The Divide: How Starry connects cord cutters and the underserved

On this episode of The Divide, we hear from Virginia Lam Abrams, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Strategic Advancement at the alternative broadband provider Starry.Starry's service is live in five major cities, and the company sets itself apart as a hybrid fiber-wireless provider that uses fixed-wireless technology for last-mile connections.We discuss Starry's overall rollout model and "customer-first" approach, how the company is bringing affordable broadband to people living in public housing, and the "basket of solutions" needed at the policy level to end the digital divide.

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