Upcoming event

What changes will the administration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris bring for the country’s use of broadband technologies? How will the technology and communications industries be affected? Will public policy on controversial tech policy issues, including Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, be markedly different from today? What does the quest for “universal broadband” mean? Tune in to hear what industry groups believe is likely to happen, come January 20, 2021.

Panelists include:

The European Commission is planning to present the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in December, a legislative package that will have far-reaching implications for the EU’s digital economy. Early drafts of these plans suggest that the Commission will ban some practices by search engines, operating systems, and cloud service providers to address concerns that their practices are unfair for consumers and new market entrants.

As 2020 comes to a close, we find ourselves 10 years out from the National Broadband Plan, 20 years down the road from initial discussions of the appropriate regulatory classification of broadband, and 25 years since the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The time is ripe take a step back and evaluate what has worked well and what has not. In a recent paper, noted telecommunications policy thinkers Howard Shelanski and Jonathan Nuechterlein set out to do just that.

USTelecom’s Broadband Investment Forum brings together leading national policymakers, business leaders, and technology innovators to assess solutions for achieving universal connectivity in America.

At the dawn of a new Administration and Congress, and in the midst of our ongoing pandemic, conversations will focus on exploring new policy pathways to promote broadband investment and innovation, and ensure access and affordability for all in need.

The committee will consider three nominations including Nathan Simington, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission

The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) will be hosting a webinar to highlight Virtual Volunteerism, the practice of leveraging broadband to match individual volunteers with nonprofit organizations to provide direct services to those in need.  The event will feature presenters from the United Nations and entities successfully using the Virtual Volunteerism model to provide services to their clients.  The webinar will be streamed live and for free at fcc.gov/live.

Agenda

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Opening Remarks and Keynote Address

• Opening Remarks: Chairman Ajit Pai, Federal Communications Commission
• Remarks: FCC Commissioners
• Keynote Address: David Awschalom, University of Chicago

10:35 AM – 11:30 AM
Panel 1: The Quantum Internet: Theory and Applications

Agenda

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Wednesday, March 17, 2021:

On January 26, Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel released the following on the February Open Meeting