Upcoming event

Hosted by U.S. Senators:
*Senators will provide opening and closing remarks

• John Boozman (R-Ark.)
• Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
• Angus King (I-Maine)
• Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

Keynote Remarks from:

• Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Communications Commission

Panel Discussion with:

Many FCC proceedings impacting wireless spectrum were in process at the close of Chairman Pai's term. This webinar will update attendees on the status of current spectrum events and provide predictions for 2021.

Attendees will receive updates on many spectrum proceedings, including:

• The 6 GHz Band
• CBRS
• 900 MHz
• T-Band
• Tower Compliance
• 4.9 GHz

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is the most-discussed and least-understood law governing the modern internet. Democrats and Republicans in Washington are raring to reform the controversial statute, but they’re worlds apart on what those changes should look like.

Connecting the entire world with 5G

Barcelona, Spain

Despite years of effort and billions of dollars, many parts of rural America remain stubbornly unconnected to robust broadband networks, because unlike dense urban and suburban markets, widely dispersed populations in rural areas simply cannot be served profitably with conventional technologies. Thankfully, broadband likely will be included in a legislative package that aims to significantly upgrade America’s infrastructure.

Autocrats around the world are manipulating access to the internet as a means of state control, especially in the face of protests and dissent. From Myanmar to Venezuela to Iran, we’ve seen a rise in blackouts cutting off critical channels of communication, an increasingly dangerous prospect in the middle of a pandemic. This public program will feature experts in human rights, technology, and cyber access to understand the implications of blocking freedom of information, and what can be done about it.

Speakers

The advent of 5G has prompted a shift in mobile network architecture towards a disaggregated approach that uses open and interoperable interfaces in the radio access network (RAN).

Open RAN allows networks to be deployed with a more modular design without being dependent on a single vendor. It can also lower barriers to entry for new innovators and create economic opportunities while increasing innovation and promoting competition and diversity in the wireless supply chain.

A European court's July ruling against the Privacy Shield framework, which allowed U.S. firms to transfer Europeans' personal information stateside, created confusion around transatlantic data flows that are key to the digital economy.

Witnesses

1. Ashley Baker

   Director Of Public Policy

   The Committee for Justice

   Washington, D.C.

2. George Slover

   Senior Policy Counsel

   Consumers Union

   Washington, D.C.

3. Barry Lynn

   Executive Director

   Open Markets Institute

   Washington, D.C.

4. Jan Rybnichek

   Counsel

   Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

   Washington, D.C.

5. Nancy Rose

   Charles P. Kindleberger Professor Of Applied Economics

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

   Cambridge, MA