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Dorinda Goodman reported that the IT department has been working on a proposal for a town- wide fiber network connecting all the Town buildings, and money from a State grant and Town Capital was expected to fund the network. However, at the RFQ stage, they found out that the cost to install fiber had increased by 40% and the cost of the equipment had gone up almost 5 times since the original proposal. So, the IT department has to now work on the additional capital required to go ahead. Dorinda Goodman also updated the CAC on progress with the AT&T tower. The engineering design and architectural sketches are at a stage that they can be sent for approval to the Historic District Commission, and work can then proceed. 11. Wireless Facility Applications: Nick Lauriat Nick Lauriat reported that there has been nothing for the CAC to review in the permitting system. This was followed by discussion on whether the CAC still needed to be involved in the Wireless Facility Applications process, given the changes in zoning/permitting/FCC shot clock ruling. Nick Lauriat and Ken Pogran both said that it seems that the CAC should get out of this review process. Ken Pogran will coordinate with Doug Lucente to confirm if CAC can be dropped from this process. There was discussion that the CAC efforts should shift to working with the Wireless Carriers to improve coverage in town. Steve Kaufman and Nick Lauriat both commented that there are several areas in Town where cell coverage, specifically high speed data service, is very poor. Ken Pogran said he would convene the Wireless Services group to discuss this issue. 12. Complaints There were no complaints in the period June— September(to-date). 13. Election of Committee Chair, 2022-2023 Ken Pogran was unanimously elected Chair of the CAC for 2022-2023. 10. Adjourn The meeting was adjourned at 7.58 pm. Respectfully submitted, Rita Vachani Recording Secretary