Upcoming event

Sponsor: 

Connect Humanity

Date: 
Mon, 05/22/2023 - 09:00 to Wed, 05/24/2023 - 17:00

Join Indigenous leaders, researchers, network builders, and policy makers for workshops, lightning talks and panel discussions about the broadband challenges facing our communities, and hear directly from people doing game-changing work to advance digital equity.

Location
Embassy Suites Hotel
600 East Benson Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503



Sponsor: 

Public Knowledge and the Center for American Progress

Date: 
Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:00 to 14:00

Over the last few years, tremendous attention has been focused on the need to address the challenges and harms created by the technology sector. Biden Administration has outlined plans for a Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, information integrity research, and new cybersecurity rules for critical infrastructure and called for new bipartisan legislation around privacy, algorithms, and tech antitrust.



Sponsor: 

Communications Equity and Diversity Advisory Council Federal Communications Commission

Date: 
Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:00 to 16:30
Sponsor: 

ACA Connects

Date: 
Tue, 02/28/2023 - 12:00 to Thu, 03/02/2023 - 20:30

On the 30th anniversary of our organization’s founding, we invite our 500+ member companies to gather in Washington, DC, to seize a $42.5 billion opportunity—the federal government’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. With a powerful, collective voice, we can educate Congress on our members’ vast experience serving rural and smalltown America and define how we are uniquely positioned to efficiently and effectively close the broadband availability gap. Together we can shape the future.



Sponsor: 

INCOMPAS

Date: 
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 08:15 to 19:00

The INCOMPAS Policy Summit focuses on communications and technology issues, including broadband deployment and the implementation of federal broadband funding programs, 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), the demand for content and over-the-top (OTT) services, as well as the overall state of the industry. This meeting is an invaluable opportunity for our association to showcase and discuss the most important issues facing the industry. 



Sponsor: 

Center for Data Innovation

Date: 
Thu, 04/06/2023 - 10:00 to 11:00

Law enforcement agencies are concerned about Apple’s new end-to-end encryption protections for iCloud, arguing more warrant-proof encryption compromises their ability to protect the global public. When talking to The Washington Post, an FBI spokesperson even called for “lawful access by design” to effectively put a backdoor in otherwise secure products and services.



Sponsor: 

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Date: 
Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:00 to 11:30

When the Federal Communications Commission’s allocation of C-Band airwaves to 5G carriers elicited safety concerns from the aviation industry, failures in the U.S. allocation process caused the disagreement to boil over until mass flight cancellations became a pressing possibility. Wireless carriers voluntarily agreed to postpone their scheduled deployment and implement temporary mitigation measures, which averted a worst-case scenario.



Sponsor: 

Gigabit Libraries Network

Date: 
Thu, 03/02/2023 - 08:00 to 09:00

In response to Covid-19 pandemic on top of the years loing backlog of promises to connect the unconnected, Congress has appropriated 10's of $billions for an array of broadband internet expansion and inclusion programs as "Connectivity for All: Broadband and Beyond"

"Lawmakers are now seeing internet connections as a must-have, not a nice-to-have," says Kathryn de Wit, Director, Pew Charitable Trusts Broadband Access Initiative.

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - $65 billion. Major programs fueling broadband deployments:



Sponsor: 

Broadband Breakfast

Date: 
Wed, 03/01/2023 - 13:00

A live online preview session ahead of the Big Tech & Speech Summit. One week before the main event, the conference moderators will present a preview of what to expect. Covering the newest developments in the world of Big Tech — including the recent opening arguments in Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh — and set the stage for timely discussions on content moderation, privacy and competition.



Sponsor: 

Broadband Breakfast

Date: 
Thu, 03/09/2023 - 09:00

The full-day program is available for $299, with breakfast and lunch included in the price. Registrants also receive unlimited access to the event videos and two months' complimentary membership in the Breakfast Club.



Sponsor: 

Keller & Hechman

Date: 
Thu, 03/09/2023 - 13:00

The FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) is one of the most significant regulatory issues faced by service providers. The USF assessment amount is substantial and penalties for non-compliance can be severe. Providers should ensure they understand their USF obligations at every stage of their business.



Sponsor: 

National Digital Inclusion Alliance

Date: 
Tue, 02/28/2023 - 08:00 to Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:45

Net Inclusion 2023 is February 28 through March 2 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.



Sponsor: 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Department of Commerce

Date: 
Fri, 03/10/2023 - 10:00 to 12:00

The meeting will include updates on the progress CSMAC subcommittees are making in addressing topics they are addressing, specifically 6G wireless systems, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) improvements, and UltraWideband communications.

NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its website, http://www.ntia.gov/category/csmac, prior to the meeting.

To the extent that the meeting time and agenda permit, any member of the public may address the Committee regarding the agenda items. 



Sponsor: 

Innovation, Data, And Commerce Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Date: 
Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:00

Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only.



FCC March 2023 Open Meeting Agenda

We are a little under three weeks away from revealing the winners of this year’s Academy Awards, but you don’t have to wait to find out what the Federal Communication Commission has lined up for our Open Meeting just days after the Oscars. Here’s what to expect at our March meeting:

FCC Chairwoman Takes Steps to Lower State Prison Phone Rates & Charges

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel shared with her colleagues a proposal to begin a rulemaking to implement the FCC’s expanded authority over rates charged for incarcerated people’s audio and video communications services. The recently adopted Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 directs the FCC to adopt just and reasonable rates no later than 24 months after enactment.

Sponsor: 

Verizon

Date: 
Wed, 03/15/2023 - 16:00 to 18:00

New year. New Congress. New opportunity. The United States is at several critical junctures as we work to maintain our nation’s global leadership in technology and to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, reliable, and secure broadband. What policy issues must be prioritized – and perhaps refocused – to retain that leadership and to close the digital divide? Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with top government, policy, media, and analyst voices to discuss what’s next for spectrum, the Affordable Connectivity Program, BEAD, privacy, and more.



Sponsor: 

Federal Communications Commission

Date: 
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 10:00

In honor of Black History Month, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Representative Steven Horsford (NV-04), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will jointly hold an event to raise awareness of the digital divide’s impact on Black communities and federal programs that can help all eligible Americans secure the connectivity they need to thrive in a 21st century digital economy.



Sponsor: 

Federal Communications Commission

Date: 
Thu, 02/23/2023 - 10:00

Agenda

10:00 am: Welcome and Opening of Meeting

Radhika Karmarkar, Chief, Industry Analysis Division, Media Bureau

10:05 am: Welcome Remarks

Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated Federal Officer, CEDC, Media Bureau Aurélie Mathieu, Attorney Advisor, CEDC, Wireline Competition Bureau Diana Coho, Consumer Affairs and Outreach Specialist, CEDC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

10:10 am: CEDC Chair/Vice Chairs’ Opening Remarks

Heather Gate, Chair, CEDC, Connected Nation

Nicol Turner Lee, Ph.D., Vice Chair, CEDC, Brookings Institution



Sponsor: 

Federal Communications Commission

Date: 
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 13:00 to 15:00

The Federal Communications Commission's Task Force to Prevent Digital Discrimination will host the first of a series of listening sessions to gain additional information and understanding from affected communities, state, local, and Tribal governments, public interest advocates, and providers about challenges, barriers and experiences in ensuring all people of the United States benefit from equal access to broadband. The purpose of these listening sessions is to continue the FCC’s outreach in support of its ongoing efforts to promote equal access to broadband for everyone.



Sponsor: 

Colorado Broadband Office

Date: 
Wed, 04/19/2023 - 09:00 to Thu, 04/20/2023 - 17:00

Save the date. Details to come.



Sponsor: 

Michelson 20MM Foundation

Date: 
Thu, 02/16/2023 - 10:00

Digital inequity persists as one of the most pressing social issues of our time. Access to digital technology and reliable Internet dictates whether or not we can access education, healthcare, search and apply for jobs, and even meaningfully engage in democracies.



Sponsor: 

NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association

Date: 
Sun, 02/19/2023 - 10:00 to Wed, 02/22/2023 - 17:00

Once each year, community-based broadband providers come together from small towns and rural areas across America for one of the largest gatherings focused exclusively on the business, the people, and the technology of rural broadband. Gather with your neighbors and the network of solution providers and advocates working on behalf of companies like yours who are working on behalf of the communities you serve. 



Sponsor: 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Date: 
Wed, 03/01/2023 - 15:00

In February 2022, NTIA announced several Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) awards - the first of many Internet For All grants to be awarded throughout the next 12 months. Join NTIA leadership and BIP program staff for our BIP 1-year anniversary celebration to recognize the work of the fourteen grantees and highlight program milestones.