The wireless internet service provider association WISPA has acquired the membership of the Multifamily Broadband Council after the latter group dissolved at the end of December.

WISPA announced Dec. 29 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with MBC to have the group's members join the association on Jan. 1, 2021. The two organizations previously worked together on WISPA's trade show.

MBC was an association representing companies that provide broadband solutions to multifamily communities, multi-dwelling units and other multi-tenant environments. It was an outgrowth of the Independent Multi-Family Communications Council, which was created in 2001 to advocate on behalf of independent broadband providers and private cable operators serving multifamily communities.

"The partnership is a natural fit," WISPA CEO Claude Aiken said. "WISPA and MBC members are small entrepreneurial operators that drive incredible value for consumers and recognize the tremendous need to close the urban and rural digital divide. We're going to do all we can to open up the multifamily market to competitive entry and deliver the diverse competition that communities need and deserve."

WISPA plans to convene a multifamily group within the association "to allow the robust conversation around multifamily issues to enlarge and continue," according to a statement.

WISPA's revenue was $3.9 million in 2019, according to the organization.

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