INCOMPAS Welcomes

Diversity of New Members

INCOMPAS continues to grow with the addition of new broadband and wireless network builders, providers of integrated communications and cloud services for business, and industry-leading vendors of products and services for the telecommunications and technology sectors to its membership ranks.

“INCOMPAS is growing, thriving and competing,” INCOMPAS CEO Chip Pickering said in a press release. “Over the past year we have continued to welcome new members to the association. These companies build on and reflect the diversity of our membership and represent our ‘all-of-the-above’ approach to deployment and service solutions that help bring broadband internet connectivity to every American family and business.”

INCOMPAS’s newest members include service providers, vendor and wholesale partners, and data centers.

Service provider members, which are active in both policy advocacy and business development activities through the association, include:

• Bluebird Network
• Dobson Fiber
• Ezee Fiber
• JMA Wireless
• LS Networks
• Piksel Technology Corp.
• Smartaira
• Tarana Wireless
• Viaero Fiber Networks, LLC

Other categories of new members, which engage in business opportunities by providing products, services and solutions to the competitive communications sector, include:

• 2210Cortez
• Biarri Networks
• CallTek Inc.
• Connectbase
• Nelson Mullins
• OneVizion Inc.
• SBA Edge
• Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
• Verizon Partner Solutions

JMA Wireless to Join INCOMPAS Board of Directors

The INCOMPAS Board of Directors also appointed JMA Wireless to serve a two-year term, ending 2024. JMA Wireless will be represented by Brett Haan, an advisor to the company.

“It is a very exciting time for the industry and for our association. I am incredibly proud of what the association and our members have accomplished over the past year,” said Michael B. Galvin, INCOMPAS Board Chair and Chief Administrative Officer for Granite Telecommunications, LLC. “On behalf of the INCOMPAS Board of Directors, we look forward to working with our new members to drive greater competition and innovation into the marketplace. We are also honored to have Brett and JMA Wireless join us on the board to help lead these efforts.”

INCOMPAS Show Pre-Conference Policy Workshop to Explore

Key Federal and State Issues

What happens in Washington, D.C., and the states can have a significant impact on your business – from who's in leadership to the competitiveness of the marketplace.

All attendees are welcome to learn more about hot policy topics during the pre-conference Policy Workshop, being held in Denver on Sunday, October 23, from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. before The 2022 INCOMPAS Show, which takes place October 24-26.

Join us to learn about the implications of current and future actions from the experts during our pre-conference Policy Workshop. Sessions include:

• Overview of Key FCC Decisions in 2022 - Even with a 2-2 Commission, the FCC has moved many items so far in 2022. This session will review key orders and highlight the impact on communications and broadband providers. Led by Hank Kelly and Chip Yorkgitis, partners at Kelley Drye & Warren.
• Polygons, Propagation and the Fabric: What Providers Need to Know about Federal Broadband Data Collection - This session will review Broadband Data Collection (BDC) requirements, what to expect from the process, and projected timing of when maps will be ready for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program funding. Learn what the FCC’s BDC means for your company. Led by Carey Roesel, vice president and consultant for Inteserra.
• Competition in Multi-Tenant Environments (MTEs) - For more than two decades, the FCC has wrestled with rules to promote deployment of broadband technologies in apartment buildings and other MTEs, while also encouraging competition for service to tenants. Earlier this year, one of the first items moved by the FCC Chair was a revision to rules promoting competition in MTEs. This session will discuss the FCC MTE order, how we got here and how effectively the order lives up to its promise, and provide a guide to the new rules of the road in MTEs. We'll also look at what the order means for service providers striking new arrangements and for existing arrangements that include revenue sharing and/or cooperative marketing provisions. Led by Steve Augustino, partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
• Trends in State and Local Government - State and local governments have always played a major role in the roll out of broadband networks, and with the incoming federal funding from the IIJA that role is quickly increasing. Join us for a discussion of current and future issues and trends in state and local government for deploying broadband infrastructure. Led by Alan G. Poole, partner at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP.

Workshop Open to All Registered Attendees

The pre-conference Policy Workshop is open to all registered attendees at no additional cost. After the workshop, start your networking at the Welcome Happy Hour, sponsored by ZenFi Networks, from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at BEZEL Bar in the Sheraton Downtown Denver.