Upcoming event

The Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) will be hosting a webinar for the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program application process tomorrow, Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM EST. This webinar will serve as an essential resource for prospective applicants under the BEAD program.

With the BEAD now open, the webinar will provide critical guidance and answer questions about the application process. Participants will gain insights into eligibility requirements, application best practices, and key timelines.

Webinar Details:

Panel 1: Finishing the Job on the BEAD Program

As power moves to a new administration, the future of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program - is likely to come center stage. What kind of changes can we expect from the NTIA, and potentially the FCC, as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Will the new administration stay the course or tweak aspects of BEAD?

NTIA will host a webinar to highlight the work of the Digital Equity Program over the year and reflect on major milestones. Participants will discuss some of the digital equity research NTIA has conducted and the importance of data in guiding investments to promote digital equity in your communities. Finally, it will feature the work of the Digital Equity Leaders Network and new ways NTIA will support its grantees while continuing to engage with and provide resources to all digital equity leaders.

During this informative session, industry and policy leaders will discuss the challenges to and advances in providing telehealth services to communities of color and low-income individuals, the potential risks of bias in the use of artificial intelligence-based telehealth and how to mitigate those risks, and key telehealth policy updates that will take effect in 2025 and how these updates will impact telehealth services to communities of color and low-income individuals.

Lunch will be served.

A webinar focused on digital inclusion and disaster response and recovery. As Western NC navigates an overwhelming Hurricane Helene recovery timeline, we know Eastern NC and others from across the country can share important milestones in their disaster response. Digital inclusion leaders from Western and Eastern NC, North Carolina Department of Information Technology's (NCDIT) Office of Digital Equity and Literacy, and other disaster coalitions nationwide will share in a panel about what's working for them.

 TAC will consider and advise the Commission on topics such as continued efforts at looking beyond 5G advanced as 6G begins to develop so as to facilitate U.S. leadership; studying advanced spectrum sharing techniques, including the implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve the utilization and administration of spectrum; and other emerging technologies.

States are using digital equity plans to demonstrate how successful digital inclusion efforts can advance progress toward other goals, including improvements to civic and social engagement, economic development, education, health care, and delivery of essential services. For example, broader availability of affordable high-speed internet and digital skills can help residents access government services online, apply for jobs, take online classes, and use telehealth resources.

Topics selected for FCC open meeting agendas will be posted on the FCC's website approximately three weeks prior to the next monthly meeting. The FCC 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.

• Expanding Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band 
  The Commission will consider a Third Report and Order that would expand unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band by very low power devices in two additional sub-bands, making a contiguous 1200 megahertz of spectrum available for use by these devices. (ET Docket No. 18-295; GN Docket No. 17-183)
• Broadcast Rule Update 
  

• Updating Security for Vital Infrastructure