2026 Conference Sponsors

Best Best & Krieger LLP’s (BBK) attorneys are leading advocates for public agencies on telecommunications issues with more than three decades of experience. BBK has a deep understanding of telecommunications law and communications business and technology, to provide comprehensive counsel on: 

• Federal policy advocacy and litigation to protect local authority and consumer rights 
• Advice on implementing local rules to comply with new federal and state regulations 
• Defense of local decisions in court

With a strong presence in Washington, D.C., BBK attorneys meet regularly with key members of the Federal Communications Commission and Congress on telecommunications issues. BBK also provides counsel to clients pursuing broadband grants and projects, and negotiation methods for agreements that control industry use of public rights-of-way and public property and structures involving: 

• Cable franchises
• Cell site leases/licenses
• Street light license agreements
• Fiber and conduit leases

Comcast Cable is one of the United States’ largest video, high-speed Internet, and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand, and also provides these services to businesses. It provides security and automation services to residential customers. Comcast also offers a wireless cell phone service under the brand Xfinity Mobile. The company has 29 million customer relationships in the United States (39 states and Washington, D.C.). 

CTC Technology & Energy is an independent communications engineering consulting firm with more than 40 years of experience serving public sector and nonprofit clients throughout the U.S. Our expertise includes fiber and wireless network engineering, financial analysis, partnership planning, broadband grant program design, and grant management and compliance. We deliver data-driven analysis to guide our clients’ decision-making. 

 GFiber delivers fast, reliable, fairly-priced and open fiber internet service, prioritizing customer service and speed. GFiber started in 2010 as a Google-driven experiment to catalyze the gigabit internet ecosystem, and has since pioneered the gigabit and multigig internet future. You can find more information, check availability in your area and compare plans at www.fiber.google.com.

Keller and Heckman, founded in 1962, is a DC-based international regulatory law firm with a broad communications and technology practice representing public and private entities around the country on a wide range of communications matters, including broadband funding and deployment, cable television franchising, wireless communications licensing, right-of-way management, pole attachment negotiations, and dark fiber leasing. Our Communications and Technology practice group has been at the forefront of the legal and policy issues involved in all stages of community broadband and public-private broadband initiatives, from inception to construction, including overcoming barriers to entry and securing funding, to developing network operating agreements and ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance, and everything in between.

 Municipal Captioning Inc. is dedicated to helping local government and non-profit broadcasters demystify closed captioning, assistive technologies, and content playback systems. Founded in 2017, MC was born out of a recognition that PEG media broadcasters needed reliable information and guidance regarding ADA requirements and how to navigate the often-confusing myriads of captioning options available, to find the best solution for their broadcast channels, streams, and live meetings. Today we provide our clients with reliable and understandable information, as well as sales, integration, and support of content distribution and accessibility solutions.

For more than 25 years, Tightrope Media Systems has been providing video distribution and media accessibility solutions that help government and community organizations deliver timely messaging to the right people in the right place at the right time. Its Cablecast community media multi-platform playout automation simplifies video distribution for cable channels, websites, and mobile and OTT streaming devices. Its MediaScribe all-in-one solution provides broadcast and in room captioning, real-me translation, meeting transcription, and audio descriptions. Find out more at www.trms.com or call (612) 866-4118