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  "description": "Roth's leadership comes at a pivotal moment, as states' BEAD deployments are firmly in the implementation phase.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T17:15:44.000Z",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2026 – Broadband Breakfast announced Thursday that National Telecommunications and Information Administration Administrator **Arielle Roth** will keynote the BEAD Implementation Summit 2026 on March 18, 2026.\n\nRoth, who is also Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, will address critical policy and implementation challenges facing the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program as states navigate federal requirements and begin infrastructure deployments.\n\nAs NTIA Administrator, Roth oversees the nation's largest broadband infrastructure program and serves as the Commerce Department's lead on telecommunications policy.\n\nBEAD Implementation SummitA full-day conference on March 18, 2026Broadband BreakfastBroadband Breakfast\n\n _Confirmed_ by the Senate in July 2025, she has prioritized expediting BEAD deployments while advocating for technological neutrality in infrastructure choices. Her leadership comes at a pivotal moment, as states' BEAD deployments are firmly in the implementation phase.\n\nRoth brings nearly a decade of federal communications and broadband policy experience to the role. She _previously served_ as telecommunications policy director for Senate Commerce Committee Chairman **Ted Cruz** , where she led legislative and oversight efforts on communications policy. Before that appointment, she worked as Wireline Legal Advisor to former FCC Commissioner **Michael O'Rielly** and held senior roles at the FCC, including legislative counsel to Sen. **Roy Blunt** , R-Missouri, and counsel on detail to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.\n\nAt NTIA, Roth has emphasized _spectrum management_ expertise alongside broadband expansion priorities. In recent months, she has led efforts to identify 500 megahertz of federal spectrum for commercial reallocation and initiated reviews of federal broadband spending on _educational technology_.\n\n### _Convening power at BEAD Implementation Summit_\n\nHer appearance at the summit will provide attendees with direct insights into federal policy direction as the BEAD program transitions from planning to deployment.\n\nAfter convening national leaders at last year’s  _Speeding BEAD Summit_ and the inaugural  _BEAD Implementation Summit in 2023_, Broadband Breakfast will again bring together government, industry, and finance as the $42.5 billion BEAD program enters its most consequential phase: execution.\n\n_BEAD Implementation 2026_ will focus squarely on what happens after the awards: Deployment, capital, and technology choices that will determine whether BEAD-funded networks are delivered on time, on budget, and at scale.\n\nWith billions now moving into construction, states and providers are navigating a new phase focused on deployment realities, capital planning, and technology choices. This summit brings decision-makers together to share what’s working, examine emerging challenges, and align on priorities for the next phase of BEAD implementation.\n\n## _Registration_\n\n** _Broadband Breakfast is offering a $245 Early Bird rate._**\n\n_For media inquiries, sponsorship opportunities, or press passes, please contact Marketing Director**Quinn Nghiem** at quinn@breakfast.media_\n\n## BEAD Implementation 2026\n\nA Conference at the National Press Club on Wednesday, March 18, 2026\n\n$295 In Person",
  "title": "NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth to Keynote BEAD Implementation 2026",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-02T07:01:53.088Z"
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