CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf
PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For TELECOM INDUSTRY PANEL
INTERIM COMMITTEE CELL PHONE CONNECTIVITY INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Jul 9, 2024
Location Old State Library
Telecom Industry Panel - Committee Discussion Only
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10:13:00 AM |
Eli Veenendaal, Associate General Counsel, Verizon gave a presentation regarding Verizon's investment in Colorado connectivity, the focus on rural coverage, partnering with the state, challenges to deployment, permitting, and network security.
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10:20:44 AM |
Edward Castaneda,
Director, Network Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile, gave a presentation
to the committee. The presentation included an overview of wireless networks
and the multiple bands of wavelength, Colorado coverage, future network
plans, and obstacles. The presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/colorado_v2.pdf
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10:32:25 AM |
Guillermo Lambarri,
Director of External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T, gave a presentation
to the committee. The presentation included an overview of AT&T's investment
in Colorado, strengthening and enhancing network connection, and challenges.
The presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/at_t.pdf
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10:46:39 AM |
Panelists responded
to questions from the committee on the following topics: goals for the
committee, what other states are doing, the the interoperability of WiFi
and cellular networks, industry opinion on the necessity of cell phones,
state versus federal regulations, granularity of coverage maps, internet
of cellular devices versus WiFi, building towers, and local government
interaction.
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11:50:13 AM |
The committee recessed for lunch.
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