Broadband Breakfast

Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska will deliver the opening keynote remarks at an event marking 150 years of American telecommunications, hosted by Broadband Breakfast. Her remarks will frame discussions on a century and a half of US telecom development and the innovation and competition shaping the industry's future.

Christopher S. Yoo, a University of Pennsylvania professor, is contributing his expertise in law, technology, competition and internet policy to a public conversation hosted by Broadband Breakfast. The discussion focuses on how rapidly changing telecommunications technology outpaces the rules and regulations meant to govern it, drawing attention from audiences interested in internet policy.

Optimum is bringing its fastest fiber internet service, with speeds up to 8 Gbps, to East Brunswick and South River in New Jersey. The announcement, reported by Broadband Breakfast, signals continued expansion of multigigabit broadband in the region. Details on pricing, rollout timing and eligibility have not yet been made public.

Broadband Breakfast is hosting an online event on Thursday, October 1 at noon ET marking 150 years of telecommunications in the United States, tying the industry's history to the country's 250th anniversary of independence. The session, free to join online, will look back at how American telecom has evolved from its earliest days to the broadband era.