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March 27, 2020 Leadership Team Meeting

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 Steve Peters 520-321-1309 
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Monday, March 27, 2020
Time: 7:30 - 8:30:00 AM

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Leadership Team Meetings
As you may know, we decided that we need to move quickly so we decided to schedule regular meetings on Monday mornings. I am suggesting 3 weeks to start, March 30, April 6 and 13,  with ad hoc meetings as needed.  I will send conferencing instructions, agenda and meeting minutes in a couple of days. Just a reminder these meetings are in addition to the meeting this Friday morning Mar 27. All meetings are 7:30 am - 8:30 AM  by audio and video conferencing
Tentative Agenda
Primary agenda item is to continue our discussion on the 2020 Stakeholder Network Plan.  
  • Welcome and Introductions
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  • March 23 Meeting Summary
  • Meeting Schedule: March 27 and 30, April 6 and 13
  • ​Suggested Strategy - See Below
  • Update ACC Commisioner Lea Marquez Peterson re  recent Docket Inquiry into Utility Preparedness Plans to Ensure Safe and Reliable Operations During the COVID-19 Crisis. Steve Peters also submitted a Docket Filing on behalf of AZBSN. Download Steve's and Commissioner Peterson's Docket letter below.
  • Article: Open letter signed by  over 50 education leaders around the state asking the legislature to approve emergency funding for districts to solve challenges with a digital-divide during long-term closures
  • Article: Phoenix Chamber News Telecom companies keep Arizona connected during COVID-19
  • LOKKET Presentation: George Kaloudis and Erik Santiago with LOKKET that has an interesting free community wi-fi  program
  • Federal and State Updates: Jeff Sobotka, State Broadband Manager; Mala Muralidharan, E-rate Administrator for Public Libraries
    Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Karen Ziegler, Arizona Public Safety Program Manager with the Arizona Department of Administration; Janet Major; others
  •  FCC Keep Americans Connected Pledge. See pledge and other FCC waivers, provider commitments and rule changes. FCC Empowers Schools, Libraries to Open Wi-Fi to Community Use - What does this Mean for Arizona - How do we expedite? Barriers and Issues.  
  • Keeping Critical Connections Act would appropriate $2 billion for a Keeping Critical Connections fund at the FCC under which small broadband providers with fewer than 250,000 customers could be compensated for broadband services—if they provided free or discounted broadband services or upgrades—during the pandemic for low-income families who could not afford to pay their bills or provided distance learning capability for students.
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​Keep Americans Connected Pledge

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenges that many Americans will face in the coming months, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai recently announced the Keep Americans Connected Initiative. In order to ensure that Americans do not lose their broadband or telephone connectivity as a result of these exceptional circumstances, he specifically asked broadband and telephone service providers, and trade associations, to take the Keep Americans Connected Pledge. So far, more than 550 companies and associations have signed the Chairman's pledge to Keep Americans Connected. The Keep Americans Connected Pledge reads as follows: Given the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on American society, [[Company Name]] pledges for the next 60 days to:
  • Not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic;
  • Waive any late fees that any residential or small business customers incur because of their economic circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic; and
  • Open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them
More Ways the FCC is Keeping Americans Connected
  • Supporting Telehealth and Remote Learning by Waiving Gift Rules: The FCC waived gift rules in the Rural Health Care and E-Rate programs to make it easier for broadband providers to support telehealth and remote learning efforts during the pandemic. The waiver will allow healthcare providers, schools, and libraries to accept improved capacity, Wi-Fi hotspots, networking gear, or other equipment or services to support doctors and patients, teachers and students, and librarians and patrons during the coronavirus outbreak.
  • Increasing Rural Health Care Funding : The FCC adopted an Order to fully fund all eligible Rural Health Care Program services for the current funding year with an additional $42.19 million. This action will help ensure that healthcare providers have the resources they need to promote telehealth solutions for patients during this outbreak.
  • ​​Granting Providers Additional Spectrum to Support Increased Broadband Usage : The FCC has granted temporary authority to three wireless companies to use additional spectrum in order to ensure that they are able to meet their customers’ needs. The FCC granted Special Temporary Authority to T-Mobile U.S.A. to use additional spectrum in the 600 MHz Band to help it meet increased customer demand for broadband during the coronavirus pandemic. It granted U.S. Cellular temporary access to additional spectrum for customers in parts of California, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. And it granted Verizon’s request to use additional spectrum in the AWS-3 Band in order to provide additional capacity to consumers across the country.
  • Waiving Lifeline Program Rules to Help Low-Income Consumers: : The FCC announced changes to waive Lifeline program rules to assist program participants potentially affected by the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and aid community efforts to slow its spread. The Lifeline program plays an important role in ensuring that low-income Americans have access to affordable communications services by providing monthly discounts on broadband and voice services to qualifying consumers.
  • Enabling Interpreters to Work From Home to Maintain Services for Disability Community: : The FCC granted Telecommunications Relay Service providers temporary waivers to better enable American Sign Language interpreters to work from home in order to maintain relay services during the current coronavirus pandemic for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind, or have a speech disability.
  • Connecting with Broadcasters: : On March 16, Chairman Pai held a conference call with television and radio broadcasters and broadcaster trade associations to thank them for their efforts to educate the American people about the coronavirus pandemic and discuss additional ways that broadcasters can help Americans stay safe and informed, including a Coronavirus Response Toolkit for radio and television stations. He also asked broadcasters to work with cable and satellite operators to avoid service disruptions during the next 60 days.
  • Incentive Auction Transition Guidance: On March 17, the FCC announced that it would provide broadcasters with appropriate flexibility to address disruptions and issued guidance for stations in Phase 9 of the post-Incentive Auction transition.
  • Extending E-Rate Deadlines: ​: To help educational institutions during the coronavirus pandemic, the FCC extended the deadline for E-Rate applications to April 29 for funding year 2020.
Learn more about additional FCC efforts to address COVID-19 at fcc.gov/coronavirus.

FCC Empowers Schools, Libraries to Open Wi-Fi to Community Use

Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2020) - Today the Federal Communications Commission confirmed that schools and libraries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic may open their Wi-Fi networks for public use. The announcement allows schools and libraries to provide connectivity to their communities without fear of losing their E-rate funding.
John Windhausen Jr., executive director of the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition, made the following statement: 
“Many schools and libraries have been uncertain about whether to switch off their Wi-Fi networks when the institution is closed, out of concern that they would lose part of their E-rate funding. Shutting down these Wi-Fi networks could have been disastrous for the millions of people who depend on schools or libraries as their only point of internet access. We are pleased that the FCC, in response to our request, has clarified that schools and libraries may leave their Wi-Fi networks on for community use without jeopardizing their E-rate funding. The SHLB Coalition now encourages the FCC to take the next step and grant the Petition of the Boulder Valley School District to permit schools and libraries to extend their broadband services to surrounding residential consumers.”
The SHLB Coalition requested the FCC make this clarification in the letter it sent the FCC last week. The letter proposed several immediate actions the Commision should take to ensure those without home broadband access can obtain healthcare and educational services.
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About SHLB:
The SHLB Coalition is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) advocacy organization that supports open, affordable, high-quality broadband connections for anchor institutions and their surrounding communities. The SHLB Coalition is based in Washington, D.C. and has a diverse membership of commercial and non-commercial organizations from across the United States. To learn more, visit www.shlb.org.
Link to statement: https://www.shlb.org/news/shlb/2020/03/FCC-Empowers-Schools-Libraries-to-Open-Wi-Fi-to-Community-Use/
Best, 
Alicja Johnson
SHLB Coalition
202-263-4626
Provider Resources - State Contacts?
     - Comcast Internet Essentials https://www.internetessentials.com/
     - Spectrum Internet Assist https://www.spectrum.com/browse/content/spectrum-internet-assist
    - Access from AT&T https://www.att.com/shop/internet/access/#!/
   - FCC’s Lifeline Program Put in your zip code and find low-cost options from providers in your area
https://data.usac.org/publicreports/CompaniesNearMe/Download/Report
https://www.everyoneon.org/digital-tool-kit
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Telecom Excerpt Re Docket Filing from ACC Commissioner Marquez Peterson
Questions To Providers
  1. Has your organization committed to removing data caps for business and residential customers?
  2. Is your company committed to complying with the FCC's "Keep Americans Connected Pledge"?
  3. Will the public have free use of your company's Wi-Fi hot spots in Arizona? Have you considered relocating your hot spots with a focus on underserved communities in the state?
  4. What percentage of your company's broadband capacity is utilized during non-emergency times? What are your expectations for capacity utilization during the crisis?
  5. Does your company have additional capacity that it can add as needs grow? is this at an additional cost to customers?
  6. What percentage of employees or departments within your organization will be working remotely during the crisis? Will any services be interrupted during the crisis? How will you ensure excellent customer service during this time?
  7. How can your organization ensure that 9-1-1 services will not be interrupted during this crisis?
  8. How is your organization coordinating with businesses / government agencies that are creating a remote workforce (assistance with VPN, Firewalls)?
  9. Are there any programs your organization can provide to schools or students in your region (at no additional cost) to ensure a smooth transition to learning at home?
  10. How is your organization communicating with your customers during this crisis?
  11. Is your organization offering a "low cost" program for low income families?
Download Commissioner Peterson's and AZBSN Docket Filing Below
Lea Peterson ACC Letter Mar 2020.pdf
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AZBSN ACC Docket Letter March 2020.pdf
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Broadband excerpts From Senate Minority Leader Schumer's Memorandum to Senate Democrats  March 17, 2020, RE: Emergency Appropriations and Policy Concepts to Respond to the COVID-19 Public Health and Economic Crises
  • Distance education capacity grants for under-resourced HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and MSIs that need to quickly switch to online education formats but struggle with the digital divide.
  • Broadband build-out to assist those Americans working and conducting their personal business from home, individuals seeking telemedicine, and students learning remotely. This funding could be coupled with an emergency injection into the
    Universal Service Fund and cap increases provided to the E-Rate, Lifeline and the Rural Health Care programs. In order to address those students, including universitylevel, without devices, we propose a new program modeled after the Department of Education’s E2T2 ed-tech program.
  • The Indian Health Service ...  investments to immediately upgrade the Service’s telehealth capabilities and improve its Electronic Health Record system.
  • Special considerations within FCC and USDA programs to help better bridge the gap in available, reliable Internet connectivity in Indian Country. With schools potentially implementing tele-education and the increase need for telemedicine as physicians are required to focus on COVID-19 response, immediate and flexible funding is needed by tribes to ensure none of their citizens are left behind. Tribal Colleges/Universities should also be eligible for USDA funds as other land grant universities are provided resources.
  • Remote Learning: Require the FCC to waive existing E-Rate rules to allow schools to issue Wi-Fi hotspots or devices to students who lack internet access at home.
Download Memorandum Below
Schumer C3 Appropriations and policy Summary_3.17.20.pdf
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Summary FCC Recommendations From SHLB
Immediate Actions: The Commission should take the following actions in the next week:
  1. Extend the Filing Window for Rural Health Care Applicants and Reduce Administrative Burdens for FY2020: SHLB has already asked for the Rural Health Care (RHC) application window to be extended to June 30.
  2. Clarify that schools and libraries can allow their Wi-Fi networks to be shared with the community without losing E-rate funding
  3. Allow schools, libraries and healthcare providers to increase their broadband capacity immediately
  4. Waive the E-rate and RHC Gift Rules: The FCC should temporarily waive the Erate and RHC gift rules to allow schools, libraries and healthcare providers to accept increased Internet bandwidth from their ISPs, and donations of hot spots and software applications from commercial and non-commercial service providers
  5. Extend E-Rate Deadlines for FY2019 and FY2020:for extending the Form 471 filing deadline in the E-rate program and asks the FCC to extend additional deadlines for both applicants and service providers for the 2019 and 2020 Funding Years (FY).
  6. Encourage ISPs to Expand Affordable Broadband Offerings to Low-income People:
  7. Encourage broadband providers to open their Wi-Fi routers for use by any residential users. Charter/Spectrum10 and Comcast/Xfinity11 have already agreed to open their public facing Wi-Fi hot spots for community use at no charge during this crisis.
  8. Hot Spot Lending Programs: The FCC could make emergency funding available from the Universal Service Fund for hot spot lending programs operated by schools, libraries and other community organizations in areas where schools and libraries close.
  9. Extension of E-rate Networks: The FCC could grant the Petitions of the Boulder Valley School District and Microsoft/Virginia schools to allow broadband extensions to the home from schools and libraries.
  10.  Connected Care: The FCC could expedite the adoption of a final Order funding the Connected Care proceeding to fund telemedicine solutions to the home.
  11. Raise the RHC funding cap: The FCC should triple the funding capfrom approximately $600 M per year to $1.8 B per year
  12. The FCC could also consider providing supplemental funding for Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) to deploy wireless broadband in unserved areas where schools are closed
  13. School Broadband Voucher Program: The FCC could work with the U.S.Department of Education and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to implement a trial voucher program to provide a subsidy to any service providers to make broadband at home affordable
  14. EBS Window for Educational Organizations: The Commission could open a window for rural schools and education organizations to obtain rural EBS licenses
  15. TV White Spaces: The FCC could expedite approval of new technical rules to promote TV White Spaces use and availability.
  16. The Commission may wish to establish a Covid-19 Working Group, which would include anchor institutions, public interest groups and industry, to work through these ideas.
Download SHLB Recommendations Below
SHLB Covid-19 FCC Letter.pdf
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