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July 1, 2010
Aspen Forum to Explore What's Next for Broadband Policy
Aspen Forum to Explore What's Next for Broadband Policy
Panel to Discuss Broadband Plan, Regulatory Issues at TPI Event
| For Immediate Release | Contact: Amy Smorodin |
Promoting broadband has become a top priority for policymakers hoping it will spur innovation and economic growth. How will new proposals, from the National Broadband Plan to regulatory reclassification affect broadband deployment, adoption and investment? What would be the impact of extending Universal Service Funds to broadband? Is wireless a viable substitute for wireline broadband? How will new pricing models affect the broadband ecosystem? What is the prospect for a re-write of the Communications Act? These issues will be explored at the TPI Aspen Forum discussion panel entitled “Whither Broadband Policy? The FCC, Congress, and the Courts.”
Panelists include:
Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.Panelists include:
Shane Greenstein, the Elinor and Wendell Hobbs Professor of Management and
Fernando Laguarda, Vice President of External Affairs and Policy Counselor for
Time Warner Cable.
Blair Levin, Communications and Society Fellow at the Aspen Institute and
former Executive Director of the Omnibus Broadband Initiative at the Federal
Communications Commission.
Walter McCormick, President and CEO of the United States Telecom
Association (USTelecom).
Tom Sugrue, Vice President of Government Affairs at T-Mobile.
The panel discussion will follow a keynote by Thomas Tauke, Vice President of Public Affairs, Policy and Communications at Verizon. Other confirmed speakers include include Paul Otellini, President and CEO of Intel Corporation; Mark McLaughlin, President and Chief Executive Officer of VeriSign; and Brad Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intuit. Edward Mueller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Communications, will offer opening remarks at the premier policy event.
A preview agenda of the Aspen Forum, to be held August 22 - 24 at the St. Regis Aspen Resort, is available on the TPI website. To register, please visit www.techpolicyinstitute.org/aspen2010. For additional information, please contact Jane Creel at jcreel@techpolicyinstitute.org. Members of the press can contact Amy Smorodin at asmorodin@techpolicyinstitute.org.
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Recent Publications
- The Future of Digital Communications Research and Policy, by Scott J. Wallsten, September 9, 2010
- An Economic Overview of the Implications for Online Video of the Proposed Comcast-NBCU Transaction , by Scott J. Wallsten, July 13, 2010
- ICANN at a Crossroads: A Proposal for Better Governance and Performance Presentation, by Lawrence White, June 19, 2010
- ICANN Inc., by Milton Mueller, June 19, 2010
- A Fresh Start for ICANN, by R. Shawn Gunnarson, June 19, 2010