Beyond the Cable with Brad Randall

• The Fate of the BEAD Program with Dr. Nathan Smith

  Questions are swirling around the future of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program since the administration of President Donald J. Trump has taken the helm. On this episode of Beyond the Cable, Dr. Nathan Smith, the Director of Economics and Policy for Connected Nation, joins us to talk about the future of the BEAD program, which has been the subject of some criticism from Republicans. Hear what Dr. Smith considers BEAD's best political protection and find out what he says broadband providers should and shouldn't be worried about in 2025.

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• The Fight to Win Hearts and Minds for Rural Broadband

  Charles Thomas, the Chief Strategy Officer for Rural Broadband Partners (RBP), says he tells ISPs in rural areas not to view themselves as rural providers. Instead, he asks them to look at urban providers and to examine the resources those entities have. "You want to build that into your location," he says. On this episode of Beyond the Cable, we discuss more strategy, and Thomas' mission to win hearts and minds on behalf of rural broadband, which he says is still viewed as a luxury by some.

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• How SD-WAN Lives Up to the Hype

  Mike Frane, Nitel's chief product officer, joined a recent episode of Beyond the Cable to discuss how software-defined wide area networks, also known as SD-WANs, have lived up to the hype.

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• Ben Elkins Shares Secret Sauce Behind Success

  Ben Elkins, the CEO of Utah Broadband, has overseen explosive growth during his tenure at Arizona-based AireBeam. Find out how AireBeam was able to increase fiber subscribers by 375 percent under Elkins' leadership. We also discuss his philosophy towards management in roles at both firms, which are subsidiaries of the Boston Omaha Corporation.

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• A Rural ISP Embracing the New Marketplace

  In this episode of Beyond the Cable, we sit down with LiveOak Fiber's Chief Revenue Officer, Steve Smith. He discusses the ISP's growth in the Florida and Georgia region, along with the role that small, rural ISPs can play in the new digital ecosystem. That, plus learn what's next for LiveOak Fiber in 2025.

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