<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">In a <a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/05/01/wi-fi-digital-white-space-libraries/">test projec</a>t five libraries around the USA are already using TVWS to connect remote hotspots in their areas. The FCC's new TV White Space (TVWS) Report and Order in March tweaks the 2014 rules to rejig the geolocation database system while permitting higher antennas. Recently Microsoft has now <a href="https://www.multichannel.com/news/microsoft-petitions-fcc-for-white-spaces-rulemaking">petitioned the FCC </a>to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rewrite the 2014 rules altogether. An NPRM will allow the FCC to get stakeholder input before making any final decision.  We are sure to hear more about that in today's webinar.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u><div class="gmail-m_2381028976953688741subscription-body-tag"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="width:748px;background:rgb(221,221,221)"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" class="gmail-m_2381028976953688741subscribe-body" style="width:728px;padding:10px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" class="gmail-m_2381028976953688741subscribe-wrapper" style="width:600px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0px auto"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="8" class="gmail-m_2381028976953688741subscribe-header-wrap" style="width:600px;background-image:url("https://s0.wp.com/i/emails/stripes.gif");background-repeat:repeat-x;background-color:rgb(67,164,208);height:8px"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><br><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:600px"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:560px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-m_2381028976953688741the-post"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:560px"><tbody></tbody></table><div class="gmail-m_2381028976953688741post-content" style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;max-width:560px"><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/tvws" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)"><img border="0" class="gmail-m_2381028976953688741size-medium gmail-m_2381028976953688741wp-image-11050" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/whitespaces-300x169.png" alt="livestream" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>Today, <strong>Wednesday May 8 2019</strong> at <strong>2pm ET</strong> (18:00 UTC) the <a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">I<strong>nternet Society Livestream Channel</strong></a> will simulcast a <strong><a href="https://shlb.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">SHLB Coalition</a></strong> webinar exploring what the <strong><a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-19-24A1.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">FCC's amended TV White Space (TVWS) rules</a></strong> mean for future deployments of the technology, and the implications for anchor institutions. PANEL: <strong>Michael Daum</strong>, Director of Technology Policy, Microsoft; <strong>Don Means</strong>, Executive Director, Gigabit Libraries Network. MODERATOR: <strong>Marty Stern</strong>, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson.</p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"></p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: <a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/tvws/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://livestream.com/internetsociety/tvws/</a></strong><br><strong>PARTICIPATE: <a href="https://buff.ly/2IzyJCB" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://buff.ly/2IzyJCB</a></strong><br><strong>TWITTER: #TVWS + @SHLBCoalition <a href="https://bit.ly/shlbtvws" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://bit.ly/shlbtvws</a></strong></p><div style="direction:ltr;clear:both"></div></div><div class="gmail-m_2381028976953688741meta" style="direction:ltr;color:rgb(153,153,153);font-size:0.9em;margin-top:4px;line-height:18.72px;padding:15px 0px;border-top:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);border-bottom:1px solid rgb(238,238,238);overflow:hidden"><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><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