Upcoming Archives - Gigi Sohn

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FTC Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

March 20, 2019 - Washington, DC The Federal Trade Commission will hold the tenth session of its Hearings Initiative, focused on competition and consumer protection issues in broadband markets, on March 20, 2019. The hearing will examine developments in U.S. broadband markets, technology, and law since the FTC staff’s 2007 Broadband…

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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RSA Panel on Public Interest Technology: The Government Needs You

March 7, 2019 - San Francisco, CA Panel: The Government Needs You. Government needs technologists at all levels. We’re needed on legislative staffs and at regulatory agencies in order to make effective tech policy, but we’re also needed elsewhere to implement policy more broadly. We’re needed to advise courts, testify…

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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INCOMPAS Policy Summit

February 27, 2019 - New America, Washington, DC The Competition Crossfire: Sprint-T-MobileWhat does the proposed Sprint-T-Mobile merger mean for consumers and competition? Hear opposing perspectives during this debate. Moderator:Angie Kronenberg, Chief Advocate and General Counsel, INCOMPAS Speakers:John Kneuer, Founder of JKC Consulting, and a Senior Advisor to the American Continental…

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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University of Pittsburgh Law School Symposium

March 1, 2019, University of Pittsburgh Law School, Pittsburgh PA The Net Without Neutrality: Economic, Regulatory, and Information Access Impacts. Gigi Sohn, Keynote Speaker. View the event here. More at University of Pittsburgh Law School Symposium.

Posted on February 26, 2019February 28, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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New England Connect: A Regional Broadband Convening

November 8: Hartford, CT. This one day event will bring together broadband champions from federal, state, and local government, as well as community leaders and policy experts. We will feature a mayors’ panel, successful models in broadband deployment, E-Rate and funding opportunities, 5G and small cells, as well as an…

Posted on September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Communications Law in the Digital Age

November 8: New York, NY. PLI: Communications Law in the Digital Age. Media and communications law must respond to new challenges, including those arising from digital and social media. The areas of First Amendment, defamation, privacy, intellectual property, newsgathering, right of publicity, and reporter’s privilege law are rapidly changing.…

Posted on September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Great Lakes Connect Broadband Development Conference

September 25, Fairlawn, OH Tuesday Lunch Keynote: The FCC: Can't Live With It, Don't Want to Live Without It. 2018 Conference Theme is "Creating Intelligent Network Infrastructure to Compete in the Global Economy" We will explore creative and collaborative community examples throughout the midwest as well as highlight the network…