<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">In some ways, it is surprising this program has survived DOGE etc, but it has, and remains an incredible resource for telecom policy workers. ISOC CEO Sally Wentworth is one of the listed board members.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The courses are free. No funding is offered. I have read that one can still ask. <a href="https://ustti.org/application-information/">More details</a></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">United States Telecommunications Training Institute</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:train@ustti.org">train@ustti.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM<br><br></div><br><br>
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<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_" name="email_">The USTTI is pleased to announce the following slate of courses for fall 2025 below. Consider applying for these programs <a href="https://trk.cp20.com/click/dzvl-2yl1m0-xscsyw-7fgv09t9/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:transparent;color:#f4364f" name="m_4206432305111629007_cmp_httpsusttiorgapplyonline" id="m_4206432305111629007auto_assign_link_num_1" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#0000ff" id="m_4206432305111629007email_2" name="email_2">here</span></a>.</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration-line:underline" id="m_4206432305111629007email_3" name="email_3"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_4" name="email_4">AI, 5G and Emerging Technologies Training</span></strong></span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_5" name="email_5">October 20 – 31</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_6" name="email_6">Washington, DC; Dallas, TX; San Diego, CA; Santa Clara, CA</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_7" name="email_7">This course will cover AI, 5G, the Internet of Things, standards-based Long-Term Evolution (LTE), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), and Satellite Connectivity. This course will also show you how innovative technology for good makes life better, whether through connecting people in new ways, building technologies for industries in transformation, or creating a more inclusive society.</span></p>
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Participants will experiment with practical applications of AI, explore innovative IoT services, discuss policies that foster the accelerated deployment of services, and study the benefits of appropriate regulatory simplification. In addition, the course will cover the latest developments on the aspects of the mobile broadband ecosystem, a high-level overview of 3GPP-based technologies, 5G, 6G, industry forecasts, Internet of Everything, frequency bands, and spectrum licensing innovations. The course will also offer information and tools applicable to national broadband plans, including how Internet connectivity and AI are playing an increasingly important role in other sectors such as healthcare, education, energy, automotive, and smart city initiatives.</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_9" name="email_9">The training will also provide an Introduction to NGSO and LEO satellites (as compared to better-known GSOs); LEO use cases, notably for as-yet-unconnected populations; LEO broadband as a solution for universal service, closing the digital divide, and social inclusion.</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_10" name="email_10">Focus: Regulators with a technical/engineering background</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration-line:underline" id="m_4206432305111629007email_11" name="email_11"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_12" name="email_12">Creating and Enabling Regulatory Environment for ICT Services</span></strong></span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_13" name="email_13">USTTI Board Members</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_14" name="email_14">November 3 -13</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_15" name="email_15">Washington, DC</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_16" name="email_16">During the two-week sequence, USTTI Board Members from Government and Industry will address regulatory best practices, the interaction between communications regulation and technological development, emerging technologies, and bridging the digital divide.</span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_17" name="email_17">The training will describe the US regulatory structure, including the legislative authority, the FCC organizational structure, and an outline of the regulatory philosophy affecting the major services. The changing regulatory structure, which reflects current technological developments, and influences the need for competition and privatization, as mandated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, is also presented. Discussion of the FCC decision-making process, and a roundtable discussion concerning the changing global ICT environment, with class members, government, and industry representatives as participants, will be included to enhance the learning process.</span>
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<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:#666666;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_18" name="email_18">Concrete examples of regulations proposed or implemented by different countries will be discussed, with an emphasis on helping regulators define their goals in each of these areas as they seek to design policy approaches suitable for those priorities. Participants will also discuss broader issues surrounding the capabilities and limitations of national laws when it comes to regulating services, while also considering the role of international cooperation and regulatory harmonization.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:#000000" id="m_4206432305111629007email_20" name="email_20">Strategic planning and management (limited to those responsible for communications policy determination)</span></p></div>
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