Broadband Development Conference
TAK Broadband, Chief of Staff
Kim McKinley serves as the Chief of Staff for TAK Broadband, where she ensures seamless coordination between Executive initiatives and their execution by the Operations teams, all while upholding TAK's core values of excellence and innovation.
Before joining TAK Broadband, Kim helped lead UTOPIA Fiber as its Deputy Director and Chief Marketing Officer. Kim is also a frequent speaker on the national stage, advocating for advancements in broadband infrastructure.
Kim holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the College of Charleston and previously worked in the hospitality marketing industry before transitioning to telecommunications.
This session will explore the changing landscape of broadband infrastructure ownership and compare different ownership models, including ISP-owned networks, municipal networks, utility lease models, developer-installed infrastructure, and open access wholesale networks. The discussion will examine how risk, financing, and long-term infrastructure planning differ depending on who owns the network, and why many service providers are shifting toward asset-light models.
We will also discuss how infrastructure ownership decisions affect competition, deployment speed, long-term maintenance, and community outcomes, and why no single ownership model is applicable to every market.
