America’s Communications Association - ACA Connects

06/04/2026

Cheers to Brian Hurley for 8 years with ACA Connects! 🏆 Thank you for your hard work and ongoing contributions to our members and the industry.

06/01/2026

Join us in celebrating Grant Spellmeyer’s 4-year anniversary with ACA Connects! 🙌 Thank you for your leadership, vision, and dedication to advancing our mission and supporting members across the industry.

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and for freedom. ACA Connects joins in reflecting on their courage and dedication.

05/21/2026

Bulk broadband prices are more than 50% lower than promotional retail prices for comparable service — and bulk arrangements attract more than double the number of providers competing for service.

Until now, these marketplace benefits — experienced by nearly 10 million households in apartments, condominiums, and homeowners associations — had not been quantified at scale. Our new study with Cartesian provides that empirical record.

It is the most comprehensive analysis to date of bulk billing arrangements, drawing on pricing data from more than 1,000 active bulk contracts, the Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection, and additional supporting sources.

The Bulk Broadband Alliance (BBA) has filed the study with the FCC today to inform the Commission's assessment of the broadband marketplace in its 2026 Communications Marketplace Report.

Read the BBA's study:https://protectbulkbroadband.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/260521_Understanding_Bulk_Billing_Arranagments_FINAL_-1.pdf
Read the BBA's FCC filing:https://protectbulkbroadband.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/260521_BBA_Comments_re_Communications_Marketplace_Report_-_FINAL-1.pdf

04/29/2026

📢 Grant Spellmeyer, President and CEO of America’s Communications Association (ACA Connects), has a new article now live on Broadband Library.

"For more than three decades, ACA Connects has been dedicated to ubiquitous, reliable connectivity so rural America isn’t left behind in the digital age. With AI raising the stakes even higher, we urge federal and state leaders, along with private-sector partners, to harness the local know-how of hometown broadband providers that have been building and maintaining reliable networks for generations."

Artificial intelligence will transform every facet of our economy and daily life through diagnosing diseases, optimizing energy use, increasing crop yield…

04/08/2026

At Pennsylvania Broadband Summit, the “View from Washington” panel brings together Brian Hurley, SVP of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at ACA Connects, and Lee Friedman, VP & Deputy Chief of Government Relations at NCTA: The Internet and Television Association, for a discussion offering perspectives from across the policy and regulatory landscape, moderated by Tom Cohen of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.

04/08/2026

ACA Connects President & CEO Grant Spellmeyer joined NCTA: The Internet and Television Association President & CEO Cory Gardner for a fireside chat at the Pennsylvania Broadband Summit, moderated by BCAP President Todd Eachus. A great conversation bringing together industry leadership from across the broadband community.

04/03/2026

Looking to plan your next industry event? Tomeika Slappy has you covered with 60+ upcoming events listed in ICN Issue 19, starting on page 41. Be sure to check out The Independent Show, July 26–29 in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Save $100 when you register by April 24. Read now: https://acaconnects.org/icn/

04/02/2026

Fewer truck rolls. Faster fixes. Better performance. Mark Trudeau of OpenVault shares how AI-driven network maintenance is delivering real results for broadband operators. Read more in ICN: https://acaconnects.org/icn/