In this episode of TAG Infrastructure Talks, Troutman Pepper Partner Alan Poole discusses the history and current landscape of electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) providing broadband in Georgia with Georgia EMC Senior Vice President – Government Relations Kevin Curtin. This timely conversation includes: the history and organization of EMCs, and why EMCs make sense as a broadband provider to rural areas; legal, policy, and business challenges and opportunities for EMCs entering the broadband space; and why EMCs receive so much See more +

In this episode of TAG Infrastructure Talks, Troutman Pepper Partner Alan Poole discusses the history and current landscape of electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) providing broadband in Georgia with Georgia EMC Senior Vice President – Government Relations Kevin Curtin. This timely conversation includes: the history and organization of EMCs, and why EMCs make sense as a broadband provider to rural areas; legal, policy, and business challenges and opportunities for EMCs entering the broadband space; and why EMCs receive so much focus in current broadband funding opportunities. See less -