Upcoming event
At this meeting, the Disability Advisory Committee is expected to receive and consider a report and recommendation from its working group.
The committee may also receive briefings from FCC staff on issues of interest to the Committee and may discuss topics of interest to the committee, including, but not limited to, matters concerning communications transitions, telecommunications relay services, emergency access, and video programming accessibility.
Broadband partnerships come in many forms. From alliances among broadband service providers and electric coops to partnerships with state and local government entities, no one arrangement looks exactly like the next. The variety of approaches is vast, but the goal remains the same: to bring robust services to more Americans.
A one-day event dedicated to exploring the current challenges facing Black communities and proposing solutions for the future. Sessions include:
A fireside chat with Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and National Telecommunications and Information Administration Administrator
Technology Policy Priorities for Black Communities
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. Sadly, there is a lack of awareness about the cyber importance of digital identity. This panel will discuss how a strong digital identity strategy can help prevent cyber attacks, and how we can implement it to enable a more secure future.
SPEAKERS
- Zach Isakowitz, Legislative Director, Congressman Michael McCaul
- Cara Mumford, Director of Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Turning Our Moment into Movement
Digital Inclusion Week is an annual week of awareness, recognition, and celebration. Organizations and individuals across the country host special events and campaigns to promote digital equity in their communities. This year’s theme is “Turning Our Moment into Movement,” signaling a turning point and time of action for the digital inclusion movement.
Experts in law, engineering, regulation, policy and economics will convene to assess the state of U.S. spectrum policy, and determine if the U.S. is poised to continue leading the world in spectrum-based innovations, consumer benefits and economic growth.
We have an historic opportunity right now to create a more equitable and inclusive approach to advancing digital equity. Digital inclusion practitioners, community leaders and state and local leaders are looking for the most effective digital equity solutions and how to best allocate federal funds. It is critical that these stakeholders have a roadmap for how to use funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act so they can create educational, economic and social equity in their communities.
Gov. Andy Beshear, Kentucky
Joi Olivia Chaney, Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, National Urban League
Kevin Gallagher, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce on Upskilling and Broadband, US Department of Commerce, NTIA
Jonathan Spalter, CEO, USTelecom
Moderated by: Brakkton Booker, The Recast Author, POLITICO
Rebecca Kern, Tech Reporter, POLITICO
There have been a number of recent changes to Federal Communications Commission spectrum policy in the past year and more changes are on the way. This webinar will detail the wide variety of developments, including:
Wyoming is in line to receive millions of dollars for expanding internet access
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a workshop in Gillette, WY, on the $48 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding to give everyone in the country internet access. The idea is to give local governments money to expand broadband services in so-called “digital deserts” where high-speed, reliable internet isn’t available. The funding comes from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The workshop is meant to give Wyoming leaders a heads-up on how to prepare for the funding.