On Wednesday November 12, 2025, Public Knowledgeconvenes ‘The People’s Oversight Hearing‘ in Washington DC. For the first 10 months of this Congress, there have been zero full oversight hearings for the Federal Trade Commission – FTC, Federal Communications Commission – FCC, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – CFPB, making them less accountable and less effective, and leaving consumers, workers, and communities vulnerable. This civil society-hosted hearing will shine light on regulatory failures, and Congress’s abdication of its oversight responsibility.
AGENDA (EST = UTC-5)
09:00 Opening Remarks Chris Lewis – President and CEO, Public Knowledge
09:15 Federal Communications Commission Hearing
Witnesses Tom Wheeler – former FCC Chairman Gigi Sohn – Benton Institute / AAPB Bob Corn-Revere – FIRE
Questioners Joey Wender – SHLB Berin Szóka – TechFreedom Matt Wood – Free Press Harold Feld – Public Knowledge Raza Panjwani – New America’s Open Technology Institute Ceilidh Gao – Communications Workers of America Lauren Harper – Free Press Foundation
11:00 Federal Trade Commission Hearing
Witnesses Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter – FTC Bilaal Sayyed – TechFreedom
Questioners Lisa Hone Anna Lenhart Eric Null – Center for Democracy and Technology John Davisson – EPIC Shae Gardner – LGBT Tech Frank Torres – Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights David Brody
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Hearing
Witnesses Erie Meyer – Institute for Technology Law & Policy Christine Zinner – Alliance for Justice Jennifer Zhang – Protect Borrowers Gracie Bouwer – Fair Share America
Questioners Chi Chi Wu – NCLC Erin Witte – CFA Bart Naylor – Public Citizen
15:00 Closing Remarks Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
On Wednesday September 6 2023 at 16:00-18:00 EDT (20:00-22:00 UTC) Wired Broadband, Inc. presents a virtual town hall ‘Broadband Freedom Of Choice‘. Wired Broadband, Inc. is a New York City non-profit, founded in 2020, focusing on safe technology for the public.
SPEAKERS Gigi Sohn, Executive Dir., American Assoc. of Public Broadband Kimberly McKinley, Chief Marketing Officer, Utopia Fiber Timothy Schoechle, Ph.D, Consultant in Computer and Communications Engineering & Policy
MODERATOR Odette Wilkens, Co-Founder, President & General Counsel, Wired Broadband, Inc.
Today, Wednesday December 26 2018, at 7pm EST (00:00 UTC) the first installment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ’12 days of Streams’ annual review features Gigi Sohn, Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy and renowned digital equity advocate, giving the wrap up keynote at Next Century Cities’ Connected New England – Local Solutions for Broadband Development on November 8 2018. Ms Sohn gives an overview of the state of play of US Broadband, and the potential for communities to develop their own networks,
On Tuesday January 27 2015 the Internet Education Foundation(IEF) will host the 2015 State of the Net Conference at the Newseum in Washington DC. Among the many listed speakers are US CTO Megan Smith, FTC Chair Edith Ramirez, Assistant AG Leslie Caldwell, WH Director of Cybersecurity Ari Schwartz, Congressman Bob Goodlatte, the NTIA’s Larry Strickling, ICANN’s Theresa Swinehart, the NCUC’s Milton Mueller, ISOC’s Sally Wentworth, CDT’s Nuala O’Connor, the FCC’s Gigi Sohn, and her former PK colleague Harold Feld. As the 114th Congress kicks off, attendees include some 300 congressional staff and other policymakers. The Internet Society is sponsoring and providing the live webcast, which is priced at $99.
What: 2015 State of the Net Conference
Where: Newseum, Washington DC
When: Tuesday January 27 2015 pam-5pm EST | 14:00-22:00 UTC
Agenda: http://www.stateofthenet.org/sotn15-agenda/
Speakers: http://stateofthenet2015.sched.org/directory/speakers
Webcast: http://stateofthenet.cleeng.com/ ($99)
Twitter: #sotn15
Today, Thursday October 30 October 2014 the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) and co-sponsors Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP and Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP will present a lunchtime panel: The Future of the Broadband Marketplace. This session will consider the possibilities and public policy implications as broadband evolves. What does the business case look like for broadband operators going forward? How will the relationships between access and edge providers evolve? How important are the various forms of wireless broadband? Will carrier WiFi systems or TV white spaces change the game? Could states and municipalities serve as laboratories for innovative new models? To go beyond the familiar regulatory debates, the discussion will include business and investment perspectives, in addition to legal questions. Speakers: Kevin Werbach, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at Wharton School of Business (Moderator); Gigi Sohn, FCC Chairman Wheeler’s Special Counsel for External Affairs; Paul de Sa, VP and Senior Analyst, Sanford C. Bernstein, former Chief of FCC OSP; Dr. Preston Marshall, Principal Wireless Architect, Google Access Services; and Paul Margie, Partner, Harris Wiltshire & Grannis LLP. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
What: The Future of the Broadband Marketplace
Where: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA
When: Thursday October 30 October 2014 Noon-2pm EDT | 1600 – 1800 UTC
Webcast: https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/broadbandmarketplace
Twitter: #futureofbroadband (maybe)
Today, Tuesday 18 December 2012 BroadbandUS TV will present a lunchtime discussion 2012 Year in Review, What Lays Ahead. Hosted by Jim Baller and Marty Stern, speakers include Gigi Sohn of Public Knowledge and several top analysts. Topics: Obama reelected, Gigabit initiatives (Google Fiber, GigU, Gigabit Squared, US-Ignite, Chattanooga, Case Western Reserve, etc.), the Verizon-Cable deal, CAF-ICC and spectrum reform, FirstNet, the Aereo litigation and other challenges to traditional broadcast and cable models, community broadband, Stimulus projects advance, the FCC’s major changes to programming access and media access rules, threats to the future of the PSTN. Sure to be a good event. It will be webcast live (free registration required).
