Tribal Broadband: Architecting for Growth

Monday, June 2, 2025

1:00 PM - 1:40 PM CT

Location: Governor's Ballroom D

Moderator(s)

Tzeitel Buchanan (she/her/hers)

Director, Public Sector Program and Community Partnerships
Lumen
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States

Panelist(s)

Chuck Hogg

Senior Vice President, Business Development
All Points Broadband, Kentucky, United States
Johnny Hill (he/him/his)

Chief Operating Officer
Clearfield
Minneapolis , Minnesota, United States
David B. Fein (he/him/his)

Senior PMO Manager
Chumash Enterprises
Santa Ynez, California, United States
PB

Pete Bley

Director, Broadband & Tribal Business Development
Ciena

The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) is a $3 billion program, from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, to support Tribal governments bringing high-speed Internet to Tribal lands, including telehealth, distance learning, affordability, and digital inclusion initiatives. This panel of Tribal broadband representatives will discuss the unique requirements of building networks on Tribal lands, key factors for strong partnerships, and how each sees fiber broadband impacting their members over the next decade.