Upcoming event
A listening session in Charleston, South Carolina, to hear from formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones about their experiences using incarcerated people’s communications services (IPCS). Participants will explain the critical importance of affordable communications services to incarcerated people, as the Commission works to implement the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 (Martha Wright-Reed Act).
February 2024 Open Meeting Agenda
On January 25, the Commission will convene its first open meeting of the new year. We already have plans to build on this forward momentum for 2024. Here’s what’s on the agenda for our February open meeting.
The FirstNet Authority will post a detailed agenda for the Combined Board and Board Finance and Investment Committee 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 Finance and Investment Committee 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.
Witnesses
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Linda Yaccarino
Chief Executive Officer
X Corp.
San Francisco, CA
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Shou Chew
Chief Executive Officer
TikTok Inc.
Singapore
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Evan Spiegel
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Snap Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
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Mark Zuckerberg
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Meta
Menlo Park, CA
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Jason Citron
Chief Executive Officer
Discord Inc.
San Francisco, CA
This session will delve into effective ways to empower and manage your Navigators on the ground who are working to bring digital inclusion to the community.
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Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is the cutting edge and disruptive technology needed to optimize your BEAD funding. In this webinar, Samsung Networks' Dimple Singh will discuss various FWA solution options for BEAD deployments. Discover how FWA LTE and 5G coverage and capacities can transform the landscape of wireless broadband, closing the digital divide and extending coverage to millions of users. As a service provider or customer, you will you’ll know why Samsung's LTE and 5G FWA Solutions is the right solution for BEAD deployments.
Global alignment on spectrum policy is crucial for US leadership in telecommunications. However, the Biden administration’s approach at the yearly World Radiocommunication Conference suggests that its leadership position may be fading while other superpowers attempt to carve out their own rules of the game on telecommunications policy.
A panel discussion addressing the decisions from this treaty-level conference that shape policy directions across the US government and affect American tech leadership.
Digital inclusion is top of mind with states having submitted their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) initial proposals last month, but community-based broadband providers have deployed digital inclusion strategies long before such efforts were anticipated to respond to regulatory standards.