Upcoming event
The planned meeting will be the last meeting of this term and will include the final reports and recommendations from the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), 6G wireless systems, and Electromagnetic Compatibility Improvements (ECI) subcommittees.
NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its website, http:// www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, prior to the meeting.
To the extent that the meeting time and agenda permit, any member of the public may address the Committee regarding the agenda items.
US stops helping Big Tech spot foreign meddling amid GOP legal threats
The US federal government has stopped warning some social networks about foreign disinformation campaigns on their platforms, reversing a years-long approach to preventing Russia and other actors from interfering in American politics less than a year before the US presidential elections. Meta no longer receives notifications of global influence campaigns from the Biden administration, halting a prolonged partnership between the federal government and the world’s largest social media company.
Former FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly will review the highlights, and lowlights, of 2023 for the tech and telecommunications sectors in the U.S., share insights on current policy issues dominating Beltway conversations and preview what 2024 might have in store for tech and telecom during an election year.
Renewed legislation is in motion to address what has long been a consensus on USF: the current model is both unfair and unsustainable.
The Universal Service Fund covers some of the costs of:
At the heart of the digital economy are practices of pervasive data collection and surveillance carried out by corporations and states. Our data-intensive world is here to stay, but does that come at the cost of our humanity in terms of autonomy, community, dignity, and equality? Even though we all co-create the data fueling the digital economy, we do not share in the value of that data and are left out of the most pressing conversations around technology, ethics, and policy.
A conversation on the vital role of BEAD funding as it pertains to vulnerable communities.
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FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for December Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the December Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, 2023:
Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only, and the hearing livestream will be available at http://energycommerce.house.gov
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FCC December 2023 Open Meeting Agenda
Here’s what to expect at the Federal Communications Commission's December open meeting.
- We’re going after junk fees that harm consumers and hamper competition.
- We’re cracking down on illegal robotexts.
- We’re making smartphones more accessible to consumers with hearing loss.
- We’re removing barriers to broadband deployment.
- We’re improving health care in rural communities.
- We’re protecting consumer data.
- We’re protecting local TV programming.
- We will also consider an item from our Enforcement Bureau.