Brad Dupee

🚨 Fiber is transforming Colorado’s future! Not just faster speeds, but real opportunity, inclusion, and economic impact. Today we spotlight Intrepid Network Inc. fiber broadband rollout across 12+ Colorado communities, a powerful leap toward closing the digital divide. 📍 Access is being redefined in cities like Pueblo, Northglenn, Westminster, Louisville, Lafayette, Littleton, Broomfield, Columbine Valley, Dacono, Fort Lupton, Frederick, Greenwood Village, Superior, and Thornton. All powered by a competitive, open-access model and multi-gig symmetrical fiber. 🚀 This is gateway technology Remote workers now have the reliability they need. Students can learn without limits. Startups scale without fear of bandwidth. Hospitals deliver telehealth with confidence. This isn’t just infrastructure, it’s empowerment. 🏫 A win for digital equity in schools Seamless virtual lessons. Rich online learning. Reliable access for every student, regardless of zip code. Fiber closes gaps that have persisted far too long. 🤝 Partnerships make this possible Municipalities + visionary providers + capital partners like Brookfield = Real infrastructure. More competition. Lower costs. Better service. 🔮 Next up: Frederick and Superior, 2025–27 Thousands of passings already connected. More communities on the horizon. Progress is accelerating. To every student, parent, entrepreneur, and civic leader across these Colorado communities: The future is fiber-fast. And it’s being built right now. 👏 Hats off to the Intrepid Network Inc. Fiber team and everyone making this transformation happen. Let’s keep going. Let’s close the divide — community by community. 💪

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Headline: 📡 Broadband Bytes: January 2026 Industry Update The fiber industry isn’t slowing down. As we kick off 2026, the latest issue of Broadband Bytes from UCL Swift NA highlights a massive wave of M&A activity and infrastructure expansion. Key takeaways from this month's issue: 🚀 Record Growth: 2025 set a new record with 11.8M new homes passed. Fiber now reaches over 60% of U.S. households. 🤝 M&A Heatwave: Major moves from Cable One (Mega Broadband & Clearwave), the completion of the WOW! take-private deal, and TDS Telecom's shift toward strategic fiber acquisitions. ⚖️ Regulatory Roadblocks: The GAO has ruled that recent BEAD program changes require Congressional approval, adding a layer of uncertainty to federal funding timelines. 🌎 Global Impact: Starlink steps in to provide free internet in Venezuela following recent geopolitical shifts. Check out the full breakdown of funding, expansions, and technical news here: https://lnkd.in/eJNmD9gW #UCLSwift #Broadband #FiberOptics #Telecommunications #BEAD #Fiber #BroadbandBytes

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#UnitiWholesale is proving that connectivity isn’t just about fiber—it’s about people. In the second episode of the Trusted Connections podcast, Greg Ortyl, EVP & President, Strategic Accounts, shares what life looks like inside the newly combined Uniti + Windstream family. Listen to the full episode as Greg shares how leadership, trust, and teamwork drive real partnership, and how a bigger network can still feel personal: https://okt.to/k6bqiX #BetterTogether #PeopleFirst #Connectivity #Partnerships

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Excited to share that Flume has joined the Gigapower open-access network through a new deployment in multi-family communities. This marks our first MDU relationship with a second ISP and an important step in expanding Gigapower’s capabilities into the managed Wi-Fi space. Flume’s strength in both fiber-to-the-unit and managed Wi-Fi aligns well with our mission to broaden choice and improve connectivity options for residents in the communities we serve. Grateful for partners like Flume who share our belief in what open access can unlock. #OpenAccess #FiberInternet #FutureOfConnectivity https://lnkd.in/ebjQnQcN

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As we push broadband projects forward, we often talk about speed and bandwidth first, but one of the biggest risks most operators overlook is the fragility of planning models in the face of change. Market assumptions shift. Costs shift. Permitting timelines stretch. And when that happens, the budget you engineered six months ago isn’t just challenged it becomes obsolete. This is the reality for anyone trying to build infrastructure in today’s environment. What worked on paper in January won’t necessarily work on the ground in June and that’s not a failure of planning. It’s a reminder that our tools and strategies need to be adaptable. We shouldn’t be designing networks around ideal conditions. We should be designing networks for uncertainty, variability, and real-world constraints. That means having deployment options that can pivot, scale, and deliver performance even when the original plan gets disrupted.

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T-Mobile and NATE just signed a major agreement that directly impacts tower contractors and crews on the ground. Highlights: * Site-specific and regional pricing replaces the one-size-fits-all matrix * 6% rate increase until new RFPs are finalized by end of year * "Scope to Quote" tool launches by Sept 1 to define job-specific SOWs * 30-day pay terms with 50% upfront billing at job start * Relief from Avetta, Ariba, and PaymodeX fees for small businesses * Crackdown on 1099/undocumented labor—reporting and enforcement tools coming * Limits on tiered subs and a move away from "Super GC" and turf vendor models These changes didn’t come easy—NATE pushed hard to get them. This is a win for the people building the network. Now let’s hold them to it. #TowerTechs #WirelessContractors #NATE #TMobile #BuildAmerica #TelecomConstruction #FairPay #TowerSafety

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We sit down with Jay Dixon of Criteria Consulting on the Channel 2.0 Podcast to explore the evolving relationship between MSPs, VARs, and the TSD community. Together, we unpack how the industry has shifted since the 2016 ScanSource and Intelisys acquisition and why the long-anticipated convergence of these ecosystems is finally accelerating. Jay shares nearly three decades of experience in IT, from building MSPs to navigating the complexities of the TSD model. This candid conversation covers: - The three distinct "channels" MSP, VAR, and TSD, and why each one operates differently. - The rise of MSPs in the channel and how their customer-first mindset is reshaping supplier relationships. - Why support and trust matter more than features in winning MSP business. - How suppliers can effectively approach MSPs and avoid common pitfalls. The growing overlap and competition between MSPs and Trusted Advisors. - What the future holds including software, new verticals, and the role of AI in channel enablement. Whether you are a supplier, TSD leader, or Trusted Advisor, this episode is packed with actionable insights into how to align with MSPs, eliminate channel conflict, and position yourself for the next wave of channel transformation. The Channel Advisors™

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