Jun
18
2013
State and Local Government Webinar
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Commission Meeting Room, FCC Headquarters, 445 12th Street SW, Washington D.C. 20554
The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) is hosting a special series of interactive outreach webinars designed to share vital information about Commission actions and priorities and improve federal/state dialogue and information sharing. The FCC is seeking a two-way dialogue on key events and issues related to telecommunications that will help educate all parties and foster partnership opportunities with state and local governments and their organizations.
Presentations
- Rural Health Care
- Lifeline Presentation
- Incentive Auctions Briefing
- Cramming Workshop Review
- Technology Transitions Policy Task Force
- Accessible Next Generation 911 and Text to 911
AGENDA
1:00 – 1:05 p.m.—Opening Remarks, Moderator
- Gregory Vadas, Chief, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
1:05 – 1:25 p.m.—FCC Technology Transitions Policy Task Force
- Patrick Halley, Acting Deputy Director, Technology Transitions Policy Task Force
1:25 – 2:45 p.m.—Lifeline Program
- Jonathan Lechter, Attorney, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau
1:45 – 2:05 p.m.—Rural Health Care
- Mark Walker, Attorney, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau
2:05 – 2:15 p.m.—Break
2:15 - 2:45 p.m.—Cramming
- John B. Adams, Acting Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
- Eric J. Bash, Associate Bureau Chief, Enforcement Bureau
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.—Next Generation 911/Text to 911 - Public Outreach and Education
- Timothy May, Senior Analyst, Policy & Licensing Division, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau
- Cheryl King, Associate Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
- Suzy Rosen Singleton, Attorney, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.—Network Reliability
- Jeffery Goldthorp, Associate Bureau Chief, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
3:15 – 3:25 p.m.—Break
3:25 – 3:45 p.m.—Incentive Auctions Update
- Rebecca Hanson, Senior Advisor, Media Bureau
3:45 – 4:05 p.m.—Update on Infrastructure Issues
- Jeffrey Steinberg, Deputy Chief, Spectrum and Competition Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau