Upcoming event

Feeling overwhelmed with all the broadband funding buzz? The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Broadband Funding Programs have many people perplexed. There is still much confusion. Some of the questions operators are asking themselves:

The FirstNet Authority will post a detailed agenda for the Combined Board and Board Committees 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 Committees 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.

This unique event brings together voices from across the rural ecosystem — communications, hospitals, libraries, schools, agriculture and more — to showcase the amazing things that can happen when community leaders work together to leverage broadband-enabled applications in creative ways.

Agenda

Agenda

9:05 Welcome Peter Murray, Executive Director, Dense Networks

9:15 Capital Projects Fund (CPF) US Treasury Joseph Wender, Director, US Treasury

9:40 Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Andy Lipman, Morgan Lewis

10:10 Smart City Networks Moderator, Peter Murray

        - David Clow, CIO, DC Metro Police

        - Malik Ishak, Director, Smart City, Signify

        - TBD, The Virginia Smart Community Testbed

        - Jon Minshew, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, Dell Technologies

11:00 Break

• Advancing the Transition to Next Generation 911
  The Commission considered a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would expedite the transition to NG911 and help ensure that the nation’s 911 system functions effectively and with the most advanced capabilities available. (PS Docket No. 21-479)
• Strengthening Consumer Consent for Robocalls and Robotexts