Multifamily Broadband Council Being Folded Into WISPA

The Wireless ISP Association said Tuesday it acquired the Multifamily Broadband Council (MBC), which focuses on multifamily dwelling units. WISPA and MBC partnered on WISPA’s annual show in Las Vegas this year. Some “30% of Americans live in MDUs, and millions more work in office buildings,” said a WISPA news release. “Although MDUs represent dense concentrations of potential customers for broadband providers, they also present unique practical and policy challenges to deployment. Competition for this market is often frustrated by telecommunications incumbents, whose practices can make competition more challenging in the MDU space.” MBC will dissolve at the end of this year and be folded into WISPA.