Upcoming event

EuroDIG Workshop 12 'Community networks and smart solutions in remote areas – a bottom-up approach to digital citizenship

President Trump recently issued an executive order about online speech that requested the Federal Communications Commission clarify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a key law of the digital economy that says Internet companies are not liable for content posted by users. In particular, the executive order calls on the FCC to identify when Internet companies may no longer qualify for the “good faith” provision of the law, such as for removing viewpoints that they oppose.

FCC Coimmissioner Michael O’Rielly and USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter in a conversation on how our nation’s policymakers and broadband innovators can work together to reinvigorate technology optimism during this period of social, public health, and economic turbulence.

With over 40 million Americans out of work, a global pandemic and widespread civil unrest, the role of technology in shaping our society and its future is of the utmost importance. Microsoft President Brad Smith joins Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to discuss how we can harness innovation to promote inclusive economic recovery, stop the spread of disease, and support social justice. 

Stream here: wapo.st/technologyandsociety

The hearing will consider presidential nominations to the Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission.

 Witnesses

Cellular tower were once proprietary, before carriers partnered with infrastructure owners. Will shared infrastructure also take over small cells and 5G?

In this session, owners and investor in infrastructure-class assets will speak about the history and evolution of tower infrastructure - for cellular, and now for small cell and 5G. The panel will also consider how shared infrastructure models fares with data center and other cloud-based investments.

• Matteo Andreoletti, Head of Infrastructure Equity, Europe and North America, Smart City Infrastructure Fund
• Chris Perlitz, Managing Director, Municipal Capital Markets Group, Inc.
• Jase Wilson, Founder and Vice President of Growth at Ready.net
• Drew Clark (Moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Other guests have been invited

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 Committees may involve commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, or other legal matters affecting the FirstNet Authority. As such, the Board and Committee Chairs may call for a vote to close the meetings only for the time necessary to preserve the confidentiality of such information.