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Former FCC Commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Harold Furchtgott-Roth reflected on the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. They discussed major provisions of the law, notably…

The Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim spoke about existing antitrust issues and how to combat them to maintain a competitive market.

Policymakers and analysts involved in telecommunications issues talked about spectrum management and availability for wireless broadband technology, and how these might affect the next gener…

Constitutional attorneys Nadine Strossen and David Rivkin debated the privacy concerns of government surveillance, as well as surveillance carried out by businesses. “Balancing Privacy and S…

Gene Kimmelman and Harold Furchtgott-Roth talked about the proposed merger of Charter Communications with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks and what it would mean for U.S. media, e…

Some of the key players involved in the process of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) ceding of authority over the domain name system talked about their …

Michael O’Rielly talked about issues affecting telecommunications policy in his first public speech as commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission FCC). Regarding the recent D.C. C…

Blair Levin and Harold Furchtgott-Roth talked about the short- and long-term implications of the October 1-16, 2013, federal government shutdown on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC…

Richard Wiley talked about Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policies and their role in the future of Internet accessibility. He focused on the wireless spectrum, broadcast ownership r…

Former Federal Communications Commission members talked about investment opportunities in the energy and broadband sectors and how they might spur economic growth. They also responded to que…

Telecommunications experts and scholars talked about access to high-speed data networks in rural communities. Hanns Kuttner began the discussion with a slide presentation of his study, “Broa…

Maureen Ohlhausen talked about the role of the federal government in Internet privacy issues.

James Miller spoke about the future of the United States Postal Service. He said that systemic changes are needed if the service is to survive, and that its governing board must respond to m…

Seymour Goodman talked about the extent of the internationalization of cyberspace, specific international problems and weaknesses that add to cyberspace insecurity, and some forms of interna…

At a forum titled, gThe Tenth Anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: A Tough Act to Follow, h Commissioner Martin and a panel of former lawmakers talked about the impact of tele…

FCC Commissioners heard testimony on the proposed merger between Time-Warner and America OnLine. U.S. broad-band service issues were discussed such as the effect of the merger on promises of…

After a brief introduction by Mr. DeMuth, Mr. Furchtgott-Roth spoke about the "realpolitik of regulation." He talked about offensive and defensive strategies in regulating the communi…

Witnesses testified about the progress of the Federal Communications Commission. They focused on the implementation of the V-chip and the increased competition in the telecommunications mark…

The Federal Communications Commission held a hearing on the merger of several telecommunications companies. The panelists discussed the positive and negative aspects of the Bell Atlantic mer…

Panelists discussed the proposed merger between Ameritech and SBC Communications. While proponents of the merger argued that service and access to the internet would be made more readily ava…