When Enough Becomes Too Much: The Economics & Community Impact of Overbuilds (VIP Pass Holders Only)

Session details:

• Where new broadband builds strengthen networks — and where they quietly undermine long‑term sustainability
• How BEAD funding, private capital, and existing networks are colliding in the same markets and straining local engineering, permitting, and construction capacity
• When competition improves choice — and when duplicative builds fragment take rates, weaken providers, and create space for shared infrastructure and community-led connectivity approaches
• How FWA, fiber, and hybrid networks already coexist — whether policy frameworks acknowledge it or not
• What repeated construction, permitting conflicts, make-ready delays, and provider churn mean for communities on the ground 
  Planning for durability: how operators and policymakers avoid short‑term wins that create long‑term problems