Understanding Why Free Data Is Good for Underserved Consumers

Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council
Monday, June 20, 2016
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

A panel discussion with academic, policy, and community advocates on zero rating and other practices that are enabling consumers to access mobile data for free, especially robust video and audio streaming services. In this discussion, learn more about the various free data programs that are currently available in the marketplace and how these programs can bolster policy efforts to close the digital divide by helping more cost conscious consumers manage their mobile use.

Opening Remarks & Overview of MMTC's White Paper:
Kim Keenan, President and CEO, MMTC

Moderator:
Nicol Turner-Lee, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Research and Policy Officer, MMTC

Panelists:

  • Doug Brake, Telecommunications Policy Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
  • Roslyn Layton, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute's Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology Policy; Ph.D. Fellow, Center for Communication, Media & Information Technologies, Aalborg University
  • Allison Remsen, Executive Director, Mobile Future
  • Brent Wilkes, National Executive Director, League of United Latin American Citizens

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