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2025 UTC Telecom & Technology

Fiber Summit

Fiber Emergency Restoration Preparedness: Regional Look at How Utilities Prepare for Fiber Outages

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT
Location: CC - 202 A

    Speaker(s)

  • Matt P. Schnell

    Part-Time Telecommunications Manager Consultant
    Nebraska Public Power District
    York, Nebraska, United States

  • Jason Smith

    Chief Communications Officer
    Blue Ridge Energy
    Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

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    • Moderator(s)

  • Jason Smith

    Chief Communications Officer
    Blue Ridge Energy
    Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

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Abstract Description: Presenters will discuss the data information from the Fiber Emergency Restoration Preparedness survey from a regional perspective. We will look at how utilities on the east coast prepare their fiber systems and assets for hurricanes, high winds, tornados, and flooding, hearing from east coast utilities on what is successful. We will continue the discussion with utilities from the Midwest and West regions preparing for weather events and other catastrophic events in their areas. We will end the presentation with a discussion on the fiber emergency restoration preparedness guidelines the UTC fiber sub-committee will publish from the collected data.