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WASHINGTON, September 12, 2023 The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced that Deborah Kish, FBA Vice President of Research and Workforce Development, has joined the N.C. Broadband Workforce Plan Advisory Committee convened by the NCDIT Division of Broadband & Digital Equity. FBA’s involvement in the Committee is its latest effort to ensure the fiber broadband industry has enough skilled technicians to safely and efficiently build the networks that will connect every community to rel
ORLANDO, Fla., August 21, 2023 Today at Fiber Connect 2023, the Fiber Broadband Association announced a mini course for its Optical Telecom Installer Certification (OpTIC Path™) fiber technician training program, titled "Broadband Basics: Your Future in Fiber!" The mini course will introduce broadband concepts and career opportunities, attract new students, and help close the gap in skilled technicians needed to connect every community to reliable, high-speed fiber broadband services.