Learning Center

Learn directly from the workforce that keeps the internet connected. 
The Editor for the learning center is Tommy Clift.

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Broadband

Top tips from an award-winning fiber splicer

Dillon Ferguson took first place this year in Florida at the national competition gathering some of the country’s most skilled field technicians.
Tommy Clift Sep 21, 2026 5:00am
technician

From fast food to field tech – ‘It’s not as hard as you think’

Sep 14, 2026 5:00am
BEAD

NTIA decides BEAD non-deployment funds can be used for deployment

Sep 4, 2026 4:00am
Data Center

Data center labor shortage pushes operators to train, poach and automate

Aug 28, 2026 10:00am
BEAD

The two technicians behind BEAD’s first connected home

Aug 17, 2026 5:00am
Data Center

How a geologist transitioned from the field to the data center

Aug 11, 2026 5:00am
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