NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association advocates on behalf of its members in the legislative and regulatory arenas, and it provides training and development; publications and industry events; and an array of employee benefit programs. In an era of exploding technology, deregulation and marketplace competition, NTCA members are leading the IP evolution for rural consumers, delivering technologies that make rural communities vibrant places in which to live and do business. Because of their efforts, rural America is fertile ground for innovation in economic development and commerce, education, health care, government services, security and smart energy use. Visit us at www.ntca.org.

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) is a global leader in optical and routing systems, services, and automation software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to address ever-increasing digital demands for richer, more connected experiences for all users. For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our innate sense of humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. We prioritize deep, collaborative relationships within our teams, and alongside our customers, partners, and communities—local and global.

As the foundational architects of satellite technology, Intelsat operates the world’s largest and most advanced satellite fleet and connectivity infrastructure. We apply our unparalleled expertise and global scale to connect people, businesses, and communities, no matter how difficult the challenge. Intelsat is uniquely positioned to help our customers turn possibilities into reality – transformation happens when businesses, governments, and communities use Intelsat’s next-generation global network and managed services to build their connected future.

CWA represents workers in both private and public sectors. CWA members work in telecommunications, customer service, media, airlines, health care, public service and education, manufacturing, tech, and other fields.

Innovation on Aerial Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. - Solution on omni-directivity of drones for scientific and commercial use.

LinQuest delivers performance excellence across the Air, Land, Sea, Space, and Cyberspace domains. We provide highly valued, state-of-the-art and cost effective technical solutions to the U.S. government, civil and commercial customers. LinQuest's services and products span the engineering, testing, operation and sustainment of critical capabilities and programs ranging from intricate systems and architectures to highly complex enterprises comprised of families of systems. LinQuest integrates technical and operational domain expertise with process discipline and delivers superior performance across the life cycle of programs. Our Mission To provide innovative and cost effective service and solutions to national security and industry customers focused on the convergence of C4ISR, information, and cyber systems. Our Vision To be a leader in the market for engineering and operational services with an impeccable record for customer mission success and where our employees excel at what they do. Our Shared Core Values: People Teamwork Customer satisfaction Innovation Excellence

TNS is a global provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions to the financial, communications and payments markets. Established more than 30 years ago, its extensive portfolio of innovative, value-added services supports thousands of organizations across more than 60 countries to interact efficiently, conducting mission critical processes securely and adopt new technologies flexibly. TNS’ state-of-the-art, scalable, and secure communications solutions make TNS a leader in an increasingly connected world. In 2021 TNS became a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Equity Development LLC, the investment and acquisition arm of Koch Industries. For more information, please visit tnsi.com

Spok is proud to be a global leader in healthcare communications. We deliver clinical information to care teams when and where it matters most to improve patient outcomes. Top hospitals rely on the Spok Care Connect® platform to enhance workflows for clinicians and support administrative compliance. Our customers send over 100 million messages each month through their Spok® solutions. When seconds count and patients’ lives are at stake, Spok enables smarter, faster clinical communication.

Trowbridge & Trowbridge delivers transformational technology solutions that anticipate emerging requirements, increase operational efficiencies and improve mission performance. A fast-growing woman-owned and managed business, our solutions are instrumental in helping our defense, national security, intelligence and civilian agency customers increase the safety and security of the nation and improve services to citizens. Whether it’s driving change through next-generation modernization, deploying collaborative cloud environments, delivering trusted cybersecurity architectures, rapidly developing new and legacy applications, or successfully navigating data center consolidation—our full life cycle solutions deliver measurable results and successful outcomes. We offer our government clients the best of both worlds: a mature infrastructure that has proven itself handling large programs and an agile organization that supports rapid decision making. This unique combination of process and execution is vital to helping our clients meet dynamic challenges in today’s rapidly changing world. At the center of everything we do is our corporate culture founded on integrity, empowerment and teamwork. We are committed to the success of our clients, employees, partners and the communities.

NCTA – The Internet & Television Association represents network innovators and content creators that connect, entertain, inform and inspire consumers every day. NCTA’s members have invested over $290 billion in private capital to build the world’s most powerful technology platform, reaching more than 90 percent of American homes and serving over 66 million customers. More than 200 programming networks are creating imaginative, popular and award-winning television content. Our industry supports 2.9 million American jobs and employs at least 300 people in every congressional district.

Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone, and everything can be connected. For more than 30 years, Viasat innovations have helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries around the world communicate — bringing connectivity when, where, and how it’s needed most. Viasat focuses on the connections that matter as we deliver bold results for our customers, partners, and shareholders worldwide. We provide internet to communities and families in places around the world where cable or fiber isn’t available so they can learn, laugh, and live just like everyone else. We deliver secure, resilient connectivity services and solutions to our military and allies that give them the information dominance they need to bring warfighters home safely. We ensure people on-the-go have access to the same quality of internet in the air or at sea as they have at home. And we give businesses of all sizes the freedom to keep their people, places, and things secure and connected — wherever opportunity takes them.