Probably the biggest conference the ISPs that serve rural America have is wispamerica, which is this year march 4-7 in Oklahoma City.
https://www.wispaevents.org/WISPAMERICA24 I would urge those raised in Washington, filled with angst by academics, and/or fed by the fiber lobby, to perhaps check it out. What I like most about this crowd is their can-do spirit. They have their own issues with the middle mile, and paperwork, that I wish more heard. There is another good one in august, called "Mountain Connect". -- 40 years of net history, a couple songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9RGX6QFm5E Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos _______________________________________________ Nnagain mailing list Nnagain@lists.bufferbloat.net https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/nnagain