Smart & Secure Networks Summit

June 29 – July 1, 2021 in Dallas, Texas

Email tim.downs@ruralwireless.org for speaker and sponsorship information. The Smart & Secure Networks Summit is a production of the Rural Wireless Association in collaboration with SmartGig Media LLC.

Announcing the first Smart & Secure Networks in-person event!

The Smart & Secure Networks Summit will equip attendees with tools to manage the costs, compliance and process to replace banned Huawei and ZTE telecom network equipment under the Secure and Trusted Networks Act and look at how to future proof the network. Join the conversation in Dallas to: Build/Rebuild Secure & Open 4G and 5G Networks, Rethink Mobile Network Security, Future Proof Networks, and Reinvigorate the North American Telecom Equipment Supply Chain. Attend this timely executive conference designed for network operators mandated to replace telecom equipment from non-compliant vendors. The event will include conference education, networking opportunities, and table-top exhibits and meeting rooms.

Visit www.smartandsecurenetworks.com for Summit details, registration link, speaker and sponsorship opportunities.

FCC Webinar on Supply Chain Reimbursement Program

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Presented on Monday, February 8, 2021

Contact Justin.Faulb@fcc.gov, if you have questions. Please note that due to FCC policies, we were not able to share the presenter’s PowerPoint slides or record the webinar.

Justin Faulb, Legal Advisor in the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, provided an overview of the requirements and expectations of the FCC’s supply chain reimbursement program. Mr. Faulb also discussed the intricate obligations of participating carriers during their replacement, removal and disposal processes, including details about the filing window, reimbursement claims, and reporting.

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Ericsson worked collaboratively with a local telephone company to quickly mobilize free high-speed internet for public school students affected by school closures.

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Nemont has engaged with all schools in its community by donating over 400 computers, increasing download speeds through "speed bumps" to improve distance learning, adding community wifi hotspots, and providing broadband to first-time users. These efforts will continue to expand in rural northeastern Montana and portions of western North Dakota.

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Strata Networks immediately implemented the Keep Americans Connected Pledge and proactively offered free internet service to all educators and students who did not currently have an internet service at their home. This free offer included any speed available at the customer’s location (up to 1 Gbps) and will continue until June 15, 2020.

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Pioneer Cellular immediately signed on to the Keep Americans Connected Pledge and suspended disconnects of all accounts, created free drive-up hot spots for the public at their retail locations, suspended late payment fees, removed hot spot limitations, waived data overage charges, and more.

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