ALEXANDRIA, VA — Hotel AKA Alexandria served as the backdrop this week for the country’s top gathering of state broadband officials, as the National Governors Association convened its 2026 Broadband Leaders Workshop Tuesday and Wednesday at the Old Town property.
The two-day workshop drew broadband directors, federal regulators, internet service providers and technology executives from 34 states and territories to the First Street hotel, putting a corner of Old Town at the center of a national conversation over how to get high-speed internet to the last stretch of unconnected American homes and businesses.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger welcomed attendees and framed the stakes in personal terms…