'''Location:''' [[https://meet.personaltelco.net/PersonalTelcoProjectWeeklyMeetingOnline|Jitsi]]<<BR>>
'''Date and Time:''' Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 5:30-8:00 p.m.<<BR>>
'''Scribe:''' You<<BR>>
'''Roll Call:''' RussellSenior,TomasKuchta,JasonBergstrom,TedBrunner,ThomasSuckow,SteveTree<<BR>>

'''Agenda'''
 * House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business hearing
  * Russell didn't testify in person, wants to submit written testimony;
  * There is going to be a followup hearing, March 9 or earlier
  * Predictable split:
   * Incumbents favored by "first refusal" clause think eliminating it is horrible (for them);
   * Everyone else thinks it was unfair and anti-competitive to begin with;
   * The chair of the committee is a chief sponsor of keeping the uncompetitive language.
 * News from ARPA grant partner

'''Notes'''
 * Hearing at State Legislature on bill 3201 to align state broadband policy with federal to receive funding
  * Incumbents are aghast that the bill removes guardrails from statutes (that protect them)
  * Blue Mountain Telecommunications (Eastern Oregon fiber) rep was for new language and is on board
  * Janell Bynum is chief sponsor of 3249 (written by telcos) - Oregon can't fund infrastructure if exiting non-symmetric infrastructure already services area
  * Russell has until tomorrow at 1pm to submit written coments
 * DIN Meeting
  * FreeGeek will be digital equity coordinator, taking over role from city, some amount of grant dollars associated. Juan Munroe is executive director of FreeGeek
 * ARPA Grant - deadline still March 12th
  * APANO - have contacted pdxhardwired and another contractor that quoted $40K to wire all units
  * Ole asked about picking up wiring for project - need to ask if his demographic would qualify for grant
  * Indigenous Marketplace proposal is looking at mobile service, which would not meet 1G symmetric requirement of grant
 * Multnomah county meeting, Sarah Ali presentation on the last year of work
  * Russell testified - max of 3 minutes, plus submitted comments
  * 10 year contract with Wave
  * Sharon Meiran suggested what was presented was inadequate
 * SmartCityPdx.com events
  * Open Data Day March 1
  * Discotech - Friday and Saturday
 * Russell meeting with EFF Christopher Vines tomorrow to discuss PTP

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