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• A distinguished 2024 Award, presented at the Broadband Nation Awards Ceremony on October 10, 2024
• All of the winners and finalists will receive one complimentary pass to attend Broadband Nation Expo and the Awards Ceremony
• Exclusive use of the Award Winner logo for one year 
• Inclusion in a press release announcing the year's Award winners and accomplishments 
• Press release template for your distribution
• Logo and recognition on Broadband Nation Expo website for a year 
• Social media promotion

The deadline for submissions is Thursday, July 18, 2024

The winners will be announced at the Broadband Nation Awards Reception on Thursday, October 10, 2024, during the annual Broadband Nation on October 9-11 in Washington, D.C. Add the Awards Reception to your registration! Contact [email protected] for any questions. 

Any company that has released a product/service between June 2023 - July 2024 in the telecommunications space is welcome to apply. For individual entries, anyone who has been active in building, designing, legislating for or deploying broadband, wireless or any connectivity solution that helps bridge the digital divide are eligible. Each entry will be scored based on the ability of the applicant to demonstrate the following criteria: effectiveness; technical innovation; competitive advantage; financial & community impact; and true innovation. Descriptions of each specific category can be found on the Categories & Criteria page.

The awards will be judged by a panel of independent professionals, analysts and members of the media and related associations. The judging panel will be announced prior to the close of submissions.

$599 per submission for the following categories: 

• Best Broadband & Data mapping solution or Initiative
• Best converged solution – Cable & Connectivity
• Best Municipal or Public Connectivity Program
• Best Urban Connectivity Technology – Access, Reliability & Affordability
• Best use of 5G FWA For Remote/Rural Connectivity
• Enabling Connectivity - Middle Mile award
• Excellence in FTTH Deployment
• Excellence in Wireless Neutral Host Networks
• Excellence in Satellite Connectivity
• Open or Shared Infrastructure & Networking Award
• Outstanding Efforts in Driving Workforce Development (Private Sector)
• Outstanding Training, Certification, or Academic Program for Broadband (Private Sector)

$299 per submission for the following categories: 

• Impact Award - Greatest Technical achievement in connecting the unconnected (Individual)
• Innovation in State Broadband Deployment Award
• Outstanding Efforts in Driving Workforce Development (Public Sector)
• Outstanding Training, Certification, or Academic Program for Broadband (Public Sector)
• Regional Carrier of the Year (Wireless & Wireline)

Yes, you can apply to multiple categories, but you must make a separate submission for each.

You can pay for your entry using a credit card at the time of submission. Submissions must be paid for by the deadline in order to be reviewed by judges.

It is mandatory for your entry to include your contact details, company name, website, overview, and company logo. If you are an agency filing on behalf of a client, please note both parties in the application. You are also encouraged to submit supplementary information to make your entry stand out!

Please provide the following formats only for company logos: eps, jpg, png, or psd. For other supporting information, we accept PDFs, video attachments may be hosted on a video site such as YouTube or Vimeo, and website URLs to the publicly accessible campaign or the active URL of a landing page.

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