Upcoming event
America’s wireless future is at a crossroads. Radio spectrum is essential for Internet access, national security, and economic competitiveness. As we look ahead to the NTIA’s plan to implement the National Spectrum Strategy, industries, agencies, and Congress must work together to reconcile competing visions for how we allocate and use spectrum.
Context and perspectives for the state of U.S. spectrum policy and discuss how we can increase the productivity of scarce spectrum resources.
Witness
Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack
The format is simple:
Governments are working quickly to guide the responsible use and development of AI in the tech sector while balancing innovation through the creation of new policies, task forces and institutions. Policymakers and AI leaders chart a path forward in developing transparent AI guidelines.
6:00pm ET | Doors open
6:00pm - 6:30 pm ET | Networking and light bites
6:30pm - 7:30 pm ET | Mainstage conversations
Axios Pro tech policy reporters Maria Curi and Ashley Gold will host one-on-one conversations with:
The Honorable Mike Rounds
2:00pm Welcome and Opening Remarks
2:15pm Keynote: Gigi Sohn
3:15pm "Show Me The Money! Funding for Broadband Projects"
BEAD and RDOF dollars won’t solve the broadband world’s problems. Ken Demlow with HR Green Fiber + Broadband explains alternative funding opportunities for new fiber broadband networks.
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society Appreciates FCC's Move to Raise the Bar for Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission last updated its speed benchmarks for advanced telecommunications capability in January 2015; since then our online lives have changed dramatically, so the Commission’s coming action is welcome and overdue. The new benchmark aligns the FCC standard with the bar set by Congress in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
March 2024 FCC Open Meeting Agenda
Here’s what to expect at the Federal Communications Commission's March Open Meeting.
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Advances Plan for Cybersecurity Labeling for Smart Products
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the FCC will vote at its March 14, 2024, Open Meeting on creating a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products. Under the program, qualifying consumer smart products that meet cybersecurity standards would bear a label—including a new “U.S Cyber Trust Mark”—that would help consumers make informed purchasing decisions, differentiate trustworthy products in the marketplace, and create incentives for manufacturers to meet higher cybersecurity standards.
The Connecting Minority Communities Pilot (CMC) Program is a $268 million grant program to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) for the purchase of broadband internet access service and eligible equipment or to hire and train information technology personnel.