The Divide: Vistabeam's Matt Larsen on the reliability of wireless and pitfalls of federal funding

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Matt Larsen, CEO of Vistabeam, joins the podcast to discuss the role of fixed wireless in reaching unserved populations and how more federal funding to close the digital divide could have the opposite impact.

Nicole Ferraro, Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcast

July 7, 2022

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Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcast, Light Reading

Nicole covers broadband, policy and the digital divide. She hosts The Divide on the Light Reading Podcast and tracks broadband builds in The Buildout column. Some* call her the Broadband Broad (*nobody).

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