What's on the agenda for policymakers.
Agenda
Agenda
9:05 Welcome Peter Murray, Executive Director, Dense Networks
9:15 Capital Projects Fund (CPF) US Treasury Joseph Wender, Director, US Treasury
9:40 Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Andy Lipman, Morgan Lewis
10:10 Smart City Networks Moderator, Peter Murray
- David Clow, CIO, DC Metro Police
- Malik Ishak, Director, Smart City, Signify
- TBD, The Virginia Smart Community Testbed
- Jon Minshew, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, Dell Technologies
11:00 Break
- Advancing the Transition to Next Generation 911
The Commission considered a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would expedite the transition to NG911 and help ensure that the nation’s 911 system functions effectively and with the most advanced capabilities available. (PS Docket No. 21-479) - Strengthening Consumer Consent for Robocalls and Robotexts
Topics selected for FCC open meeting agendas will be posted on the Commission's website approximately three weeks prior to the Commission's next monthly meeting. The Commission will also issue a public notice of the "Commission Meeting Agenda" one week before the meeting and announce at that time the items that are scheduled for the agenda.
Texas Broadband Development Office Seeks Input from Public for Development of Digital Opportunity Plan
The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO) is asking the public for input on internet accessibility, affordability and usage. BDO will use the Digital Opportunity Plan: Public Survey to develop a Texas Digital Opportunity Plan, which is required to draw down federal funding for connecting Texans to reliable, high-speed internet. The survey is open for approximately two months. BDO expects to complete the plan this fall.
Join the Illinois Office of Broadband and Illinois Broadband Lab to discuss broadband mapping, including an overview of the Connect Illinois mapping review process, updates to the Illinois Broadband Map, and perspectives on the federal broadband map.
Another Internet Is Possible—If You Believe It Is
The internet is facing multiple crises. From algorithmically fueled misinformation on Facebook to communities abandoned by large internet service providers, the tension between digital monopolies’ profit interests and the public interest is glaringly evident. Consensus is growing that the internet we have is not the internet that we want or need. In recent years, a diverse array of thinkers has begun to coalesce around bold ideas for radically democratizing the internet—from the pipes that connect us to the internet to the platforms that distribute news and information.
A listening session with federal and state officials on the implementation of the Digital Equity Act. UnidosUS is inviting you to join this conversation with the federal program officers from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the state broadband offices to engage in the state digital planning process.
FCC Leadership Renews Call to Restore Spectrum Auction Authority
On April 18, 2023, Federal Communications Commission leadership wrote to Congressional leadership to restore the Commission's spectrum action authority. The FCC's auction authority expired for the first time in the program’s 30-year history on March 9, 2023.
DEED encourages Minnesotans to apply for broadband expansion program for homes and businesses
Ahead of an important April 30 deadline, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is encouraging Minnesotans to apply for its Line Extension Program to connect homes and businesses to high-speed broadband. The DEED Office of Broadband Development's Line Extension Program connects internet service providers to residents and businesses that lack high-speed broadband.
While fiber is the undisputed king of broadband technologies, fixed wireless is a valuable tool in the toolbox of connectivity options. However not all wireless is created equal – and there is a stark difference between the use cases for licensed and unlicensed wireless spectrum. In a recent white paper commissioned by FBA, Larry Thompson, PE, CEO of Vantage Point Solutions, argues that the limitations of unlicensed wireless are too great to be worthy of investment from public funds such as BEAD.