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6:56 am on July 28, 2015 · daniel berninger (3), dave farber (13), georgetown (7), IP transition (2), larry downes (3), mcdonough (3), telecom (19)

VIDEO: Completing the #IPTransition @GeorgetownCBPP

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On June 24 2015 the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy hosted a symposium Completing the IP Transition: Confronting Technical Challenges and Maximizing Consumer Benefits. Given the premise that too little attention has been paid to either the underlying technical challenges or new consumer value of the the transition of today’s analog telephone network to the all-IP infrastructure of the Internet, participants considered the principle that reaching finish line requires policymakers and stakeholders to understand better the remaining engineering hurdles inherent in the on-going process, as well as the benefits that can be fully realized only with full implementation. The session comprised a keynote and two panels that explored these facets, technical and social. Video is below.

Keynote: Henning Schulzrinne, Professor, Columbia University and former Chief Technologist, Federal Communications Commission
Introduction: John Mayo, Professor of Economics, Business and Public Policy, Georgetown University and Executive Director, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FE6fR4MiiCA

 

PANEL 1: Technical Challenges and How Best to Resolve Them
Speakers: Eric Burger, Research Professor of Computer Science, Georgetown University and Director, Security and Software Engineering Research Center at Georgetown University; David Farber, Adjunct Professor of Internet Studies, Carnegie Mellon University; Jon Peterson, Distinguished Fellow, Neustar; Don Parente, Director, Technology Strategy – Chief Architect, AT&T

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6crSDNJV43U

 

PANEL 2: Opportunities for Enhanced Consumer Experience in an All-IP World
Speakers: Larry Downes, Project Director, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy; Brian Fontes, CEO, National Emergency Number Association; Debra Berlyn, President, Consumer Policy Solutions; Patrick Brogan, Vice President of Industry Analysis, USTelecom; Eric Burger, Research Professor of Computer Science, Georgetown University and Director, Security and Software Engineering Research Center at Georgetown University; Dan Berninger, Founder, VCXC

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fc-aKR4gA88

8:44 am on February 24, 2015 · dave farber (13), lsrry doenes (1), mcdonough (3), telecom (19), telecom reform (5)

WEBCAST TODAY: Rewriting the Communications Act: An Introductory Event @GeorgetownCBPP #CommActUpdate #Gtownpolicy

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mcdonoughToday Tuesday February 24 2015 the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business presents Rewriting the Communications Act: An Introductory Event. After more than a year of preparation, all eyes are on Capitol Hill in 2015 as Congress prepares to undertake one of its most important tasks affecting a significant part of the digital economy: rewriting the Communications Act of 1934. In keeping with the Center’s staying ahead of the issues at the nexus of business and public policy, the Center’s Evolution of Regulation and Innovation Project is pleased to announce the first of a series of convenings focused on eliciting the best ideas for how a new regime for the tech, media and broadband sectors should look. A panel of experts will address the technology, economic, political, and policy contexts of the current Congressional efforts, offer different perspectives that will identify common ground among parties that will be affected by a rewrite, explore areas of significant uncertainty, and elucidate the policy drivers that will shape the work ahead. Keynote address: David Farber, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. Panel: Larry Downes, Project Director, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy Project on the Evolution of Regulation and Innovation; Peter Rysavy, President and Founder, Rysavy Research; Glenn Woroch, Adjunct Professor, University of California, Berkeley and Senior Policy Scholar, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy; John W. Mayo, Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy, Georgetown University and Executive Director, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy;
Moderator: Carolyn Brandon, Senior Industry and Innovation Fellow, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. The event will be webcast live.

What: Rewriting the Communications Act: An Introductory Event
Where: Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Washington DC
When: Tuesday February 24 2015 9am-11am EST | 14:00-16:00 UTC
Webcast: http://cbpp.georgetown.edu/2015/02/23/communications-act-live-streamed/
Twitter: #CommActUpdate | #Gtownpolicy

10:13 am on January 28, 2015 · mcdonough (3), merger (1), tv (2)

WEBCAST TODAY: Declaration of Independents: Not All Mergers Are Created Equal @GeorgetownCBPP #mediamergers

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mcdonoughToday Wednesday January 28 2015 the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business presents Declaration of Independents: Not All Mergers Are Created Equal. The pending mergers of Comcast/TWC and AT&T/DIRECTV raise the issue of how such transactions impact the availability of independent programming not affiliated with any pay-TV distributor or broadcaster. This panel will explore how various mergers in the past and the ones pending today have or will impact independent programmers in the video space. Some outwardly oppose mergers, while others remain silent or even voice support for some large mergers, raising the question of whether all media mergers are crel:ated equal in the eyes of independent programmers. And, as more video moves to “over the top” online distribution, how will today’s mergers impact the availability of independent voices in the future? What effect do independent programming sources have on ethnic and other niche audiences? What about political viewpoints, news, and editorial content? Panel: Jonathan Adelstein, former FCC Commissioner and President & CEO, PCIA; Jon Liebowitz, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell and former FTC Chairman (2009-2013); Robert McDowell, former FCC Commissioner and Partner, Wiley Rein LLP’s Communications Practice; Roy Myeringh, Senior Director, Business Development and Strategy, beIN SPORTS; Andrew Schwartzman, Benton Senior Counselor, Institute for Public Representation, Georgetown University Law Center; Michael Schwimmer, CEO, NuvoTV. Moderators: Bradley Blakeman, Adjunct Lecturer, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies; David Goodfriend, Senior Industry and Innovation Fellow, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy and Adjunct Lecturer, Georgetown University Law Center. The event will be webcast live.

What: Declaration of Independents: Not All Mergers Are Created Equal
Where: Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Washington DC
When: ednesday January 28 2015 10am-11:30am EST | 15:00-16:30 UTC
Webcast: http://cbpp.georgetown.edu/2015/01/26/live-stream-declaration-of-independents/
Twitter: #mediamergers