It was wonderful to snap a selfie with @SenatorBennet! 🤳 AAPB's @gigibsohn, alongside @ourbonfirespark's Brian Hollister, Vivacity's Jessica Fowler, and @MapleBroadband's Ellie de Villiers, met with the Senator's staff to discuss public broadband efforts. #CommunityFirst25

If you truly listen to your community, their concerns and struggles, you have a responsibility to connect the dots they may not yet see or understand. - Jon Willow of @BroadbandAction on the role of #publicbroadband advocates during our town hall-style panel #CommunityFirst25

In our second panel on public-private partnerships, @enoss remarks: "The idea has always been interesting. But I’ve seen cities go through process after process that never leads to action. Moving from idea to execution is the hard part." #CommunityFirst25 #PublicBroadband

#PublicBroadband champion @gigibsohn (@AAPBroadband’s Executive Director) is here at @NewAmerica’s D.C. office for @OTI and AAPB’s #CommunityFirst25 conference, sitting down with @enoss (@tinginternet’s President and CEO) for an engaging fireside chat! 👏 bit.ly/4mfUhEH

.@rtimmerman of @utopiafiber: Lots of folks talk about new technologies, but only one trend has been consistent since I’ve started: Demand for fiber has consistently and reliably increased uptake over every other technology. Again and again. #CommunityFirst25 #PublicBroadband

We’re thrilled that @gordonrink, @JoshEdmonds216, @BrianDVo, and @rtimmerman could join us at @NewAmerica for @OTI and @AAPBroadband’s inaugural #publicbroadband conference, #CommunityFirst25! ( hat tip to our own Raza Panjwani for moderating this panel!) bit.ly/4mfUhEH

.@NewAmerica’s Raza Panjwani kicks off the first panel of #CommunityFirst25: From Vision to Connection – Building a Successful Public Broadband Network. He asks @MapleBroadband, @utopiafiber, @Connect_Fund, @TCLP_News, & @DigitalC_org how each built #publicbroadband networks.

“The more community-owned networks we have, the easier it will be to push back against the cable industry and other incumbents who don’t want us to thrive.” - @gigibsohn welcomes attendees of our inaugural public broadband conference. 👋🏼 #CommunityFirst25

We’re thrilled to welcome you to our inaugural public broadband conference at @NewAmerica! 🎉 Join us for a dynamic day of panels, conversations, and opportunities to engage with leaders shaping the future of community broadband. #CommunityFirst25