{"id":168311,"date":"2026-02-25T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168311\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:45:22","slug":"att-adds-brad-swanson-as-florida-legislative-affairs-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168311\/","title":{"rendered":"AT&T adds Brad Swanson as Florida legislative affairs director"},"content":{"rendered":"

AT&T has tapped a familiar name in Florida telecommunications circles to lead its government affairs efforts in a key swath of the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n

The company announced that Brad Swanson has joined as Regional Director of External & Legislative Affairs for Florida, where he will oversee engagement with state and local leaders in Collier, Henry, Lee and Palm Beach counties.<\/p>\n

In his new role, Swanson will focus on strengthening relationships with elected officials, public safety leaders, and community stakeholders to support AT&T\u2019s continued network investment across Florida. His work will include collaboration on infrastructure siting and permitting, broadband deployment, and ensuring resilient communications, particularly during hurricanes and other emergency events.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrad brings a deep understanding of Florida\u2019s policy environment and a strong track record of working constructively with leaders at every level of government,\u201d said Joe York, President of AT&T Florida. \u201cHis experience across telecommunications makes him a tremendous asset to our Florida team as we continue investing in reliable, resilient connectivity for communities across the state. We\u2019re excited to welcome him to AT&T.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swanson added, \u201cAT&T has a long track record of investing in networks that drive economic growth, innovation, and public safety. I\u2019m excited to bring my experience in state and local government affairs to the AT&T Florida team and help advance policies that support responsible infrastructure deployment and reliable connectivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Swanson most recently served as President and CEO of Florida Internet & Television, a statewide telecommunications association representing broadband and advanced communications providers. In that role, he led legislative, regulatory and local government advocacy on issues such as broadband deployment, right-of-way access, permitting, infrastructure resilience and telecommunications policy.<\/p>\n

He worked closely with state agencies, legislators, regulators and local governments to advance policies aimed at expanding networks and supporting reliable connectivity in both urban and rural communities.<\/p>\n

AT&T said Swanson\u2019s experience with public-private partnerships and multi-jurisdictional coordination will support the company\u2019s continued investment in next-generation networks across Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AT&T has tapped a familiar name in Florida telecommunications circles to lead its government affairs efforts in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168312,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27607,80123,28,30,29,47018,4870],"class_list":["post-168311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-att","tag-brad-swanson","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-joe-york","tag-personnel-note"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}