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5:30 pm on August 6, 2026 · 2026 (258), BEAD (7), broadband (121), ntia (34), permissions (1), usa (16)

WEBINAR 26 AUG 19:00 UTC – NTIA – Permitting That Delivers: Practical Tools & Strategies for Broadband Buildouts

August 6, 2026 by ISOC Live

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On Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at 15:00 EDT (19:00 UTC) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a webinar ‘Permitting That Delivers: Practical Tools & Strategies for Broadband Buildouts‘.

Permitting is a critical link that supports successful broadband deployment. It secures lawful access to public and private rights-of-way, poles, and conduit, and it aligns with environmental and historic preservation responsibilities – getting it right ensures that projects can move from design to construction without costly delays.

This webinar will emphasize the importance of taking an informed, proactive approach to permitting across a range of diverse broadband projects – from early route planning and mapping, to multi-agency coordination, to developing analysis for compliance obligations. Speakers will highlight practical ways teams identify likely permits up front and anticipate sensitive areas, coordinate with federal, state, and local partners, and navigate the ins and outs of permitting for broadband projects.

#NTIA #BEAD #Broadband #Permitting

4:17 pm on April 3, 2026 · 2026 (258), BEAD (7), broadband (121), ntia (34)

Apr 14 2026- NTIA – From Spectrum to Service: Building with Unlicensed Fixed Wireless

April 18, 2026April 3, 2026 by ISOC Live

NTIA BroadbandUSA slide titled “From Spectrum to Service: Building with Unlicensed Fixed Wireless,” dated April 14, 2026.

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On April 14, 2026, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hosted a webinar ‘From Spectrum to Service: Building with Unlicensed Fixed Wireless’.

As the NTIA implements the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, it is critical to understand the full range of technologies available and how to deploy them in the most cost-effective way.

This webinar examined unlicensed fixed wireless technology and its role within the broader broadband “toolkit.” It will define what unlicensed fixed wireless is, highlight real-world deployment examples, and explore cost considerations. The discussion also covered situations where unlicensed fixed wireless can accelerate deployment by reducing or avoiding permitting challenges, as well as key network architecture considerations needed to deliver reliable, uninterrupted connectivity.

SPEAKERS
Matt Larsen – CEO, Vistabeam / Chairman of the Board, Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA )
Monisha Ghosh – Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame (former CTO, FCC)
Steve Schwerbel – Director of State Advocacy, WISPA
Tricia Paoletta – Senior Advisor on Spectrum, NTIA

HOST / MODERATOR
Chip Spann – Federal Program Officer (Kentucky & West Virginia), NTIA

FACILITATOR
Julia Pulidindi – Broadband Program Specialist, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG), NTIA

#NTIA #BEAD #FIXEDWIRELESS

5:26 pm on February 12, 2026 · 2026 (258), BEAD (7), ntia (34)

Feb 9 2026 – NTIA Listening Session: Use of BEAD Funds

February 12, 2026 by ISOC Live

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On February 11, 2026 the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) held an online ‘Listening Session on the Use of BEAD Funds Saved Through the Trump Administration’s Benefit of the Bargain Reforms‘.

Two questions were to be considered
1 .What guidance should NTIA provide to States and Territories in the use of their BEAD Benefit of the Bargain savings?
2. Are there potential uses of BEAD funds that could help accelerate the implementation of the remaining BEAD funding?

This session was not recorded for public release by NTIA. thus in this recap, participants are identified by affiliation only.

2:19 am on December 17, 2025 · free state foundation (1), ntia (34)

RECORDING – Free State Foundation Luncheon Address by NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth

December 17, 2025 by ISOC Live

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On December 2, 2025, the Free State Foundation hosted a lunch featuring NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth. Ms. Roth is Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. In this role, she serves as Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Executive Branch agency principally responsible for advising the President on communications, broadband, and Internet policy.

NTIA is in the midst of tackling many important issues, including reforming and administering the multibillion dollar BEAD program to extend broadband deployment, formulating key spectrum policies for the Executive Branch, and coordinating the management of government spectrum.

SPEAKER
Arielle Roth – Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
RESPONDENTS
Michael O’Rielly – former Commissioner, FCC / Adjunct Senior Fellow , Free State Foundation
Deborah Collier – Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs, Citizens Against Government Waste
HOST
Randolph May – President, Free State Foundation

#FSFArielleRoth #NTIA #BEAD #Broadband #Spectrum #TelecomPolicy #InternetForAll @FSFthinktank @NTIAgov @ArielleRoth

2:56 am on April 16, 2024 · American University (9), ICANN (193), ntia (34), PIR (13), universal acceptance (18), Verisign (2)

WEBCAST APR 16: Universal Acceptance – What it is and how it relates to digital inclusivity?

April 23, 2024April 16, 2024 by ISOC Live

On Tuesday April 16 2024 at 5:00pm-6:30pm EDT (21:00-22:30 UTC) American University’s Tech, Law & Security Program, Internet Governance Lab, and Inclusive Tech Policy Initiative host a panel discussion ‘Universal Acceptance – What it is and how it relates to digital inclusivity?’.

Have you ever tried signing up for a website or serve, only to get frustrated because it won’t accept your email or continues to give you an error message? Maybe it has too many character or has symbols that aren’t accepted? Universal Acceptance seeks to solve this problem so that no matter the language. characters, or script, every email address and domain name are accepted without discrimination. An expert panel will discuss this little-known issue that fundamentally impacts the ability for many people to engage online in an authentic and user-friendly manner.

A live simulcast will be provide by the Internet Society US Washington DC Chapter (ISOC-DC).

SPEAKERS
Susan Chalmers, Internet Policy Specialist, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Rick Wilhelm, Chief Technology Officer, Public Interest Registry (PIR)
Theresa Swinehart, Senior VP, Global Domains and Strategy, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Joe Catapano, Stakeholder Engagement Director – North America & Global Academia, ICANN
Sarmad Hussain, Senior Director, ICANN

MODERATOR
Kathleen Scoggin, Program Coordinator, Tech, Law, and Security Program, American University

LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/au-ua

TRANSCRIPT https://archive.org/download/au-ua/au-ua_TRANSCRIPT.pdf

TWITTER #UniversalAcceptance @TechLawSec @AUWCL @InternetGov @AUInclusiveTech @NTIAgov @ICANN @Verisign @PIRegistry @UASGTech

MASTODON #UniversalAcceptance

SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/au-ua
AU Archive https://bit.ly/4aMi34P

8:18 am on February 1, 2024 · ntia (34), spectrum (25), usa (16)

WEBCAST FEB 1 – NTIA 2024 Spectrum Policy Symposium

February 3, 2024February 1, 2024 by ISOC Live

On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, 9am-4:30pm EST (14:00-21:30 UTC) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold its sixth Spectrum Policy Symposium at the National Press Club in Washington DC. This year’s Symposium will focus on implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy, including panel discussions aligned with each pillar of the strategy, highlighted by keynote remarks from policymakers from the White House, Congress, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, and the Federal Communications Commission.

(No times specified)
01 Welcome
Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information, U. S. Department of Commerce
02 Keynote Speeches
Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U. S. Department of Commerce
Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, National Security Council
Anna Gomez, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
03 Pillar 1 Panel Discussion: A Spectrum Pipeline to Ensure U.S. Leadership in Spectrum-Based Technologies
Robert Hampshire, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Department of Transportation
Jonathan Campbell, Legal Advisor–Wireless, International & Space, Office of the Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission
Jennifer Warren, VP–Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy, Lockheed Martin
Umair Javed, Senior VP for Spectrum, CTIA
James Assey, Executive VP, NCTA
Moderator: Charles Cooper
04 Pillar 2 Panel Discussion: Collaborative Long-Term Spectrum Planning to Support the Nation’s Evolving Spectrum Needs
Mary Brown, Advisor to WIFI Forward
Brett Kilbourne, representing Utilities Technology Council (UTC)
John Kuzin, VP – Spectrum Policy & Regulatory Counsel, Qualcomm
Flynn Rico-Johnson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Doris Matsui
Tomasz Wojtaszek, Director, Radio Frequency Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, NOAA
Moderator: Derek Khlopin
05 Keynote Speeches 2
Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
John Sherman, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair, Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
06 Pillar 3 Panel Discussion: Unprecedented Spectrum Access and Management through Technology Development
Dr. John Chapin, Special Advisor for Spectrum, National Science Foundation
Dr. Monisha Ghosh, Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Charles Dietlein, Senior Research Engineer, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
Dr. Andrew Clegg, Spectrum Lead, Google
Dr. Brian Kelley, Principal Investigator & SME, FutureG Applied Research, DoD
Moderator: Paul Ransom
07 ITS Overview and ISART Conference Preview
William Kozma, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, Boulder, Colorado
08 Pillar 4 Panel Discussion: Growth of the Spectrum Workforce, Increased Understanding of Spectrum, and Raised Awareness of Spectrum’s Importance to the Country
Dr. Nick Laneman, Director. SpectrumX / Co-Director, Wireless Institute, University of Notre Dame
RJ Balanga, Deputy Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning Division, NASA
Phil Karn, President, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)
Dr. Sheryl Genco, VP–Advanced Technology, Ericsson
Moderator: Phil Murphy
09 Looking Forward: A Roundtable Discussion on Implementation Next Steps
Austin Bonner, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Matthew Pearl, Director and Special Advisor for Emerging Technologies, White House National Security Council (NSC)
Scott Blake Harris, Senior Spectrum Advisor and Director–National Spectrum Strategy, NTIA
Wrap-up and closing remarks

LIVESTREAM https://www.ntia.gov/other-publication/2024/2024-ntia-spectrum-policy-symposium

REGISTER: Email Name/Affiliation to [email protected] with the subject line “Livestream Registration” (CC)

REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE) (if available)

TWITTER #spectrumsymposium @NTIAgov

MASTODON https://mastodon.social/tags/spectrumsymposium

ARCHIVE
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10:50 pm on January 29, 2024 · ConnectAll (1), isoc-ny (52), isoc-ny tv (53), ntia (34), silicon harlem (35)

ISOC-NY TV – Weds 2pm @mnn59 – Silicon Harlem Inspo Meetup

January 29, 2024 by ISOC Live

On Wednesday January 31 2024 the ISOC-NY TV show features excerpts from the Silicon Harlem Inspo Meetup on Jan 18 2024. After CEO Clayton Banks gives his Top Ten Predictions for the year, he sits down with Joshua Breitbart and Jodia Vanel, State and Federal officers responsible for distributing the more than $664 million in funding that New York has been awarded under Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, part of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

What: ISOC-NY TV – ISOC-NY TV – Silicon Harlem Inspo meetup – Jan 18 2024
Where: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
When: Wednesday January 31 2024 2pm-3pm EST | 19:00-209:00 UTC
Manhattan Cable: SPECTRUM 56 / 1996 | RCN 83 | FiOS 34
Webcast: http://www.mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel (if working!)

View on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-mAmmSdJbkM

TWITTER: @isocny @SiliconHarlem #NYC #ConnectAll #Internet4All

6:57 pm on January 2, 2020 · larry irving (3), ntia (34), ppdd (2), Vint Cerf (106)

12 Streams 2019 8 – Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 25th Anniversary

January 14, 2021January 2, 2020 by ISOC Live

Today, Thursday January 2 2020, at 7pm EST (00:00 UTC) in the 8th installment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘12 Days of Streams‘‘ annual highlights, we feature the Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 2019 International Conference, held in Washington in May, which marked the 25th anniversary of the recognition of the digital divide through social scientific research. This was a 3 day 4 track conference, so there were many more speakers than the four we feature today who are, Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology Research, Pew Research Center; Laura Breeden, former Program Director for Public Computing and Broadband Adoption, N.T.I.A; Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google; and Larry Irving, President and CEO, Irving Group. A brief Q&A session with Vint Cerf and Larry Irving is also included.

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ppdd

ORIGINAL STREAM: https://bit.ly/ppddlive

TWITTER: #12Streams #ppdd2019 #digitaldivide

1:24 pm on September 18, 2019 · broadband (121), ntia (34)

WEBCAST TODAY: @NTIAgov #BroadbandUSA: Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband w/ Alison Grant @PurdueAg @robertoge Brian Whitacre @Ok_StateUniv #digitalequity

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 by ISOC Live

On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 2pm EDT (18:00 UTC) the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) resumes its monthly Practical Broadband Conversations series after a summer break. September’s topic is ‘Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband’ The digital economy accounted for 6.9 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, or $1.35 trillion, according to a recent survey by the Department of Commerce. Understanding how to measure and communicate the benefits of broadband is critical to building support for efforts to expand connectivity and use. Speakers: Roberto Gallardo, Assistant Director – Center for Regional Development, Purdue University; Brian Whitacre, Professor, Oklahoma State University; Alison Grant, Research Assistant and Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Purdue University. Moderator: Katherine Bates, Manager of State and Local Partnerships, BroadbandUSA. The webinar will be simulcast on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

WEBINAR: https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/webinar_190918

LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/broadbandusa1909

TWITTER: #BroadbandUSA https://priv.sh/KE4DrMh

6:20 pm on December 31, 2018 · 12 streams (22), larry irving (3), ntia (34), silicon harlem (35)

#12Streams 6 – @Larry_Irving : @SiliconHarlem: A Look Forward and a Look Back w/ @CBRangel #shapetomorrow

December 31, 2018 by ISOC Live

Today, Monday December 31 2018, at 7pm EST (00:00 UTC), in the sixth installment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘12 Days of Streams‘ annual highlights we feature former NTIA Administrator (1992-1999) Larry Irving speaking at the 2019 Next-Gen Tech Conference at the National Black Theater in Harlem. As our last stream of 2018, appropriately the theme of his remarks at the ‘Silicon Harlem: A Look Forward and a Look Back‘, delivered right after he had been surprised with the Charles B. Rangel Innovative Person Award.

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/12days06/

TWITTER: #12streams http://bit.ly/2SgU9Gu