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subgroup should operate—any recommendations from that group should be brought back to the CAC to review and vote on. b. LexMedia contract replacement update Ken Pogran met with the Town Manager Jim Malloy. Mr. Malloy stated that we will need to do a competitive RFP and expects that we should be able to complete the process before the end of the current contract, June 30, 2020. Mr. Malloy will look at the previous Town Meeting warrant to see if this RFP/contract will need to go before Town Meeting. The LexMedia working sub-group needs to put together a timeline for the process. The major questions that will need to be addressed are: length of new contract; funding levels; risk of funding due to FCC ruling and subscriber cord-cutting. c. Upcoming "wireless services" working group meeting Wireless services working group will meet later in November 2019. 5. LexMedia Annual Report Draft CAC response to LexMedia's Annual Report was approved. 6. Verizon license renewal The ascertainment process will start in January 2020. The working subgroup will solicit input from the Town Manager and the School Superintendent for their requirements, and include these in the "ask" from Verizon for the new contract. Verizon would like the process of contract renewal to start as late as possible, given potential technology changes. 7. Net neutrality update Bob Avallone updated the committee on a recent ruling by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The Court upheld the FCC's repeal of net neutrality laws but vacated a rule that would prevent states from passing their own net neutrality laws. Bob will continue to monitor further developments. 8. Resident concern regarding ISP commercial exploitation of subscriber browser history A town resident had requested Bob Avallone to bring up for discussion the fact that several ISPs capture subscriber browser history and monetize that information by selling it for marketing purposes. The resident wanted to gather support for a Firefox enhancement that is low on the current priority list. Committee members felt that this support was best gathered privately and was not part of the CAC's charter. 9. Town IT update Dorinda Goodman also discussed the training on the Open Meeting Law and the support provided by the IT department. She mentioned that due to fast changing technology, the IT department will be considering shorter durations for contracts.