After Comcast: What Now for Net Neutrality?
The video from the program is now available here.
On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, the Free State Foundation and the Information Technology and Information are jointly presenting a program, "After Comcast: What's Net for Net Neutrality?" The program will be from 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM at ITIF's offices located 1101 K Street, Nw, Suite 610, Washington, DC. Featured speakers include: Richard Bennett, Research Fellow, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation; James Cicconi, Senior Executive Vice President, External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T; Eric Klinker, Chief Executive Officer, BitTorrent; Randolph May, President, Free State Foundation; James Speta, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law; and Steven Teplitz, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Time Warner Cable. All the event details are here.
The FCC's "Future of Media" Inquiry: What Is the FCC Doing - And Why?
This April 16, 2010 event at noon at the National Press Club will feature the FCC's Steven Waldman, who is leading the FCC's inquiry. Other speakers include James Taranto, the editor of the Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com; Donna Gregg, FSF Adjunct Senior Fellow and former chief of the FCC's Media Bureau; and Deborah Taylor Tate, FSF Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow and former FCC Commissioner. All of the details are here. The video from FSF's "Future of Media" program held on April 16, 2010, at the National Press Club is now available here.
The Free State Foundation's Annual Winter Telecom Conference Video
The video from FSF's Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference held on January 29, 2010, at the National Press Club are now available. The links to the various sessions are below:
Welcome and Introduction by Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May and Opening Keynote Address by FCC Commissioner Robert M. McDowell - Click here.
Panel 1: "The FCC's Broadband Plan: The Good, The Bad, and the Just So-So?" - Click here. This panel features: Stuart Benjamin, FCC; Jeffrey Campbell, Cisco; Steven Davis, Qwest; Steve Largent, CTIA, Thomas Power, NTIA; Paul de Sa, FCC; and Joe Waz, Comcast.
Panel 2: "Net Neutrality Regulation: Why Now - Or Ever?" - Click here. This panel features: Robert Atkinson, ITIF; Rick Whitt, Google; Kyle McSlarrow, NCTA; Howard Shelanski, FTC; Tom Tauke, Verizon; and Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Luncheon Program: "Conversation on FCC's Policies and Processes," with FCC Chief of Staff Edward Lazarus and Free State Foundation President Randolph May - Click here.
A PDF version of the conference agenda is here.
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On January 29, 2010, the Free State Foundation will hold the Second Annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC from 9 AM to 2 PM. The conference speaker line-up and registration details are here. The conference agenda is here.
Free State Foundation Distinguished Adjunct Senior Fellow Deborah Taylor Tate will moderate a program on cybersecurity at the ITU Telecom World 2009 conference in Geneva. The program, entitled, "Managing Digital Identity: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly," is on October 6, 2009. More information about the program is here.
On September 10, 2009, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, the Free State Foundation will hold an event at the National Press Club to celebrate the release of its new book, "New Directions in Communications Policy." Keynote speakers are Meredith Attwell Baker, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission, and Blair Levin, Executive Director of the FCC's Omnibus Broadband Initiative. Other speakers include Professors James Speta, Christopher Yoo, and John Mayo, all nationally known experts in telecommunications law and policy. Cleck here for program and registration information and here for the agenda.
FSF President Randolph J. May participates as a speaker in a program titled, "Agencies of Change: Exploring Institutional Reform at the FCC and FERC," at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. The program is on July 31, 2008, from 8:30 - 10:00 AM. Details are here.
The Free State Foundation will hold a lunch seminar on June 5, 2009, from 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm entitled, "Broadband Nation: Where Does the U.S. Really Stand in the World Rankings?" The seminar will be held in Congressional Meeting Room North at the new Capitol Visitor Center. A complimentary lunch will be provided. Ambassador David A. Gross, former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State, will address the progress of the U.S. concerning broadband deployment and usage and explain why the oft-cited OECD rankings do not accurately depict the true position of the U.S. vis-a-vis other countries. After his remarks, there will be reactions and comments by the panelists: Robert Atkinson, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, Link Hoewing, Verizon Communications, and Chrisopher Guttman-McCabe, CTIA - The Wireless Association. For more details and to register, click here. The current agenda can be found here.
The Free State Foundation is sponsoring a conference on February 26, 2009, from 8:45 am - 4:15 pm entitled, "New Directions in Communications Policy." The conference will be held on the 13th floor of the National Press Club. A complimentary lunch will be provided. Representative Marsha Blackburn of the House Commerce Committee will deliver an opening keynote address. Blair Levin, Managing Director of Stifel Nicolaus and Obama Transition Team Leader, will be the featured luncheon speaker. Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell, former FCC Chairman Richard Wiley, and former FCC Commissioner Deborah Tate will moderate the three panels examining several hot-topic issues confronting policymakers, including broadband policy, network neutrality, universal service, media regulation, FCC institutional reform, and the Obama Administration's coordination of technology policy. For more details and to register, click here. The current agenda can be found here.
The Free State Foundation is sponsoring a seminar on October 24, 2008, from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm entitled, "Archaic Intercarrier Compensation and Universal Service Regimes: Proposals for Reform," featuring Gerald Brock, Professor of Telecommunication and of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University and John Mayo, Professor of Economics, Business and Public Policy and Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate will deliver Introductory Remarks. The seminar will be held in Room 2322, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. A complimentary lunch will be provided. For more details and to register, click here. Professor Brock's Powerpoint slides are here and Professor Mayo's are here.
The Free State Foundation is sponsoring a seminar on September 26, 2008, from 11:45 AM - 1:45 pm entitled, "Delivering Media Content in a New Technological Environment: An Exploration of Policy Implications," featuring Steven S. Wildman, James H. Quello Chair of Telecommunication Studies and Co-Director of the Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law at Michigan State University, and FCC Commissioner Robert M. McDowell. The seminar will be held at the National Academy of Public Administration, 900 7th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC. A complimentary lunch will be provided. For more details and to register, click here.
The Free State Foundation is sponsoring a seminar on April 28, 2008, from 12 noon - 2:00 pm entitled, "Reforming Universal Service: What Should Be Done and How to Do It." The seminar will be held in Room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. A complimentary lunch will be provided. A distinguished group of experts will discuss what should be done on a short and long-term basis to reform the system. For more details and to register, click here.
On April 3, 2008, FSF President Randolph May will moderate a program entitled "FCC Reform: Changing the Institution" sponsored by the American Bar Association's Section of Administrative Law and Regualtory Practice. The topic is timely and the program features a stellar line-up of speakers. All the details and a registration form are here.
The Free State Foundation and the Institute for Policy Innovation are co-sponsoring a conference--"The Federal Unbundling Commission?"--on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, on Capitol Hill. The conference will explore whether proposed or adopted regulations requiring broadband service operators to unbundle their networks, content, and applications constitute sound communications policies. Senator Jim DeMint and Representative Marsha Blackburn, both members of the Commerce committees with jurisdiction over the Federal Communications Commission, will deliver keynote addresses at the October 30 conference. Sen. DeMint and Rep. Blackburn are two of the nation's most articulate and knowledgeable advocates of market-oriented communications policy reform. Senator DeMint will deliver the opening keynote and Representative Blackburn will deliver the luncheon address. FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate will introduce Rep. Blackburn and deliver brief remarks. The event will feature many notable public policymakers, scholars, and industry experts. For more details and registration information, click here. The entire program booklet with the agenda and speaker bios is here.
Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May will debate Christopher Libertelli, Senior Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs, North America, Skype Limited, at the Fourth Annual Conference on Spectrum Management sponsored by Law Seminars International on Tuesday, September 18. The topic: "The Debate over Net Neutrality and Its Potential Impact on Spectrum Policy." The debate takes place at 1:30 PM at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC.
On August 1, 2007, at noon, FSF President Randolph J. May will speak to the Baltimore Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society. The topic is "The Future of Internet Regulation: Will Free Speech and Property Rights Prevail?" The event details are here.
Free State Foundation President Randolph J. May participates in the KMB Video Journal Conference on "Building the Next Generation Broadband Networks: What Are the Issues?" On May 8, 2007, Mr. May is speaking on the topic, "State Versus Interstate Issues Regarding Broadband Policy: What Has Been Preempted and Why."
On April 30, 2007, Randolph J. May, Free State Foundation President, will be a witness at a hearing convened by the New York City Council Committee on Technology in Government to consider net neutrality. Click here for his testimony.
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