Kyle Hollifield

Kyle Hollifield is a 35-year veteran of the telecommunications industry serving in senior management positions with Alcatel and Standard Telephone and Cable, the first company to deploy submarine fiber from Europe to North America. Kyle most recently has held the position of Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority (BVU), while managing the FOCUS division providing consulting services to other communities wishing to build or improve high speed broadband networks.

Kyle has served on the Board of Directors of The North American Fiber to the Home Council, most recently as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Kyle also serves as Vice-Chair of Broadband Communities Magazine and has made many presentations on broadband policy and opportunities to the FCC, RUS, NTIA, NATOA, APPA, National League of Cities, Rural Telecom Cooperative, FTTH, Broadband Communities and NCTC. Kyle holds degrees from the University of Tennessee in Business and Marketing.