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The Broadband Exchange
The Broadband Exchange features industry experts sharing practical insights and perspectives you can use as you work to bring broadband to communities within North America. The podcast is produced by Telecompetitor, the rural broadband industry's trusted source for news.
Episodes
The Broadband ExchangeNovember 9, 2026: SpaceX’s progress on Starlink Mobile, a BEAD milestone, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we discuss recent news about SpaceX’s plans for Starlink Mobile, a BEAD milestone…
The Broadband ExchangeNovember 2, 2026: NTIA’s new BEAD guidance, Amazon Leo’s acquisition of Globalstar, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we discuss the NTIA’s new BEAD guidance, Amazon Leo’s acquisition of Globalstar, and…
The Broadband ExchangeOctober 26, 2026: BEAD 2.0, Starlink’s new partner, AST SpaceMobile news, and RiverStreet’s sale
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we discuss Telecompetitor’s interview with South Carolina’s broadband director about BEAD 2.0, a new Starlink…
The Broadband ExchangeOctober 19, 2026: SpaceX to purchase Grain management spectrum, AT&T and Optimum CX programs
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at the SpaceX purchase of Grain Management spectrum, and more. Chapters (00:00:04) - Intro (00:00:19)…
The Broadband ExchangeOctober 12, 2026: FCC approves SpaceX’s D2D constellation, Lumos to acquire ALLO Fiber assets
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we discuss the FCC’s approval of SpaceX’s 15,000-satellite direct-to-device…
The Broadband ExchangeOctober 5, 2026: FCC reforms NEPA, Washington details BEAD awards
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange from Telecompetitor, we discuss various actions taken at the September FCC meeting—including NEPA reform and…
The Broadband ExchangeSeptember 28, 2026: Colorado halts a BEAD award, Indiana and New Mexico announce grants
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we discuss the BEAD award for Maverix Broadband canceled by the state of Colorado, new…
The Broadband ExchangeSeptember 21, 2026: AI spending and use against scam calls, reports galore, and more…
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompeitor, we discuss a new report about AI spending in the telecom sector and share our interview…
The Broadband ExchangeSeptember 14, 2026: New BEAD deployment round, FCC moves, M&A, and more…
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompeitor, we discuss the NTIA’s announcement of a new BEAD deployment round to reach newly unserved…
The Broadband ExchangeAugust 31, 2026: All final BEAD proposals approved! Plus digital equity, M&A, grants…
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we celebrate the approval of all 50 states’ final BEAD proposals, discuss the NTIA’s resumption of the…
The Broadband ExchangeAugust 24, 2026: Practical uses for AI in broadband, plus Charter/Cox and other M&A
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we hear about multiple ways AI can be employed for the benefit of broadband providers. We also look into the…
The Broadband ExchangeAugust 17, 2026: Spectrum stories, M&A news, reports, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we discuss several stories about spectrum from the FCC, AT&T, T-Mobile, and SpaceX. We also look at two…
The Broadband ExchangeAugust 10, 2026: The FCC’s USF moves, BEAD issues, Starlink ambitions, and M&A news
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we discuss the FCC’s recent USF moves, why some electric cooperatives are dropping out of the BEAD program…
The Broadband ExchangeAugust 3, 2026: Tracking data centers, M&A news, CX moves, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we talk about tracking different states’ approaches to data centers, look at recent M&A news, discuss…
The Broadband ExchangeJuly 27, 2026: California’s final BEAD proposal, FCC policy moves, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we cover the approval of California’s final BEAD proposal, news from the FCC’s July meeting, two new bills…
The Broadband ExchangeJuly 20, 2026: Digital Equity Act, NTIA AI-native network funding, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we cover the recent news about the resumption of Digital Equity Act programs, new funding from the NTIA for…
The Broadband ExchangeJuly 13, 2026: Oregon and South Carolina BEAD awards, Amazon Leo service, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we cover the recent news on BEAD awards in Oregon and South Carolina, new state broadband funding in…
The Broadband ExchangeJuly 6, 2026: FCC spectrum auctions, SpaceX considering mobile, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at the winners of the latest FCC spectrum auction and the new auction the Commission is proposing. We…
The Broadband ExchangeJune 29, 2026: FCC moves on deployment and E-Rate, last-mile grant programs, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at the FCC’s recent moves on broadband deployment delays and the E-Rate program. We also discuss…
The Broadband ExchangeJune 22, 2026: Findings from Telecompetitor’s State of AI in Rural Broadband study
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we present findings from Telecompetitor’s State of AI in Rural Broadband study. Special guests — Pivot Senior…
The Broadband ExchangeJune 15, 2026: Partnerships between GCI and Starlink, Amazon and Corning, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at two new partnerships: GCI/Starlink and Amazon/Corning. We also dig into new offers from Comcast…
The Broadband ExchangeJune 8, 2026: Texas BEAD awards, new AT&T plans, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at two new AT&T plans aimed at simplicity with customization, the differences between Texas’…
The Broadband ExchangeJune 1, 2026: Interview with Heather Hampton-Knodle on digital agriculture and AI (Part 2)
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we feature part 2 of an interview with Heather Hampton-Knodle. Heather is a farmer who regularly uses digital…
The Broadband ExchangeMay 25, 2026: Interview with Heather Hampton-Knodle on the FCC and rural broadband (Part 1)
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we feature part 1 of an interview with Heather Hampton-Knodle. Heather is a farmer who uses digital…
The Broadband ExchangeMay 18, 2026: BEAD deployment milestones amid challenges, recent AI news, and more
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, we look at the challenges facing the BEAD Program even as it marks important deployment milestones. We also…
The Broadband ExchangeMay 11, 2026: Farm bill passes House with broadband provisions, court ends digital discrimination rules
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we cover the passage of the Farm Bill by the House of Representatives and its provisions…
The Broadband ExchangeMay 4, 2026: Starlink complaints, T-Mobile’s acquisitions, and the FCC’s latest moves
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we look at the FCC documents that detail complaints about Starlink, look at multiple…
The Broadband ExchangeApril 27, 2026: A BEAD announcement, three acquisitions, and national policy news
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we cover a new BEAD announcement, Texas broadband grants, three acquisitions by…
The Broadband ExchangeApril 20, 2026: Amazon acquires Globalstar, AI + digital agriculture
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we cover Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar, their partnership with Apple, opportunities…
The Broadband ExchangeApril 10, 2026: Satellite broadband news and competition to watch out for
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we cover developments in satellite broadband, a new package from Mint Mobile, broadband…
The Broadband ExchangeApril 3, 2026: Broadband bills, big offers, and quantum teleportation
In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we cover stories about proposed broadband bills in the House of Representatives, a new…
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Your Business Intelligence Journey: From Zero to Something What is business intelligence, and what can it do for broadband providers? In part 1 of this three…
The Broadband ExchangeBroadband Expansion and BEAD (Part 3)
In the third and final episode of a three-part series, Telecompetitor welcomes Chris Konechne and Tim Arbeiter of Finley to discuss what trends we’re seeing…
The Broadband ExchangeBroadband Expansion and BEAD (Part 2)
In the second episode of this three-part series, Telecompetitor welcomes Chris Konechne and Tim Arbeiter of Finley to discuss how providers can take proactive…
The Broadband ExchangeBroadband Expansion and BEAD (Part 1)
In Part 1 of this three-part series, Telecompetitor talks with Finley's Chris Konechne and Tim Arbeiter about how broadband providers are navigating expansion…
The Broadband ExchangeThe BEAD Journey – Award, Procurement, Deployment (Part 3)
In the third and final episode of this three-part series, we explore how supply chain and procurement will impact deployment. What deployment challenges have…
The Broadband ExchangeThe BEAD Journey – Award, Procurement, Deployment (Part 2)
What procurement challenges are you encountering with BEAD projects so far, or what do you anticipate facing moving forward? The second episode of this…
The Broadband ExchangeThe BEAD Journey – Award, Procurement, Deployment (Part 1)
In this first episode of this series, Ian Doescher, Telecompetitor’s Managing Editor, welcomes Lori Adams, Vice President of Broadband Policy and Funding…