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New State Broadband Office director Jordan Arnold emphasizes affordability, digital equity focus

Digital Equity Forum / State Broadband Office · February 10, 2026
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Jordan Arnold, who began as State Broadband Office director Jan. 2, told the Digital Equity Forum she brings federal broadband policy experience and will prioritize affordability and implementing a state digital equity plan.

Jordan Arnold, the State Broadband Office's new director, told the Digital Equity Forum on the meeting that she began the role Jan. 2 and intends to focus the office's work on affordability as well as deployment. "I am the new state broadband director," Arnold said, adding that she grew up in a home with a copper connection that delivered "a little less than 10" Mbps, a personal experience she said informs her priorities.

Arnold described federal experience overseeing broadband programs for the White House…

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