Experts Review Reform and Standards at the FCC

Panelists from the Federal Communications Commission, Capitol Hill, public interest groups and the private sector addressed issues of FCC reform and regulatory responsibility at "An FCC for the Internet Age: Reform and Standard-Setting," a half-day conference sponsored by Public Knowledge, Silicon Flatirons and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.

Dale Hatfield from Silicon Flatirons opened up the conference by enforcing the need for an open, transparent process to encourage investment. He said regulatory risk is no good but it is critical to our fundamental belief in government. He added that while it's important to protect investors, we run the danger of too much or too little regulation with bad effects on both ends. "We need the right tool to stay closer to the optimum," he said.