Telecommunications & Technology Policy Steering Committee
About the Committee
All matters pertaining to telecommunications and technology policy, including the county role as a regulator, service provider, and consumer, cable services, information technology, e-governance and GIS data collection and utilization.
Policy Platform & Resolutions 2024-2025
Counties play a major role in the nation’s communications system as regulators, service providers, and consumers of communications services. County officials have a responsibility to ensure that the public interest is being served by communications providers, regardless of the delivery platform.
Resource
Outreach Toolkit for Counties: The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program
Featured Initiative
Artificial Intelligence Exploratory Committee
The AI Exploratory Committee covers emerging policies, practices and potential applications and consequences of AI through the lens of county governance, operations, constituent services, innovation, public trust, privacy, security, and workforce productivity.
Telecommunications & Technology Policy Briefs
NACo urges counties to participate in the FCC’s Broadband Data Collection process
Counties can challenge location data and broadband availability data through the FCC's updated mapping process
DOJ proposes new rule for nondiscrimination on the basis of disability for state and local web-based services
New rule will seek to improve accessibility for all state and local government web-based services.
DHS Announces New Funding Round for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
DHS announces new funding round for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
Counties build AI framework to harness its potential, bolster protection
More than a dozen people involved in county administration and governance are working to figure out the future opportunities for counties and artificial intelligence.
Committee Chair
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Shinica Thomas
Committee Contact
Seamus Dowdall
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