Elizabeth Bowles Wins President's Award and Speaks on Keynote Panel at WISPAPALOOZA 2025
Aristotle CEO Elizabeth Bowles was honored with the President’s Award and was on the keynote panel at WISPAPALOOZA 2025, the premier annual conference for Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs), held this week in Las Vegas.
WISPAPALOOZA is recognized as the industry’s leading event, bringing together providers, innovators, and policymakers to explore advancements in wireless broadband technology, funding opportunities, and best practices shaping the future of connectivity.
During the conference, Elizabeth was recognized for her long-standing leadership and impact on the broadband industry, including:
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17 years of dedicated service in fixed wireless
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WISPA Board Chair (2010–2013)
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Chairing the Bylaws Committee, Government Affairs Committee, and founding WISPAC
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Serving as Chair of the FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
Elizabeth’s policy recommendations have paved the way for more equitable opportunities for smaller broadband providers, including:
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Advocating that the FCC ease RDOF rules related to standby letters of credit
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Urging the NTIA to remove LoC requirements and accept alternative forms of security such as performance bonds and reimbursements
In addition to joining the “Keynote Panel: Life in a World Where Everyone Has Broadband”, Elizabeth also spoke at sessions including “Other Key Issues Before State Broadband Offices And State Legislatures” and “Building Smarter: CTO Strategies For Innovation And Operational Excellence”.
Her continued advocacy reflects a commitment to ensuring that rural and underserved communities have access to reliable, high-speed internet.
About the Event
About Elizabeth Bowles
A passionate advocate for the expansion of affordable broadband services in rural and underserved areas, Elizabeth has testified before Congress and the FCC and is currently serving as Chair of the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, which is an independent advisory body tasked with making policy recommendations for eliminating the digital divide. A past President of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), Elizabeth currently serves on WISPA’s Policy Committee and is its Arkansas State Coordinator.
Elizabeth is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C. and Arkansas, as well as before the Supreme Court of the United States and a number of U.S. Courts of Appeals. Prior to joining Aristotle’s leadership team in 2000, Elizabeth was an attorney with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Arnold & Porter, where she practiced in the fields of intellectual property and commercial litigation with an emphasis on international and technology law.
Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a B.A. in International Studies and obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1993, where she graduated first in her class, Order of the Coif, and was awarded the Founder’s Medal. Elizabeth also received the top score on the 1993 bar exam.
Elizabeth has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Arkansas State Bank Board, Better Business Bureau of Arkansas (past President), Rotary Club 99 (Communications Chair), Central Arkansas Executives Association, City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock (Founding Board Member), YPO Chapter Chair and Regional Education Chair, Arkansas’ Quality Digital Learning Study Committee, the Arkansas Broadband Council, and Arkansas’ FASTER committee.