We build and run ISP services in underserved communities. Specializing in Public Private Partnerships.
North Carolina, USA
Joined October 2016
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Terrific panel talking about Tech Investing - thanks TLF Charlotte! – at Charlotte, NC
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Bringing #Broadband to Underserved Communities at Open Broadband: @OpenBBNet builds and run ISP services in underserved communities. Specializing in Public Private Partnerships #Telecom #MWC24 #CES #CES24 #digitaldivide #FCC #FixedWireless xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1nAKEaoeE…
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Together = Closing the Digital Divide in North Carolina! Thanks @natedenny & your State Broadband team for joining our @OpenBBNet & @WISPAnews partners to experience @TaranaWireless “Non-Line of Site” technology around hills, trees & bldgs! #ngFWA
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Cool conversation between @angelasiefer and Matt Larsen on Community Broadband Bits podcast focused on connecting the unconnected. Creating the right culture and building the right peer networks to get this done! lnkd.in/dBqR_Jy9
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@OpenBBNet hopes that you get to connect with your mother today! #Mothersday2023
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"between the start of 2018 and the end of last year, AT&T's workforce shrank by 117,100 people, roughly 42% of the 2017 total. Another 5,100 jobs have disappeared from the books since January." lightreading.com/aiautomatio… $T via @iainwmorris
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"...T-Mobile and Verizon aren't the only FWA providers in the US. For example, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) kicked off its annual trade show this week in...boasting that WISPs service a total of 9 million Americans."
According to new findings, fixed wireless services accounted for 90% of net broadband additions in 2022, compared to 20% of net adds in 2021.
lightreading.com/broadband/f…
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Hey founders!
Still working on the #MICRO ($10k) or #SEED ($50k) grant application? Make sure to submit by the application deadline this Monday, February 27th at 5pm EST.
#NCecosystem #MICRO #SEED #NCIDEA
Learn more: ncidea.org/spring-2023/
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Digital skills were one of the biggest barriers that surfaced in the #StateOfDigitalInequity report.
And 60% of civil society participants said their organizations provide no digital literacy training or skills building.
Full report: connecthumanity.fund/digital…
ALT A lack of digital skills is a huge barrier to digital equity. Half of civil society practitioners surveyed cited the digital skills gap as a top challenge stopping communities they serve from using the internet.
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If all tools remain on the table - such as unlicensed fixed wireless access - BEAD will achieve its goal of connecting all.
@NTIAgov @SenateCommerce_ #WISPs
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RIP to an #easternNC great.
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Nearly 624,000 N.C. households have signed up for the @FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) for a $30/month discount on internet service. Some providers also offer a $30/month package, so you pay $0 when combined with ACP. Learn more & apply at getinternet.gov
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The Holland Board of Public Works is looking for a #Broadband Services Supervisor to help lead our exciting city-wide #fiber initiative. Know anyone? Spread the word! Retweet! indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a56f47…
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@OpenBBNet, @GoSegra Extend #Broadband to North Carolina’s Underserved Areas bit.ly/3UnZegg #wireless #fiber.
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This >
"FWA, which is emerging...as a potential fix to the digital divide...is cost-effective, and it has an advantage of time to market when you compare it to alternate solutions like building fiber or satellites,”
rcrwireless.com/20221101/net…
@NTIAgov @rcrwirelessnews #WISPs
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It was great to have Kent Winrich, CTO & Co-Founder of Open Broadband LLCBroadband, Speaking at the @Wispapalooza 2022 sessions with @nokia and our team @WinncomTech
Video on 👉 lnkd.in/g6aBpPNS
#cbrs #lte #broadband #wispa22 #wifi6
#Wispapalooza2022 #wireless #nokia
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#WISPAPALOOZA Keynote > Kent Winrich, CTO with Open Broadband, tells WISPs how the company has grown, often with the help of/partnership with local communities and counties.
#WISPs
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Wondering what the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is and how to get access? Call 311 to get connected to a Digital Navigator who can check to see if you are eligible for low- or no-cost broadband internet service.
#CDE #CenterforDigitalEquity #DigitalEquity #MeckCounty
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Good piece by WISPA's David Zumwalt on WISP provision of #ReliableBroadband, and the @NTIAgov BEAD NOFO.
rfdtv.com/story/47175515/bri…
#WISPs @OfficialRFDTV
