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Last week during its Annual Membership Meeting, INCOMPAS leadership provided an overview of the association’s growth and accomplishments in 2024, and offered an outlook for the coming year, including work being done by the AI Competition Center (AICC) and the upcoming launch of its new website.
INCOMPAS Leadership
“For over 40 years, INCOMPAS has fought for competition and open markets. As we enter 2025 that mission will be the centerpiece of all we do – from our policy advocacy work to the business and networking opportunities we provide our members and the industry as a whole,” said Michael Galvin, INCOMPAS Board Chair and Chief Administrative Officer of Granite Telecommunications, LLC. “The board is pleased to announce that we have renewed the contract of our CEO Chip Pickering for another term. Under his continued leadership, we are well positioned to keep expanding membership, staying at the forefront of critical industry advocacy initiatives and producing dynamic events that ensure INCOMPAS is the destination for entities serious about making their mark in the communications industry.”
During the meeting, INCOMPAS announced results of its board elections for a two-year term through 2026 in each category:
Small Company
- Fuse.Cloud
- Gigabit Fiber
- IdeaTek Telcom LLC
- Mammoth Networks
- South Valley Internet
Medium Category
- C Spire
- FirstLight Fiber
- Sinch
- Uniti Group Inc.
Large Category
- EchoStar
- Granite Telecommunications LLC
- Microsoft Corporation
Membership Grows to Over 100
In 2024, INCOMPAS membership eclipsed 100, with 18 new companies joining the association. The association also noted the establishment of a Board Advisory Committee to provide our non-voting member companies a voice into our Board leadership. This committee provides input into our events, strategies for growing membership, and efforts to enhance networking and collaboration among members.
Most Successful Show and Policy Summit to Date
INCOMPAS-hosted events – The INCOMPAS Policy Summit and The 2024 INCOMPAS Show – saw significant growth this year, with momentum continuing to build as we enter 2025. The 2025 INCOMPAS Policy Summit will take place in early March in Washington, D.C. INCOMPAS recently announced future dates for its INCOMPAS Show:
- November 2-4, 2025 – JW Marriott Tampa Water Street, Tampa, Fla.
- November 1-3, 2026 – Omni Nashville Hotel, Nashville, Tenn.
Continued Leadership on Policy Priorities
Throughout the year, INCOMPAS maintained its advocacy leadership with favorable reforms on pole attachments to support greater broadband deployment, work on the 37GHz band, and adoption of key rules regarding robocall mitigation and authentication.
This year, INCOMPAS also established the AICC through its foundation – the Competition and Innovation Institute – to develop a framework for AI policy development. Yesterday, the AICC released its first report that provides proposals to increase competition and innovation in AI development and embrace an all-of-the-above approach when it comes to building and fueling the technology.
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