Upcoming event
The FirstNet Authority will post a detailed agenda for the combined meeting of the Board Committees and FirstNet Authority Board meeting on its website, http://www.firstnet.gov, prior to the meetings.
Tuesday, August 7
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Registration & Light Breakfast
9:00 - 9:05 AM
Welcome & Agenda Setting
9:05 - 9:35 AM
Keynote: Vint Cerf
9:40 - 10:00 AM
Context Setting - The Last 10 Years of M-Lab
10:15 - 11:45 AM
Lightning Talks into Breakout Sessions
Tech scrambles to navigate White House privacy push
The Trump administration is exploring some sort of national privacy proposal amid efforts by the European Union and California to impose their own data requirements on the tech industry. “Companies are finding themselves squeezed on both sides," said Daniel Castro, vice president of Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Internet giants balked at California's new rules and think Europe's GDPR is a mess, but they also know the industry is developing a reputation for being obstructionist.
TAC will discuss progress on work initiatives discussed at the previous meeting
The FCC’s Technological Advisory Council, comprised of a diverse group of leading technology experts, provides technical expertise to the Commission to identify important areas of innovation and develop informed technology policies supporting the United States’ competitiveness in the global economy. The TAC is helping the Commission to continue the momentum spurred by the National Broadband Plan to maximize the use of broadband to advance national interests and create jobs.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the October Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 23, 2018:
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the September Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 26, 2018:
As part of the committee’s oversight responsibilities, this hearing will examine policy issues before the Commission and review the FCC’s ongoing duties and activities.
Witnesses
- The Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
- The Honorable Michael O’Rielly, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
- The Honorable Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
- The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
Witnesses
Dr. Todd Helmus
Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation
Ms. Renee DiResta
Director of Research, New Knowledge
Mr.John Kelly
Founder and CEO, Graphika
On July 31, Commissioner Brendan Carr and Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Hudson senior fellow and director of the Center for the Economics of the Internet, will discuss Connected Care and other communications issues facing the United States.
This event will be livestreamed.
The hearing will review international internet policies that are impacting the competitiveness, investment, and innovation opportunities of U.S. businesses domestically and abroad in today’s global digital economy.
Witnesses: