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December 2021

Sponsor: 

International Municipal Lawyers Association

Date: 
Tue, 02/08/2022 - 13:00 to 14:30

This presentation is the second of a two-part presentation.  Lawyers from Keller and Heckman LLP will address the critical legal and regulatory issues that public broadband initiatives and partnerships typically encounter at each stage of a project from initial opportunity assessment to ongoing operation and regulatory compliance.  It will focus on negotiation and implementation of project plans; startup activities; contract matters of many kinds; and federal and state regulatory compliance.  This presentation will also discuss privacy and cybersecurity; and developments to watch.  Part 1 i


Sponsor: 

International Municipal Lawyers Association

Date: 
Thu, 01/06/2022 - 13:00 to 14:30

In this two-part presentation, lawyers from Keller and Heckman LLP will address the critical legal and regulatory issues that public broadband initiatives and partnerships typically encounter at each stage of a project from initial opportunity assessment to ongoing operation and regulatory compliance.  They will focus on authority issues; federal and state funding opportunities; infrastructure challenges (rights-of-way, easements, franchises, pole attachments, wireless matters, etc.); and access to customers, content, and services.  This presentation will also discuss telephony issues (incl


FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Names Seven Members to USAC Board of Directors

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel hereby appoints seven members to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). The term for the representative for commercial mobile radio service providers will end on December 31, 2022. All other positions are for a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2022. Chairwoman Rosenworcel appoints the following individuals to the USAC Board of Directors:

National Broadband Availability Map Reaches 40 States and US Territory Participants

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM) now includes 38 states, two US territories, and five federal agencies: US Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The NBAM is a geographic information system platform which allows for the visualization and analysis of federal, state, and commercially available data sets.

Affordable Connectivity Program Election Process Opens

Service providers who plan to participate in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) could submit

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