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8:37 am on July 27, 2026 · 2026 (252), fcc (92), telecom (19), usa (16), voip (2)

RECAP 15-16 JUL 2026 – FCC – IP Transition Workshop

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A clean title slide for the FCC's **IP Transition Workshop**. Against a dark navy background, the Federal Communications Commission seal appears prominently on the left, balanced by the event title in large gold lettering on the right with the dates **July 15–16, 2026** beneath in white. The lower-right corner carries the **Archived by ISOC.LIVE** branding. The minimalist layout uses strong contrast and generous spacing to emphasize the event identity without additional session information.

A clean title slide for the FCC's **IP Transition Workshop**. Against a dark navy background, the Federal Communications Commission seal appears prominently on the left, balanced by the event title in large gold lettering on the right with the dates **July 15–16, 2026** beneath in white. The lower-right corner carries the **Archived by ISOC.LIVE** branding. The minimalist layout uses strong contrast and generous spacing to emphasize the event identity without additional session information.
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On 15-16 July 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) hosted the ‘IP Transition Workshop | July 15 – July 16‘ at FCC Headquarters.

The workshop discussed the Commission’s proposed reforms to accelerate the transition from legacy voice networks to modern, all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks, covering four topics: accelerating the transition to all-IP interconnection; completing the transition of intercarrier compensation charges to bill-and-keep; reforming the High-Cost Universal Service Fund program for an all-IP future; and other IP transition considerations.

01 Welcome

Jodie Griffin – Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC


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02 Opening Remarks

Brendan Carr – Chairman, Federal Communications Commission


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03 Panel 1: The Right Interconnection Framework for an All-IP World

Nirali Patel – Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Legal Affairs and General Counsel, USTelecom
Harold Feld – Senior Vice President, Public Knowledge
Jason Hendricks – Chief Government Relations Officer, Range
Ben Sanborn – Senior Counsel, Conterra Networks
Brett Scorza – Chief Technology Officer, Inteliquent/Sinch
MODERATOR
Michele Berlove – Assistant Chief, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Jesse Goodwin – Attorney Advisor, Competition Policy Division, WCB


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04 Panel 2: Considerations in Transitioning to IP Interconnection

Jason Campbell – CEO, FirstLight Fiber
Hany Fahmy – Assistant Vice President, AT&T
Jody Kalt – Voice Services Engineer, SDN Communications
Matt Nickols – Associate Fellow, Verizon
Brighid Riordan – CEO, Nsight
MODERATORS
Michele Berlove – Assistant Chief, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Jesse Goodwin – Attorney Advisor, Competition Policy Division, WCB


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05 Panel 3: Public Safety Considerations in Transitioning to IP Interconnection

April Heinze – Vice President of 9-1-1 Operations and Standards, NENA
Rob Morse – Associate General Counsel, Verizon
Greg Rogers – Head of Global Public Policy, Bandwidth
Lance Terry – Vice President, NASNA
Jerry Wilke – Director of Sales Engineering, Intrado
MODERATORS
Rachel Waxman – Deputy Chief, Policy and Licensing Division, PSHSB
Alison Venable – Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing Division, PSHSB


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06 Panel 4: Consumer Protection and the IP Transition

David Bahar – Director, Telecommunications Access of Maryland
Rebekah Johnson – Founder & CEO, Numeracle
Joshua Ruby – General Counsel, Granite Telecommunications
Jim Tyrell – Vice President, Information Services Communications Market, TNS
Chris Wendt – Vice President, Systems Engineering, Somos
MODERATORS
Chris Laughlin – Deputy Chief, Competition Policy Division, WCB
Michael Scott – Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, CGB


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07 Day 2 Opening Remarks

Olivia Trusty – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission


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08 Panel 5: Considerations in Transitioning Access Charges to Bill-and-Keep

Randy Clarke – Associate General Counsel, Verizon/Verizon Wireless
Jim Lennon – Senior Director, Project Management – Access Services, Inteliquent/Sinch
Steve Morris – VP & Deputy General Counsel, NCTA
Roger Nishi – General Manager, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom
MODERATOR
Peter Bean – Attorney Advisor, Pricing Policy Division, WCB


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09 Panel 6: Transitioning CAF-ICC and Telephone Access Charges to an All-IP Future

Brian Benison – Assistant Vice President, Federal Relations, AT&T
Timothy Boucher – Assistant General Counsel, Lumen
Beth Choroser – Consultant, Comcast
Rick Darsey – COO, Pelican Broadband
MODERATOR
David Zesiger – Deputy Chief, Pricing Policy Division, WCB


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10 Reconvening Remarks

Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission


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11 Panel 7: Funding for an All-IP Future

Jonathan Chambers – Co-CEO, Conexon Connect
Jeff Dupree – Vice President, Regulatory & Government Relations, NECA
Douglas Meredith – Economic Advisor, JSI
Nick Rogness – General Manager & CEO, Golden West
MODERATORS
AJ Burton – Associate Chief, WCB
Scott Lively – Attorney Advisor, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, WCB


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12 Panel 8: Updating the Commission’s Legacy High-Cost and A-CAM Mechanisms

Joe Bissonnette – Principal, Satellite Policy, SpaceX
Rick Darsey – COO, Pelican Broadband
Justin Faulb – Senior Vice President of Policy & General Counsel, NTCA
Jeff Lanning – Vice President & Senior Associate General Counsel, Brightspeed
MODERATORS
AJ Burton – Associate Chief, WCB
Scott Lively – Attorney Advisor, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, WCB


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#IPTransition #FCC #Telecom #UniversalService

11:29 am on June 17, 2026 · 2026 (252), Broadband Breakfast (5), history (5), telecom (19)

WEBINAR 17 JUN 16:00 UTC – 1876–1926: The Telephone and the Transatlantic Cable

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Promotional graphic for a Broadband Breakfast event titled “1876–1926: The Telephone and the Transatlantic Cable.” Large black text across the top sits over a stylized rural landscape with rolling green and yellow fields, distant hills, and wooden telephone poles carrying overhead wires. A large leafy tree stands at left. On the right side, a diagonal American flag motif frames a circular emblem with two white arrows pointing in opposite directions over a blue shape, symbolizing telecommunications exchange. Beneath the emblem, text reads “250 Years of American Independence & 150 Years of American Telecommunications.” The date “June 17, 2026” appears at the bottom right. The Broadband Breakfast logo appears in blue and gold at lower left.
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On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC), Broadband Breakfast presents a webinar ‘1876–1926: The Telephone and the Transatlantic Cable‘.

This is the first session in a 3 part series that traces the 150-year arc of electronic communications development from Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone call on March 7, 1876, through today, and covers the half-century from Alexander Graham Bell’s patent and the founding of Bell Telephone through the rise of AT&T, the buildout of nationwide copper networks, and the completion of the first transcontinental telephone line in 1914. Submarine and overland cables connected commerce, government, and family life at unprecedented speed, laying the physical and regulatory groundwork for everything that followed.

SPEAKERS
Claude S. Fischer – Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School in Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
Menahem Blondheim – Professor of Communication and History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Christopher Beauchamp – Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School

HOST / MODERATOR
Drew Clark – CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

 

 

#Telecom150 #BroadbandHistory #Telephone #TransatlanticCable

2:15 am on March 25, 2026 · 2026 (252), fcc (92), house (28), telecom (19)

WEBCAST MAR 26 – U.S. Congress Hearing: The Telecommunications Act of 1996: 30 Years Later

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On Thursday March 26, 2026, at 10:15 EDT (14:15 UTC) the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing ‘The Telecommunications Act of 1996: 30 Years Later‘ in Washington DC. The event will be webcast live via YouTube.

WITNESSES
Chip Pickering – Chief Executive Officer, INCOMPAS
Michael O’Rielly – President, MPORielly Consulting, LLC
Adam Thierer – Resident Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation, R Street
Matt Wood – Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, Free Press

CHAIRS
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) – Energy & Commerce
Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) – Communications & Technology

#telecomact30 #energyandcommerce

10:04 am on March 23, 2026 · 2026 (252), fcc (92), telecom (19), telecom reform (5)

Mar 17 2026 – FCC – 30th Anniversary of the 96 Act Webinar – What Did We Learn?

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On March 17, 2026 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hosted ‘30th Anniversary of the 96 Act Webinar – What Did We Learn?‘. Three panel conversations featured communications and technology policy experts that lived through the creation and implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

The Congressional passage of the Act, and the subsequent FCC implementation, was the last major effort by the federal government to construct a new regulatory framework for the technology, media, and telecommunications sector., serving to drive competition, innovation, and investment into faster, better, and cheaper technology, and to increased economic growth and expanded connectivity for consumers.

At a moment when innovation is accelerating at an ever-increasing pace, the critical issues regulators currently face include artificial intelligence, media, competition, convergence, access, and cybersecurity, the purpose of these panels is to consider how the lessons from 30 years ago can be used to drive innovation and competition for the benefit of consumers today.

01 Opening Remarks – Brendan Carr


Brendan Carr – Chair, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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02 Introduction – Anna M. Gomez


Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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03 Panel 1: The Legislative Process That Led to the Act


Katie King – Former Special Counsel, Federal Communications Commission
Gina Keeney – Founder, Keeney Consulting
John Windhausen Jr. – President, Telepoly
Moderator: John T. Nakahata – Partner, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
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04 Panel 2: FCC Implementation of the Act


Richard Metzger – Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
Richard Welch – Senior Counsel, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
Greg Rosston – Director, Stanford Public Policy Program
Christopher J. Wright – Partner, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
Moderator: Ruth Milkman – Founding Partner, Quadra Partners LLC
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05 Panel 3: Today’s Challenges


Robert Pepper – Senior Fellow, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership
Howard Shelanski – Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Robert M. McDowell – Partner, Cooley LLP
Tom Wheeler – Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution
Moderatot: Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
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06 Closing Remarks – Anna M. Gomez


Anna M. Gomez – Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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#FCC #96act #telecomact30 #telecomact #telecom

12:34 am on March 5, 2026 · 2026 (252), benton (6), telecom (19)

WEBCAST MAR 5 – Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star

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On March 5, 2026, the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society  marked the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Telecommunications Act with an event ‘Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star‘ in Washington DC. Policymakers, advocates, academics, and industry leaders convened to examine how the law, drafted at the dawn of dial-up internet, codified the national commitment to universal connectivity. Participants explored how the act has shaped today’s broadband landscape and what universal service must mean in the next era of connectivity.

01 Introduction


Senator Al Gore & Lily Tomlin (video)
Revati Prasad – Executive Director – Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
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02 Keynote Speaker – Ed Markey


Ed Markey – U.S. Senator, Massachusetts
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03 How a Bill Becomes a Law


Katie King – Former Special Counsel, Federal Communications Commission
Chip Pickering – Chief Executive Officer, INCOMPAS
Gina Keeney – Founder, Keeney Consulting
John Windhausen Jr. – President, Telepoly
Moderator: Andy Schwartzman – Benton Senior Counselor
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04 Best Laid Plans


Rachelle Chong – Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
Larry Irving – President & Chief Executive Officer, Irving Group
Jim Kohlenberger – President, JK Strategies
Christopher Wright – Partner, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
Blair Levin – Policy Advisor, New Street Research
Moderator: Mignon Clyburn, Former FCC Commissioner
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05 Fireside Chat – Philip L. Verveer & Gigi Sohn


Philip L. Verveer – Former Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador, U.S. Department of State
Gigi Sohn – Benton Senior Fellow and Public Advocate
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06 Conclusion


Revati Prasad – Executive Director – Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
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#Benton #telecomact #universal service

8:47 am on January 22, 2026 · 2026 (252), citi (45), columbia (18), telecom (19)

Jan 23 2026 – Into the Next Digital Generation: Lessons from Yesterday, Predictions for Tomorrow

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On January 23, 2026, the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) convened a full-day conference ‘Into the Next Digital Generation: Lessons from Yesterday, Predictions for Tomorrow: A Tribute to the 43 Years of the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) and its Director, Prof. Eli Noam’ at Columbia University in NYC. The event, which was followed by a gala dinner, served as a celebration and tribute to the Institute, which will be closing with the retirement of founder, Professor Eli Noam.

CITI was the first research center dedicated to communications economics, management, and policy established at a US management school. Over the past 42 years, CITI has published 75 books and hundreds of articles, hosted nearly one thousand conferences, run several webinar series, and welcomed numerous visiting scholars and interns from around the world.

The conference was webcast via ISOC LIVE, and the dinner speeches recorded.

PROGRAM

01 – Opening and Welcome
Costis Maglaras – Dean, Columbia Business School
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02 – Introduction
Eli Noam – Emeritus Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility, Prof. of Economics, and Director, CITI
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03 – Vint Cerf Video Message
Vinton G. Cerf – CITI Advisory Board / Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
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04 – Telecom and Internet Infrastructure: The Invisible Resource
Erik Bohlin – Professor, Ivey University (Canada) & Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Johannes Bauer – Quello Chair for Media and Information Policy, Michigan State University
Raul Katz – Director of Business Strategy, CITI, and President, Telecom Advisory Services
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Robert Pepper – fmr Head of Global Policy and Planning, Meta
Alex Wolfson – Head, Mobile Content Operations, BMW Group
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05 – Brief Overview of CITI’s Influence
Dr. Zvezdan Vukanovic – University Canada West / Associate Director for International Media, CITI
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06 – Regulatory Institutions
Harold Furchtgott-Roth – Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute / fmr Commissioner, FCC
Andrew Schwartzman – Senior Counselor, Benton Institute for Broadband and Society
Marc Rotenberg – Georgetown Law / Center for AI and Digital Policy
David Redl – Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado / ex-Administrator, NTIA
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Rosa Morales – Esq.
Lorenzo Pupillo – Centre for European Policy Studies
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07 – Media Industry Structure: An Iron Law of Oligopoly?
Ben Compaine – Director of Fellows Program, CITI
Jason Adam Buckweitz – Executive Director, CITI, and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School
Robert Frieden – Pioneers Chair and Professor of Telecommunications and Law, Penn State University
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Kenneth Carter – CEO and Founder, Ozeki
Heather Hudson – Professor and fmr. Director ISER, University of Alaska Anchorage
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08 – Lunch Session: International Multipliers
Koos Bekker – Chairman, Naspers / founder, Multichoice (video)
Merit Janow – Dean Emerita and Professor of Professional Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, SIPA, Columbia University (video)
Derek Wyatt – fmr. Member of Parliament, UK (video)
Haru Sato – Professor Emeritus, Konan University (video)
Ambassador David Gross – Senior Counsel, Wiley Rein (video)
Internet Society New York Chapter Award Presentation – Dave Burstein and Stuart Reid
Moderators:
Michael Nelson – Non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Henning Schulzrinne – Professor, Computer Science, Columbia University
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09 – Content Media: 3 Generations of Past Trouble, and Into the Next
Esther Dyson – Investor, Journalist, Author, Philanthropist
Howard Homonoff – Senior U.S. Media & Industry Advisor, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
Joost van Dreunen – Asst. Professor, NYU Stern School of Business
Stanley Pierre-Louis – President & CEO, Entertainment Software Association
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Corey Spencer – Asst. Director, CITI
Bozena I. Mierzejewska – Associate Professor, Fordham Gabelli School of Business
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10 – Communications Finance: The Past and Future of Media and IT Investments
Doug Conn – fmr Executive Director, SMBC Nikko Securities
Tom Aust – fmr VP-Senior Analyst, State Street
Blair Levin – Policy Advisor, New Street Research
James Alleman – Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder
Co-Moderators and Respondents:
Harold Vogel – CEO, Vogel Capital Management
Bruce Lincoln – Sr. Fellow, CITI / co-founder, Silicon Harlem
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11 – America and the World: Digital Thought Leadership in the 21st Century
Reed Hundt – fmr Chairman, FCC
Joseph Stiglitz – University Professor, Columbia University
Lawrence Lessig – Furman Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Leonard Waverman – fmr Dean, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Martha Garcia-Murillo – Dean, College of Information Science & Technology, University of Nebraska Omaha
Co-Moderators:
William Drake – Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
Jonathan Liebenau – Professor of Technology Management, London School of Economics
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12 – Closing Remarks and Thanks
Eli Noam – Director, CITI
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13 – Gala Dinner: Welcome and Session 1: Public Policy
Lee Bollinger – fmr President, Columbia University (video)
Doreen Bogdan-Martin – Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (video)
Reed Hundt – fmr Chairman, FCC (video)
Castulus Kolo – President, Macromedia University
Richard Wiley – Chairman Emeritus, Wiley Rein (video)
Robert Frieden – Pioneers Chair and Professor of Telecommunications and Law, Penn State University
Rosa Morales – Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
Moderator: Robert Pepper – fmr Chair, CITI Advisory Board
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14 – Gala Dinner Session 2: Academia and Business
Vint Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google (video)
Johannes Bauer – Quello Chair for Media and Information Policy, Michigan State University
Martha Garcia-Murillo – Dean, College of Information Science & Technology, University of Nebraska Omaha
Ivan Seidenberg – fmr CEO, Verizon (video)
Robert C. Atkinson – fmr Director of Policy Studies, CITI (video)
Erik Bohlin – Professor, Ivey University (Canada) & Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Moderator: Tom Hazlett – Macaulay Professor of Economics, Clemson University
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15 – Gala Dinner Session 3: Columbia
Gerald Rosberg – fmr Sr. EVP, Columbia University
Joseph Stiglitz – University Professor, Columbia University (by video)
Jeanine D’Armiento – Chair, Columbia University Senate
John Tomasi – President, Heterodox Academy and Prof. Brown University
Alex Wolfson – Head, Mobile Content Operations, BMW Group (video)
Moderator: Nadine Strossen – fmr. National President, ACLU
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#CITI @Columbia_Biz

1:38 am on July 21, 2025 · CCAOI (9), India (36), telecom (19)

RECORDING – Manthan: On Proposed Amendments to the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2025

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OFFICIAL REPORT

On Monday 21 July, 2025,  CCAOI hosted an online interactive stakeholder discussion ‘On Proposed Amendments to the Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2025 ‘. The Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecom) released on 24 June draft Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Amendment Rules, 2025 (“Telecom Cyber Security Rules”). These proposed rules aim to establish a mandatory Mobile Number Validation (MNV) regime, which will significantly expand the compliance obligations for digital platforms that use mobile numbers to identify customers, in order to deliver services, facilitate transactions, etc. The proposed amendments primarily aim to improve cyber security and prevent cyber frauds and incidents. The aim of this discussion was to make the provisions of the proposed amendments more understandable and relatable to a wider audience and provoke thoughts about the regulatory framework India needs and encourage stakeholder(s) to make submissions.

The event is supported by Internet Society India Delhi Chapter (ISOC Delhi) as a community partner.

INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC
Shradhanjali Sarma – CCAOI

SPEAKERS
Shahana Chatterji – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Parag Kar – Telecom Expert
Dr. Mahesh Uppal  – Telecom Expert
John Khiangte – Microsoft
Garima Saxena – The Dialogue

MODERATOR / HOST
Amrita Choudhury – CCAOI

7:28 am on January 23, 2024 · Amrita Choudhury (1), India (36), regulation (5), telecom (19)

VIDEO – IGPP Panel – The Telecommunications Act, 2023 (India)

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isoc.liveOn January 15th 2024, the Institute for Governance, Policies and Politics (IGPP) hosted a panel ‘The Telecommunications Act, 2023‘. Eminent Speakers discussed India’s new legislation’s highlights, issues/challenges and the way forward.

INTRODUCTION
Amrita Tiwari, Research Associate, IGPP

PANEL
Deepak Maheshwari, Sr. Visiting Fellow, ICRIER
Amrita Choudhury, Director, CCAOI
Namrata Maheshwari, Asia Pacific Policy Counsel, Access Now
Sumeysh Srivastava, Sr. Manager, Public Policy, The Quantum Hub
MOD: Dr. Manish Tiwari, Director, IGPP

VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/U97YcstctJg

VIEW ON TWITTER https://twitter.com/IGPPVMF/status/1746857124666491301

TRANSCRIPT https://bit.ly/3OcIjfD (AI)

TWITTER #TheTelecommunicationsAct2023 #TelecomAct2023 #IGPPEvents @IGPPVMF @dmcorpaffair @ICRIER @AmritaChoudhury @NamrataM_ @accessnow @tqh_policy

MASTODON  #TelecomAct2023

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https://archive.org/details/igpp-telecom-act

6:13 am on October 14, 2022 · CCAOI (9), India (36), telecom (19)

WEBCAST OCT 14 – Demystifying the Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022

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isoc liveOn Friday 14 October 2022 at 3pm IST (09:30 UTC) CCAOI hosts an online discussion ‘Demystifying the Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022‘. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 for public consultation. The Bill aims to create a comprehensive legal framework governing telecommunication by replacing the existing Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950. The Ministry of Communications had initiated a public consultation in July 2022 on ‘Need for a new legal framework governing Telecommunication in India’ and basis the inputs received have drafted this bill. Comments are invited from stakeholders on the draft by 20 October 2022. The objective of this discussion is to provide participants a better understanding of the draft bill and then encourage stakeholders to make submissions within the deadline.

OPENING PRESENTATION
Akshi Rastogi, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

PANEL
Neha Chaudhari, Ikigai Law
Uthara Ganesh, Snapchat
Amit Mathur, Reliance Jio Infocomm
Dr Mahesh Uppal, ComFirst
Rajesh Chharia, ISPAI
Kazim Rizvi, The Dialogue
Nikhil Pahwa, MediaNama

MODERATOR
Amrita Choudhury, CCAOI

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ccaoi-telecom

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3sedD2l

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3rVPSM1

TWITTER #telecombill @Akshi_Rastogi @utharaganesh @reliancejio @ComFirstIndia @kazimriz @nixxin @AmritaChoudhury @isocapac

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/ccaoi-telecom

11:08 am on February 24, 2016 · broadband (121), nys (5), NYS DPS (2), telecom (19)

WEBCAST WEDS/THURS – @NYSDPS Telecom Study Technical Conference #broadband

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livestreamOn Wednesday – Thursday February 24-25 2016 The New York State Department of Public Service will hold a Technical Conference in NYC to discuss their recent Telecommunications Study. The Telecommunications Study is designed to help the
Commission and the State Legislature identify areas where there may be market failures or opportunities to advance the public interest. The event will be webcast live, and that webcast will be mirrored via the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

What: NY DPS Telecom Study Technical Conference
Where: New York City
When: Wednesday – Thursday February 24-25 2016
Agenda: http://on.ny.gov/1p4pEVc
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/nydps
Twitter: @NYSDPS https://twitter.com/search?q=%40nysdps