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Clearfield Showcases BABA-Compliant FTTH Connectivity Solutions at Fiber Connect 2024
As industry prepares to tap NTIA BEAD Funding in 2026, Clearfield ensures its customers can meet stringent federal funding requirements to close the Digital
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAs industry prepares to tap NTIA BEAD Funding in 2026, Clearfield ensures its customers can meet stringent federal funding requirements to close the Digital Equity Gap\n\n\n MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nClearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD), the leader in community broadband fiber connectivity, is highlighting its BABA-compliant fiber products at Fiber Connect 2024, being held July 28-31, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tenn. The company will discuss its Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act compliant products and philosophies at the event, as well as provide reference information on its website for service providers to use in meeting federal funding requirements.\n\n\nEnacted as a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021, the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act maximizes the federal government’s use of services, goods, products, and materials produced and offered in the United States, with its requirements applicable to broadband infrastructure projects, such as the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The BABA Act requires that products purchased with federal funding, such as fiber connectors and fiber optic cable, be domestically manufactured in the United States.\n\n\nClearfield recently expanded its manufacturing capabilities in Minnesota to accommodate BABA requirements and ensure its customers have the products needed as BEAD, as well as private equity and other funding sources, fuel fiber broadband expansion projects across America.\n\n\nClearfield’s industry-leading ClearPass® Connector Dust Cap and interactive BILT App for accessing product guides and documentation in the field will be demonstrated in the company’s booth, along with other BABA-compliant products.\n\n\nClearfield will sit alongside other industry experts and join the conversation in the following session:\n\n\n\nMonday, July 29\n\n\nTrack: Network Operations: The What, When, and How of Expanding Fiber Footprints\n\n\nSession: Workforce Development: Finding the Right People to Work 9 to 5\n\n\n\nTime: 12:30 - 1:20 pm\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Brian Schrand\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClearfield is also a finalist for two AMPLIFY Awards presented by the Fiber Broadband Association at Fiber Connect 2024. These awards recognize individuals, companies, and innovations that strengthen and advance the...