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3:02 pm on May 19, 2010 · broadband (121), fcc (92)

The Future of FCC Broadband Authority – DC 5/27

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On May 27 2010 the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will bring together academics and policy analysts to consider the implications of the recent FCC decision to opt for a “third way” in asserting its jurisdiction to implement policy for broadband service to U.S. homes.

On what basis, if any, does the FCC exercise jurisdiction over broadband access in pursuit of national goals? FCC Chairman Genachowski announced on May 6 that he intended to pursue a “Third Way” between the current “ancillary authority” approach and full imposition of Title II “telecommunications service” obligations on Internet providers. Just what does this approach mean for the future of broadband competition, Internet-based innovation, and the National Broadband Plan? At this non-partisan event, legal experts and former senior policy-makers will analyze how the U.S. arrived at this point, and what steps the FCC and other branches of government should take now.

Session 1: The History and Context of the Debate
– Moderator Kevin Werbach (The Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania)
– John Nakahata (Partner, Wiltshire & Grannis; former Chief of Staff, FCC)
– Jessica Rosenworcel (Sr. Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee)
– John Windhausen (Telopoly; former Sr. Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee)


transcript | ogv

Session 2: The Third Way – What Happens Next?
– Moderator Kevin Werbach (The Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania)
– Yochai Benkler (Harvard Law School)
– Susan Crawford (Univ. of Michigan Law School)
– James Speta (Northwestern University Law School)
-Jon Nuechterlein (WilmerHale)


transcript | ogv

  • More info: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2010/05/broadband
  • Susan Crawford’s notes
  • Steve Schultze’s notes
    • 1:29 pm on May 17, 2010 · broadband (121), btop (9), citi (45), nyc (130)

    Advancing Community Broadband: Summer Discussion Series @ Columbia

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    Advancing Community Broadband: A Summer Discussion Series

    The purpose of the Advancing Community Broadband: A Summer Discussion Series is to generate a conversation now that a number of concerned parties in New York have gone through the experience of developing broadband stimulus proposals in the first round and in the case of DOITT and DOE have been successfully funded. The idea is that once a month, a group of stakeholders will come together to discuss their thinking around the broadband stimulus, the National Broadband Plan and where they think broadband in America is headed. The meetings will be organized as a half-day forum, hosted on the campus of Columbia University.

    Each half-day forum will revolve around a core theme with interrelated subthemes. The group will have in attendance speakers who will share their thoughts and ideas on the theme as a way to start a robust conversation under the broad thematic area. The discussion will be captured on video, audio and by digital still photograph as well as in written form by student rapporteurs.

    The next meeting will be held on the campus of Columbia University at the Rm 520, Mudd Building, Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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    2:08 am on April 28, 2010 · access (43), broadband (121), disabilities (1), NBP (17)

    FCC RELEASES FIRST-EVER PAPER ON ACCESSIBILITY AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

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    On April 23 the FCC released A Giant Leap & A Big Deal: Delivering on the Promise of Equal Access to Broadband for People with Disabilities – a study of the numerous barriers to broadband usage faced by people with disabilities.

    The study reports that:
    * Only 42 percent of people with disabilities have high-speed Internet.
    * 39 percent of all non-adopters have a disability.

    The paper builds upon the three broad recommendations from the National Broadband Plan
    *the creation of a Broadband Accessibility Working Group (“BAWG”) within the Executive Branch;
    *the establishment of an Accessibility and Innovation Forum at the FCC
    *the modernization of accessibility laws, rules, and related subsidy programs by the FCC, the Department of Justice, and Congress.

    3:51 am on April 22, 2010 · broadband (121), NBP (17)

    FCC kicks of National Broadband Plan with 6 proceedings including USF, and survivability

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    CommLawBlog notes that the FCC has launched an initial six proceedings in the National Broadband Plan program:

    Brief public notices  recap each: Universal Service Fund; Roaming Obligations; Survivability; Cyber Security Certification; and Set-top Boxes.

    10:43 pm on April 18, 2010 · broadband (121), citi (45), NBP (17), NY Law School (2)

    Video: National Broadband Plan Roundtable Discussion NYC 4/19

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    The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) and the Media Center at New York Law School present d The National Broadband Plan: A Roundtable Discussion on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 1 p.m.

    Speakers included:

    * Blair Levin, Executive Director of the National Broadband Plan at the FCC;
    * Simon Flannery, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley;
    * David Don, Senior Director, Public Policy at Comcast Corp.;
    * Dan Margolis, attorney with Garvey Schubert Barer;
    * Anna-Maria Kovacs, President of Regulatory Source Associates, LLC;
    * Larry Darby of the American Consumer Institute;
    * Harold Feld, Legal Director of Public Knowledge;
    * James Grimmelmann of the Institute for Information Law and Policy at the New York Law School;
    * Raul Katz, Professor at the Columbia Business School; and
    * Chris Libertelli, Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Skype

    Video is below:

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    2:18 pm on April 17, 2010 · broadband (121), lessig (3), NBP (17)

    Video: Lessig on National Broadband Policy

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    Lawrence Lessig, newly elected to the Internet Society’s Board of Trustees, gave the keynote talk at Storage Network World 2010 in Florida on Apr 12. Video is below.

    Highlights:

    3:23 am on March 17, 2010 · access (43), broadband (121), competition (5), fcc (92), NBP (17)

    ISOC-NY member Elizabeth Stark puts the FCC Chairman on the spot!!

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    Chairman Genachowski answered Brooklyn-ite Elizabeth Stark’s question on cost by saying the FCC needs to eliminate all barriers to competition so more Interent providers can compete and drive down prices.

    via You and the FCC Chairman discuss the Future of the Internet

    1:28 am on March 12, 2010 · broadband (121), broadband plan (5), fcc (92)

    Video: ITIF Event with Blair Levin + National Purposes team – #broadband #fcc

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    Congress has insisted that the national broadband plan specifically address “national purposes” – job creation and economic growth, consumer welfare, civic participation, public safety and homeland security, health care, energy independence and efficiency, and other issues.

    On Mar 11 2010 the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation hosted the FCC team tasked with implementing these purposes.

    Slides are here.

    4:03 pm on March 4, 2010 · broadband (121), fcc (92), google (23)

    Technology Policy Institute – The FCC’s National Broadband Plan: The Early Reaction

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    Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010

    Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

    Location: National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge, Washington DC

    The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy and the Technology Policy Institute have convened experts from industry, academia and government to provide an early reaction to the FCC’s  National Broadband Plan, scheduled to be released on March 17.  The participants will focus on the following major questions:

    What are the plan’s effects on innovation and investment?

    What are the plan’s effects on penetration to underserved populations?

    via Technology Policy Institute – The FCC’s National Broadband Plan: The Early Reaction.