Upcoming event
- Matteo Andreoletti, Head of Infrastructure Equity, Europe and North America, Smart City Infrastructure Fund
- Chris Perlitz, Managing Director, Municipal Capital Markets Group, Inc.
- Jase Wilson, Founder and Vice President of Growth at Ready.net
- Drew Clark (Moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
Other guests have been invited
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 Committees may involve commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, or other legal matters affecting the FirstNet Authority. As such, the Board and Committee Chairs may call for a vote to close the meetings only for the time necessary to preserve the confidentiality of such information.
FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting June 9, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, this meeting will be in a wholly electronic format and will be open to the public on the Internet via live feed from the FCC’s web page and on the FCC’s YouTube channel.
Federal data can help state and local leaders and businesses understand what drives broadband adoption and utilization in their communities and target the digital divide. Learn about federal data sources, current trends, and where to access local information to inform your broadband efforts. NTIA will present the findings from their 2019 Internet Use Survey, and the U.S. Census Bureau will highlight the broadband and connectivity data available in their American Community Survey.
Speakers:
An update on the work being done by Internet industry companies to ensure the continued operations of the Internet’s infrastructure during the COVID-19 crisis.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and Cooley partner and former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell will host a virtual town hall to discuss the FCC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as broadband, wireless infrastructure, broadcast, telehealth, the future of 5G, politics and more.
There is more information shared on social media than any other time in history, and the information is not always factual. What can big tech companies like Facebook and Twitter do to regulate misinformation without infringing on users’ right to free speech? Will the government regulate these companies, and what would that look like? How will this help or hurt the coming elections?
The spectrum debate rests squarely on one central question: How can we widen our 5G broadband footprint?
In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web. Almost two decades later, he launched Inrupt, a startup set out to reshape the internet by putting personal data back in the hands of individuals. Join our talk with Berners-Lee and his Inrupt co-founder John Bruce about whether or not the internet’s dependence on advertising is sustainable. They’ll also cover how, as we all work and learn from home, internet connectivity has now more than ever become an equality issue.