The Arkansas State Broadband Office

Our first ever BEAD Digital Opportunity Conference was a success! We expected 200 attendees and ended up with almost 400! Thank you to everyone who came out to Hot Springs to learn about broadband! #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #ARPX #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #Broadband #DigitalOpportunity

A big thank you from The Arkansas State Broadband Office to all those who made the Arkansas #BEAD Digital Opportunity Conference a huge success! From moderators and panelists from around the country and right here in Arkansas, nearly 400 attendees were able to learn, network, and collaborate around the historic opportunity presented by the BEAD program. A special thank you to our team at The Arkansas State Broadband Office who worked tirelessly to ensure the conference's success. A quick nod to our fantastic moderators and expert panelists: Jill Springer Philip Powell Abby Hughes Holsclaw Lane Bailey Laurie Ringler Harrison Lane McBride Doug Maglothin Jon Wilkins Jason Hunt Edyn Rolls Jase Wilson Jack Lawrence Mac Keers Len Pitcock Drew Clark Konark Singh Angela Thi Bennett Hunter Phillips Goodman Catherine Krantz Sandy Royce Martin Hal Vandiver Sanci Hughes Richardson Solomon Graves David Stehlin Tina Moore, Ed.D. Anna Lee Powell Jake Varn Joseph Sanford, MD Cara Osborne Aaron Pilkington, MHA Amy Huffman Kelsey Clark Scott Anderson Kathy Van Benthuysen #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #arpx #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #DigitalOpportunity #Broadband #BEAD

Big day tomorrow at The Arkansas State Broadband Office's Arkansas #BEAD Digital Opportunity Conference! The second half of the day will be dedicated to the potential for non-deployment funding and the resulting opportunities. Our expert non-deployment panel lineup is below! "Non-Deployment Explained: Keynote Fireside Chat" will include: Angela Thi Bennett Philip Powell Myself! (Glen E. Howie, MPA) "Developing Partnerships: Arkansas' Broadband Ecosystem is Ready" will include: Hunter Phillips Goodman Catherine Krantz Sandy Royce Martin Hal Vandiver Sanci Hughes Richardson "The New Digital Economy: Workforce & Economic Development" will include: Solomon Graves David Stehlin Tina Moore, Ed.D. Anna Lee Powell "Healthcare Delivery: Funding Innovation in Arkansas" will include: Jake Varn Joseph Sanford, MD Cara Osborne Aaron Pilkington, MHA And, lastly, "Next-Generation Opportunity, Society, & Government" will include: Amy Huffman Kelsey Clark Scott Anderson Kathy Van Benthuysen Myself! (Glen E. Howie, MPA) We look forward to seeing you in Hot Springs! #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #arpx #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #DigitalOpportunity #BEAD #Broadband

We are working hard to adjudicate all the challenges that came into our office! Thank you all for your participation in and patience with this process! #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #ARPX #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #Broadband #DigitalOpportunity

We have just over a week left until the Arkansas BEAD Digital Opportunity Conference! If you haven't registered yet, you can do so at this link: https://lnkd.in/eH9qWRSq. The conference is completely free for everyone! #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #ARPX #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #Broadband #DigitalOpportunity

A quick reminder to everyone that you can still use our challenge map to check up on your service status! Just visit https://lnkd.in/eutyjHBd to view the map or take a speed test! #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #ARPX #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #Broadband #DigitalOpportunity

Our 2nd and 3rd panels at the Arkansas #BEAD Digital Opportunity Conference on Tuesday, June 25, have been announced! Don't miss out! Register for the conference here: https://lnkd.in/eH9qWRSq #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #arpx #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #Broadband #DigitalOpportunity #BEAD

The Arkansas State Broadband Office is proud to announce the first panel for the Arkansas #BEAD Digital Opportunity Conference in Hot Springs on Tuesday, June 25! We'll start the day with a Keynote Fireside Chat explaining the BEAD program and its historic impact on the state of Arkansas. I'll moderate, with Jill Springer and Philip Powell joining me on stage. Jill Springer is the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)'s Chief Environmental Review and Permitting Officer and Senior Policy Advisor. Philip Powell is the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)'s Federal Program Officer for the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. For more information and to register for the conference, visit the conference website here: https://lnkd.in/dY5dj8Zh We'll see you in Hot Springs! #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #arpx #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #Broadband #DigitalOpportunity #BEAD

So far, we have received over 200 registrants for our Arkansas BEAD Digital Opportunity Conference! The conference is free and open to everyone so we expect this number to grow even more in the coming days. To find more info and register, please visit https://lnkd.in/eH9qWRSq. #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #ARPX #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #Broadband #DigitalOpportunity

The rebuttal phase has officially ended! In total, we received 65 rebuttals, a number we are very proud of! Thank you to everyone who submitted a rebuttal! #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #ARPX #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #Broadband #DigitalOpportunity