08/19/2026
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Three days in Denver with the people actually building rural networks โ county and state broadband officials, ISPs, construction partners, equipment makers, and the finance folks who have to make the numbers work.
The mood in the room has shifted. Less debate about whether communities should be involved in their own infrastructure, more practical conversation about how โ what gets built, who owns it at the end, and where the capital comes from when grant programs don't cover the gap. Plenty of hard questions about take rates, operations, and what happens after the ribbon cutting.
Thanks to the Mountain Connect team for putting it together, and to everyone who stopped by to talk it through.
