNT Software Fiber Broadband Association, 670 Maine Avenue SW, Suite 600, Washington, District of Columbia 20024, USA Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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