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Upcoming event

Sponsor: 

Federal Communications Commission

Date: 
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 10:00

The Technological Advisory Council will consider and advise the Federal Communications Commission on topics such as continued efforts at looking beyond 5G advanced as 6G begins to develop so as to facilitate U.S. leadership; studying advanced spectrum sharing techniques, including the implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve the utilization and administration of spectrum; and other emerging technologies.


FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for June Open Commission Meeting

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the June Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2024: 

Sen Cruz to propose extending Affordable Connectivity Program—with big changes

Sen Ted Cruz (R-TC) will propose plans May 16 to maintain the Affordable Connectivity Program in a slimmed-down new form.

Sponsor: 

Institute for Emerging Issues
North Carolina State University

Date: 
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:00 to 19:00

BAND-NC, with support from The Dogwood Health Trust, invites digital inclusion partners from around North Carolina to the Digital Opportunities Gathering on June 4, 2024, at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC. 


Sponsor: 

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

House Commerce Committee

Date: 
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 10:00

Sponsor: 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Department of Commerce

Date: 
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 14:00

 

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Federal Highways Administration (FHWA), and NTIA will jointly host a webinar on Broadband Deployments in State DOT Rights-of-Way.


Sponsor: 

Fiber Broadband Association

Date: 
Wed, 05/22/2024 - 13:00

A deep dive into the Open Access landscape and its evolution; what an open access network is, what it means to ISPs, what models are available and what the current market looks like. We will also discuss what the future of open access looks like.

Presented by:

  • George Templeman, President Network Access Partnerships, SiFi Networks
  • Colin Legendre, President & CTO, Coextro
  • David Burr, President, SUMO FIBER

Sponsor: 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Date: 
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 15:00

 


Sponsor: 

Fiber Broadband Association

Date: 
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:00 to 10:30

 

Billions of dollars are allocated for last mile service to rural America. An estimated 42 million Americans will for the first time in their lives have access to high-speed internet. The importance of creating middle mile architecture capable of supporting this new capacity and services cannot be overstated. This webinar will discuss the need for rural middle mile infrastructure and the perils of not having it when millions of new last mile services are deployed.


Sponsor: 

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Date: 
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 12:00 to 13:00

Webinar Three: Implementation - Building and Operating the Network

June 11th, 12 pm - 1pm ET

The last webinar will focus on the challenges of and strategies for building the physical infrastructure and launching services. Panelists will discuss how they manage complex operations while also adapting to changing conditions, all in view of a community invested in their broadband.

We will announce additional speakers and community representatives in the coming weeks. Please be sure to RSVP.


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