004C5AFC5FAEDD9187258B5500576638 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For TELECOM INDUSTRY PANELINTERIM COMMITTEE CELL PHONE CONNECTIVITY INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEEDate Jul 9, 2024 Location Old State Library Telecom Industry Panel - Committee Discussion Only 10:00:04 AM The committee heard from a panel of industry experts that are also serving as non-legislative members of the committee. Michael Blank, Director of State Legislative Affairs, Cellular Telephones Industries Association (CTIA), gave a presentation to the committee. The presentation provided an overview of cellular connectivity, fee structure, and wireless companies. The presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/ctia_presentation_-_co_interim_committee_7-9-24_draft.pdf 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. 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 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 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. 11:50:13 AM The committee recessed for lunch.
