A Great Message for All of Us – #TIS19
“It was a great message for all of us,” said Matt Polka, president, and CEO of ACA Connects. Polka was referring to the presentation by Jeff Corwin, biologist, wildlife conservationist […] Related...
View ArticleConnecting and Moving Forward
Matt Polka, President & CEO of ACA Connects, provides highlights of some of the issues discussed on a panel he moderated at Calix’s 2019 ConneXions. Featuring ACA’s legal counsel, Tom […] Related...
View ArticleLeveling the Playing Field #WEC20
An uneven playing field is how Matt Polka describes the negotiations between ACA Connect’s smaller members and large broadcast groups for off-air programming. Polka points out that rules for...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Resources from IEEE-USA, ACA Connects & More – A ViodiTV Real-Time...
“We are going to prevail,” exclaimed Patty Boyers, president of Boycom in the above ViodiTV Real-Time Conversation. Boyers was speaking about the efforts to connect the community while protecting...
View ArticleAdvanced Air Mobility in Rural Areas & Beyond – A ViodiTV Real-Time Conversation
Electric, automated aviation has the potential to transform the world with new forms of low-cost, environmentally-friendlier, and more efficient transportation both for people and goods. In many ways,...
View ArticleRising Above Political Divisions – TIS20 Wrap-up with Matt Polka
“Hopefully, we can rise above political divisions and focus on better mapping, better identification of who needs broadband, and how we can work together to make sure they get it,” […]
View ArticleAn Untold Story of Connecting Communities
“It’s really been a success story, actually, an untold story of the pandemic about what our members have been able to do and accomplish to keep their customers and communities […]
View ArticleFiber Connect 2022 Insight from the Broadband Ambassadors’ Broadband Ambassador
“We consider our members as broadband ambassadors,” says Matt Polka, outgoing president and CEO of ACA Connects. Echoing comments he made earlier on a Fiber Connect 2022 panel with leaders of other...
View ArticleFrom Broadband to Economic Development to Philanthropy & Beekeeping
What a pleasant surprise to see retired ACA Connects Chairman, Bob Gessner at the 2022 Independent Show. It was Matt Polka’s retirement that spurred Gessner to make the trip to Orlando. At TIS22 and in...
View ArticleConnected Beyond Broadband – Matt Polka’s TIS22 Exit Interview
The name ACA Connects reflects the work of its members in building networks that connect Americans. The connections they provide to the communities they serve go beyond the bits and bytes that flow...
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