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  ISOC Live 9:06 am on March 25, 2025 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc, fsf ( 3 ), FTC ( 7 ), usa ( 11 )   

  VIDEO MAR 25 – Free State Foundation 17th Annual Policy Conference 

  On Tuesday March 25, 2025, the Free State Foundation (FSF) convened their 17th Annual Policy Conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC. The proceedings were webcast live on YouTube.

  SESSIONS

  01 – Welcome and Introduction – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Randolph May, President, Free State Foundation

  02 – Fireside ‘New Directions in Competition and Consumer Protection Policies’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Andrew Ferguson – Chairman, FTC
  Co-Moderators: Randolph May / Barry Nigro

  03 – Keynote ‘The Indispensable Right: FreeSpeech in an Age of Rage’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law School

  04 – ‘New Directions in Communications Policy’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Rick Cimerman – VP, NCTA
  Robert Fisher – SVP, Verizon
  Rosa Mendoza – CEO, ALLvanza
  Moderator: Seth Cooper, Free State Foundation

  05 – Keynote ‘The View from the Senate’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Senator Ted Cruz, Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

  06 – Fireside – ‘New Directions in Communications Policy’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Brendan Carr – Chair, FCC
  Moderator: Randolph May, FSF

  07 – ‘Universal Service After the Supreme Court’s Consumers’ Research Decision’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Michelle Connolly, Duke University
  Daniel Lyons, Boston College Law School
  Moderator: Randolph May, FSF

  08 – Fireside – ‘TMT With Mike O’Rielly’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Melissa Holyoak – Commissioner – FCC
  Ajit Pai – ex-Chair, FCC
  Nathan Simington -Commissioner, FCC
  Moderator: Michael O’Rielly – ex-FCC

  09 – Keynote – ‘The View from the House’ – ( YOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY )
  Rep. Richard Hudson – Chair, House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

  LIVESTREAM | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK

  TWITTER #FSFConf17 @FSFthinktank MASTODON  | BLUESKY  | INSTA

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  ISOC Live 1:57 am on April 30, 2024 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: ACP ( 2 ), Broadband Breakfast ( 4 ), fcc, NDIA ( 2 ), public knowledge ( 7 )   

  WEBCAST APR 30 – Affordable Connectivity Program Day of Action 

  On Tuesday April 30 2024, at 11:30-13:00 EDT (15:30-17:00 UTC) Public Knowledge, Civic Nation, National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), and the Digital Progress Institute (DPI) will hold an Affordable Connectivity Program Day of Action Rally in Washington DC. This event is prompted by the imminent expiry of the funding for the 2021 federal program that subsidizes high-speed Internet connectivity for around 23 million USA households. The aim is to secure short term funding to sustain the program while Congress works out a long term solution.

  OPENING REMARKS
  Chris Lewis, President and CEO of Public Knowledge
  KEYNOTE REMARKS
  Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
  FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez
  FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks
  LIGHTNING PANEL
  Amina Fazlullah, Head of Tech Policy Advocacy, Common Sense Media
  Taylor Abshire, Student, Catholic University Law School
  MODERATOR
  Alisa Valentin, Ph.D., Broadband Policy Director at Public Knowledge
  CLOSING REMARKS
  Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT)

  The rally will be webcast live by Broadband Breakfast.

  VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/YnfR6CPGLUU

  REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/44ny52M

  TWITTER #ACP #saveACP @publicknowledge @netinclusion @BroadbandCensus @CivicNation @NHMC @DigitalProInst @RepYvetteClarke @SenPeterWelch @AGomezFCC @GeoffreyStarks @FCC

  MASTODON #saveACP

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  ISOC Live 1:44 pm on March 11, 2022 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband labels, fcc   

  WEBCAST: FCC Broadband Labels Hearing 1 – Transparency 

  On Friday March 11 2022 starting from 1:30pm-3:30pm EST (16:30-20:30 UTC) the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold the first of a series of virtual public hearings as a part of its broadband consumer labels rulemaking proceeding. The purpose of these hearing is to assess how consumers evaluate internet service plans and whether current disclosures are sufficient. Specifically, the first hearing will evaluate the effectiveness of the current transparency rule and provide necessary background for the new label requirement, including whether additional disclosure requirements are necessary. The meeting will stream with open captioning and American Sign Language.  Questions can be submitted by sending an email to BroadbandLabelsHearing@fcc.gov.

  AGENDA (EST = UTC-5)

  13:30 Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
  13:45 Testimony from Grassroots Navigators
  Maribel Martinez, Consultant, Digital Access to All
  Matt Sayre, Onward Eugene
  14:00 Panel Presentations
  Deb Berlyn and Ann Berkowitz (FCC 2015/2016 Consumer Advisory Committee)
  Diana Eisner, U.S. Telecom
  Dr. Margaret Nygren, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  Joshua Stager, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
  Greg Guice, Public Knowledge
  Crystal Rhoades, Commissioner, Nebraska Public Service Commission
  15:10 Panel Q&A

  LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/K3tW_JGWnWQ

  REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3pUzB9O

  TWITTER #broadbandlabels #transparency #fcclive @fcc @AnnBerkowitz1 @MMartConsult @msayre @OnwardEugene @DianaLaurenESQ @USTelecom @MaggieNygren1 @_aaidd @joshuastager @OTI @greg_guicepk @publicknowledge Crystal Rhoades @NEB_PSC #captioned

  SIMULCASTS
  https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
  https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
  https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/punkcast/

  ARCHIVE
  https://archive.org/details/fcclabels1

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  ISOC Live 5:25 am on August 4, 2020 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc, libraries ( 7 )   

  VIDEO: @FCC Workshop: Closing the Digital Divide: Exploring the Role of Libraries in Advancing Broadband Adoption and Use #ConnectedNation #GrowInternet #DigitalInclusion #DigitalEquity 

  On Monday August 3rd 2020 the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau and the Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group of the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE) hosted a Virtual Workshop – The Role of Libraries in Advancing Broadband Adoption And Literacy. The workshop featured experts from libraries, academia, and civil society organizations who discussed efforts to support underserved rural and urban communities’ acquisition of digital skills. Experts considered what constitutes digital inclusion today and the role of libraries and public-private partnerships in supporting digital literacy. Panelists also addressed the impact of COVID-19 on advancing digital inclusion, as well as the impact of various local, state, and federal interventions in recent months.

  Introduction & Welcome
  Anna M. Gomez, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP Representing Hispanic National Bar Association Chair, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment
  Rudy Brioché, Vice President and Counsel, Global Public Policy, Comcast Corporation Chair, Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group

  Panel 1: Local Libraries and State Library Association Perspectives
  Marian Christmon, Manager, Digital Inclusion Initiatives, Nashville Public Library
  Misty Hawkins, Director, Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System
  Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Executive Director, Washington DC Public Library
  Lisa Shaw, Rural & Small Libraries Specialist/Workforce Development Specialist, Maine State Library
  Nicole Umayam, Digital Inclusion Library Consultant, Arizona State Library

  Moderators:
  Harin J. Contractor, Consultant, Workforce Policy, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
  Marijke Visser, Senior Policy Advocate, Policy and Advocacy Office, American Library Association

  Panel 2: Libraries and Community Partnerships
  Broderick Johnson, Senior of Counsel, Covington and Burling, LLP, Chair, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
  Cyndee Landrum, Deputy Director for Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services
  Jillian Luchner, Policy Manager, Afterschool Alliance
  Emily Ong, Senior Manager, Community Partnerships and Outreach, Girls Who Code
  Jose Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO Hispanic Heritage Foundation
  Katherine Trujillo, Director of Education/Deputy Director, Libraries Without Borders
  Moderators:
  Laura Berrocal, Senior Director, Policy and External Affairs, Charter Communications
  Felicia West, Policy Advisor for the District of Columbia Public Service Commission
  Respondent
  Sindy Benavides, CEO, League of United Latin American Citizens

  Closing Remarks
  Roy E. Litland, Associate General Counsel, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon
  Shellie Blakeney, Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs, T-Mobile USA
  Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment

  VIDEO https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fcc-libraries

  TWITTER @FCC libraries #ConnectedNation

  SIMULCASTS
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  https://www.twitch.tv/videos/699112562

  ARCHIVE
  https://archive.org/details/fcc-libraries

   

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  ISOC Live 1:02 pm on May 8, 2019 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc, spectrum ( 20 ), tvws, usa ( 11 ), white spaces   

  WEBCAST TODAY: Update on TV White Space Technology #TVWS @SHLBCoalition @WBD_US @Microsoft @GigLibraries @donmeans 

  Today, Wednesday May 8 2019 at 2pm ET (18:00 UTC) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will simulcast a SHLB Coalition webinar exploring what the FCC’s amended TV White Space (TVWS) rules mean for future deployments of the technology, and the implications for anchor institutions. PANEL: Michael Daum, Director of Technology Policy, Microsoft; Don Means, Executive Director, Gigabit Libraries Network. MODERATOR: Marty Stern, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson.

  VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/tvws/
  PARTICIPATE: https://buff.ly/2IzyJCB
  TWITTER: #TVWS + @SHLBCoalition https://bit.ly/shlbtvws

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  ISOC Live 8:14 am on January 15, 2019 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: aaf, blair levin ( 9 ), fcc, harold feld ( 5 ), next century cities ( 16 ), public knowledge ( 7 )   

  WEBCAST TODAY: Opportunities for BipartisanTech Policy ‏ 

  Today, Tuesday January 15 2019, from 9am-1:30pm ET (14:00-18:30 UTC) Next Century Cities, Public Knowledge, and the American Action Forum, will host Opportunities for Bipartisan Tech Policy – a half day event bringing together members of Congress, community leaders, and policy experts. Keynote conversations and panel discussions will work to determine key policy goals and action steps for the new Congress, with a specific focus on rural broadband and digital privacy legislation. Speakers include FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Blair Levin of Brookings, Harold Feld of Public Knowledge, Will Rinehart of AAF, and Michael Calabrese of New America. The event will be webcast via ISOC.LIVE with AI captions.

  VIEW ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/rbHSCHYWjC4

  VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/bipartisantech

  AGENDA: https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/Bipartisan-Tech-Agenda.pdf

  TWITTER #bipartisantech 

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  isoc-ny 1:14 pm on December 15, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc, netneutrality ( 13 )   

  #NetworkNeutrality Primer from Henning Schulzrinne 

  Columbia University Professor, former FCC CTO, and Internet Hall-of-Famer Henning Schulzrinne has written an informative backgrounder on the current U.S. Open Internet Order repeal scenario – What the December 14th Net Neutrality Vote really means: answering your questions. All of them. starting with the paradoxical definition of Net Neutrality – “You know it when you don’t see it.”

  Conclusion:

  ​Clearly, rules other than those in the 2015 Order are possible within the existing Title II framework, but the current real options are variations of the 2015 Order or hoping that providers self-interest, the FTC and antitrust law will protect consumers. Unless the court overturns the 2017 Order, US consumers will be the, largely unenthusiastic, subjects of this experiment.

  He suggests concerned citizens ‘”limit the damage” by actively engaging their local representatives, especially at community forums.

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  isoc-ny 1:56 pm on October 12, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: citi ( 43 ), eli noam ( 4 ), fcc   

  WEBCAST TODAY: CITI – The @FCC’s Incentive Auction: Lessons Learned 

  Today Thursday October 12th 2017 at 3:30pm ET the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information presents an online conference The FCC’s Incentive Auction: Lessons Learned.

  Description:

  The Incentive Auction is the most complex spectrum auction ever conducted It successively cleared 84 MHz of TV spectrum and re-allocated 70 MHz for mobile services. However, it also took approximately 4 years to design and bidding last 1 year and 1 day. Repacking of the cleared spectrum will take over 39 months before the spectrum will become fully available for the winning bidders. On the TV side, single entities owned multiple stations in many markets. In addition, the pricing algorithm left many anomalies. On the buy side, only one of the four national mobile operators entered any bids after the first stage, and only of the two smaller operators, with limited low-band holdings ex ante was successful in closing the gap with the stronger rivals.
  This conference addresses how well the auction achieved its policy goals. What may be improved? Should the FCC or other countries try to run two sided auctions again to clear spectrum for re-purposing.

  Speakers include Eli Noam, Paul Garrett Chair in Public Policy and Business Responsibility, Columbia University; David Salant, Visiting Professor, Toulouse School of Economics; Jon Peha, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University; and Greg Rosston, Director of the Public Policy Program, Stanford University. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society’s Livestream Channel.

  View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fccauction

  Twitter: http://bit.ly/incentiveauction

  Internet Society Policy Brief: Spectrum Approaches for Community Networks

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  isoc-ny 3:55 pm on May 3, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc, net neutrailty ( 6 ), New America ( 11 ), oti ( 19 )   

  VIDEO: The Fight for #NetNeutrality Begins Again @newamerica @oti 

  Today, Wednesday May 3 2017 New America’s Open Technology Institute hosted a discussion The Fight for Net Neutrality Begins Again in Washington DC. Ater a keynote from Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member, House Energy & Commerce Committee, he was joined by Julie Stitzel, Senior Manager, Federal Advocacy and Policy, Etsy; Carmen Scurato, Director, Policy & Legal Affairs at National Hispanic Media Coalition; Sarah Morris, Director, Open Internet Policy at New America’s Open Technology Institute, and moderator Alan Davidson, Former Director of Digital Economy, US Dept. of Commerce, to discuss the outlook as the FCC prepares for a May 18 vote on Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal to dismantle the Open Internet Order. Video is below:

  View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/643DGD2J-mM

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  isoc-ny 3:02 pm on April 17, 2017 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: fcc, FTC ( 7 ), New America ( 11 ), privacy ( 67 ), public knowledge ( 7 )   

  WEBCAST TODAY: The Future of #BroadbandPrivacy and the #OpenInternet—Who Will Protect Consumers? @OTI @publicknowledge @NewAmerica 

  Today, Monday April 17 2017 at 3pm EDT (19:00 UTC) the Open Technology Institute and Public Knowledge will host The Future of Broadband Privacy and the Open Internet—Who Will Protect Consumers?, which will discuss the recent Congressional repeal of the FCC’s ISP privacy rules. Speakers: Terrell McSweeny, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission- @TMcSweenyFTC; Laura Moy, Deputy Director, Georgetown Center for Privacy and Technology – @lauramoy; Tom Struble, Policy Counsel, Tech Freedom – @tstruble. Moderator: Sarah Morris, Director of Open Internet Policy, Open Technology Institute – @sarmorris. The event will be webcast live on the New America YouTube Channel.

  View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vR1ltcwByDM
  Twitter: #broadbandprivacy

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