US Fiber Industry Faces Massive Labor Shortage

A nationwide fiber buildout is colliding with a severe labor shortage, industry groups and the Wall Street Journal report, projecting a 178,000-worker gap between 2025 and 2032. The shortage, fueled by $42.5 billion in BEAD funding and surging data-center demand for AI, has driven wages and training programs higher and risks delaying broadband and AI-related infrastructure deployments.
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