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CENIC and its subsidiary, GoldenStateNet, in partnership with the State of California, have embarked upon an ambitious middle mile effort as a critical step towards broadband equity. This is part of the historic $6 Billion investment that Legislature and Governor of California are making to achieve this critical goal, with additional significant investments at the Federal level. Altogether, this is the most ambitious state broadband equity initiative in the history of the Internet.

At this meeting, the Task Force will hear presentations on cybersecurity, the future of agriculture production in the United States, and updates from the Working Group leadership on their progress. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the Task Force Chair and the Designated Federal Officer.

The meeting will be wholly electronic, and is open to the public on the Internet via live feed from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live.

Back in March, the Fiber Broadband Association in partnership with NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association released the Broadband Infrastructure Playbook, a comprehensive guide designed to assist state broadband offices in making efficient and effective use of federal funds made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Grant Plans must be submitted through the Capital Projects Fund Portal by this deadline, after which the Capital Projects Fund Portal will be closed to new Grant Plans. A Grant Plan will consist of an executive summary, an Allocation Table showing the broad categories of Capital Projects the Recipient seeks to undertake using Capital Projects Fund grant funds (e.g., Broadband Infrastructure Projects, Digital Connectivity Technology Projects, MultiPurpose Community Facility Projects) and how much the Recipient intends to spend on each such category, and one or more Program Plans.

Complete applications must be received by NTIA through the Application Portal no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 30, 2022. NTIA expects to complete its review, selection of successful applicants, and award processing by February 16, 2023. NTIA expects that the start date for awards under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be no earlier than March 1, 2023.

During this year's symposium, you'll hear opening remarks from FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr, Geoffrey Starks and Nathan Simington. Former FCC Chairs Hon. Richard Wiley, Hon. William Kennard, Hon. Mignon Clyburn, and Hon. Ajit Pai will participate in a panel discussion addressing the hot topics in the media, tech, and telecom industries. Our panel moderators are former FCC Commissioners Deborah Taylor Tate and Jonathan Adelstein.

How does one even measure the state of the highly dynamic, many layered internet? With its obvious flaws and increasing hazards blended among new services and conveniences, is deprivatization an answer? What does that mean and is it possible? Tune in to hear from three people who look at these and related issues like trust, identity and privacy, IT security full time. Might increasingly powerful AI tools help or hurt and whom?

The Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) advises the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at NTIA on a broad range of spectrum policy issues. The members are spectrum policy experts, appointed as "Special Government Employees," from outside the Federal government. Committee members offer expertise and perspective on reforms to enable new technologies and services, including reforms that expedite the American public's access to broadband services, public safety, and long-range spectrum planning.

A discussion with:
- Alexandra Givens, President & CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology
- Henry Claypool, Technology Consultant for AAPD and Former Director of the HHS Office on Disability
- Sandy Ho, Director of the Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy
- Jenny Choi, Director of Programs at the Media Democracy Fund (moderator)