Shirley Bloomfield
CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association and long-time advocate for rural connectivity, leading the organization through major broadband policy and deployment efforts.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 28min
The Divide: Shirley Bloomfield on rural broadband progress, BEAD's 'bargain' and USF
Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA and long-time rural connectivity advocate, reflects on her career and urgency to finish key priorities. She talks about rising fiber-to-home deployment, challenges like supply-chain and storm resilience, BEAD rule changes and the controversial 'bargain' approach, why some providers walk away from awards, and the importance of preserving the Universal Service Fund.
