Introductions  

PBDA Updates

1. • BEAD Initial Proposal Volume One; public comment being accepted via this form CLOSES OCTOBER 10
   • Public Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PA_BCDA. – please continue to share it! CLOSES OCTOBER 6
   • Subcommittee and Board meeting schedule is here; next PBDA Board meeting October 19 at 10am
   • Digital Equity Stakeholder Engagement Working Group – activity suspended until December
   • Broadband Plan Outreach/Listening Sessions – updated schedule here

NTIA Updates

1. • Our allocation!

Coalition Building/PASDEC outreach: https://pasdec.org 

1. • August Strategy Session overview – Kate Rivera
   • Long/Medium/Short-term goals
   • How many PA Countries are represented so far in the PASDEC to date?
     • Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bedford, Chester, Dauphin, Lancaster,Lehigh Philadelphia, Washington and York counties.

• • PA “launch letter” and mission statement – contact Jen to be shared on the draft
  • Consider what contacts you want to include in initial communication/invitation
  • Additional information or suggestions on current PASDEC website – contact Barry

ACP Outreach

1. • Benton ACP enrollment tracking tool: Benton ACP Tool
   • Kate authored an op-ed; others to come soon

Information Sharing & To Dos

• Technical.ly article
• Washington County initiative with public/private partnership; looking for comments on draft case study
• TLC’s annual conference Oct 5th (Philadelphia) – Registration is live!
• Net Inclusion 2024 in Philadelphia, February 13-15. Details available here
• Philly Community Wireless is hiring: https://phillycommunitywireless.org/technicianjob/