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  "description": "Industry leaders say the broadband sector is increasingly embracing open access and shared network infrastructure models that were once considered off-limits in the U.S. market.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T20:29:49.000Z",
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    "Broadband Breakfast on March 11, 2026 – Network and Infrastructure SharingSharing can lower capital costs, speed deployment, and enable greater competition – but they introduce operational risk.Broadband BreakfastBroadband Breakfast",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, March 11, 2026 — The broadband industry is undergoing a shift toward shared network infrastructure and open access models, with major carriers and rural wireless providers alike embracing a concept that was once considered taboo in the American market, industry leaders said Wednesday.\n\nSpeaking on a Broadband Breakfast Live Online panel Wednesday focused on network and infrastructure sharing, executives from across the telecom sector described accelerating adoption of open access networks, arrangements in which multiple internet service providers deliver service over a single physical network.\n\n\"The words open and shared were a bit dangerous in the past,\" said **Ashley Poling** , vice president of business development at COS Systems. \"The market is consolidating, the market is looking to maximize revenue, and the market is opening up to multiple ISPs” for end users.\n\nBroadband Breakfast on March 11, 2026 – Network and Infrastructure SharingSharing can lower capital costs, speed deployment, and enable greater competition – but they introduce operational risk.Broadband BreakfastBroadband Breakfast\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Open Access Networks Gain Momentum as Industry Shifts Toward Shared Infrastructure",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-22T09:52:23.292Z"
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