Upcoming event
The COVID-19 pandemic and the fight for racial and social justice has the public asking why tens of millions of Americans, and particularly people of color, lack access to broadband Internet and what can be done to close this digital divide. The Benton Institute for Broadband and Society’s new report, Broadband for America Now, explores how we got here; and more importantly, what policies and practices are necessary to get every American connected.
VIAVI Solutions invites you to attend a webinar hosted by Omdia and presented by VIAVI, Lumentum and Omdia: Addressing fiber network challenges to deliver 5G. The webinar will review new fronthaul network architectures and designs capable of supporting new wavelengths and bit rates. Also, attendees will learn about the latest advances in process automation for supporting time and cost-efficient cell site deployment, test, and commissioning.
The Transition of Internet Policy
A new Administration promises to usher in new Internet policies from government and from industry itself. We’ll dive into the most pressing policy issues. Congressional and federal leaders will engage with stakeholders on issues such as broadband, consumer privacy, content moderation, election security, artificial intelligence, and many more.
FCC to Hold Open Commission Meeting December 10, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Thursday, December 10, 2020:
The hearing will explore policy issues that led to the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, one of the key mechanisms for allowing the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States. The hearing will also examine the impact of the ECJ’s decision on U.S. businesses engaging in transatlantic digital commerce and what steps the U.S. Government is taking to develop a successor data transfer framework with the Europeans.
Witnesses
Join Axios for a virtual event on the future of broadband connectivity. We will unpack network connectivity, digital equity and the importance of working with all communities to connect all Americans. Axios Business Editor Dan Primack, Business Reporter Erica Pandey and Technology Policy Reporter Ashley Gold will host one-on-one conversations with:
Geoffrey Starks
Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
Plinio Ayala
President & CEO, Per Scholas
Jessie Woolley-Wilson
Learn more about FCC Form 555. This training will provide a walkthrough of the FCC Form 555 and review form resources. USAC will also discuss recent Lifeline changes, including the NLAD 508 Redesign.
During the webinar, you will be able to ask questions and participate in a dialogue with USAC and service providers throughout the industry.
During this training, the Lifeline Program staff will discuss:
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Announcements
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FCC Form 555
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Live Audience Q&A
In the U.S. and around the world, policymakers are pushing for legislation that threatens the availability of encryption technology, arguing that end-to-end encryption impedes the efforts of law enforcement to halt the spread of illegal content. But these proposals would also limit internet users’ ability to have access private, secure modes of digital communication. They have serious implications for free expression rights, as secure technologies allow a diverse array of online expression and organizing to flourish.
21 million Americans are not connected to high-speed internet today. With school closures and remote work due to the pandemic, the divide between those with broadband and those without has been more starkly realized than ever before. AT&T CEO John Stankey joins Washington Post Live in conversation with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to discuss how the telecommunications giant is working to enable the adoption of high-speed internet in communities that need it most.
The FirstNet Authority will post a detailed agenda for the Combined Board and Board Committees Meeting on FirstNet.gov prior to the meeting. The agenda topics are subject to change. Please note that the subjects discussed by the Board and Board Committees may involve commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, or other legal matters affecting the FirstNet Authority. As such, the Board may, by majority vote, close the meeting only for the time necessary to preserve the confidentiality of such information.