FCC Public Forum on Comcast-NBCU/GE Joint Venture (updated w/agenda)
FCC Public Forum on Comcast-NBCU/GE Joint Venture
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
1:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold a public forum to discuss the Comcast/NBCU/GE joint venture proposal. The forum will consist of two panels in the afternoon, followed by a special segment from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. for the public to ask questions and share their views about the proposed merger.
Agenda and Panelists
(Central Standard Time)
1:00 p.m. Introduction and Opening Remarks
Commissioner Michael Copps, Federal Communications Commission
1:15 p.m. Panel 1: Online Video Distribution Considerations
John Flynn, Senior Counsel to the Chairman for Transactions, FCC (Moderator)
- Jeffrey Blum, Deputy General Counsel, DISH Network
- Susan Crawford, Professor, Cardozo Law School, and Visiting Research Collaborator, Princeton University
- Markham C. Erickson, Partner, Holch & Erickson LLP, and Executive Director, NetCoalition
- Travis Parsons, Senior Director, Business Development, Sezmi
- Josh Silver, President and CEO, Free Press
- Scott Wallsten, Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute
- Susan Whiting, Vice Chair, The Nielsen Company
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Panel 2: Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Considerations
William Lake, Chief, Media Bureau, FCC (Moderator)
- Colleen Abdoulah, President and CEO, WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone
- Tyrone Brown, President, Media Access Project
- Brian Lawlor, President-Chairman, NBC Television Affiliates and Senior Vice President of Television, The E.W. Scripps Company
- William Rogerson, Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
- Ken Solomon, Chairman & CEO, The Tennis Channel
- James Speta, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
5:00 p.m. Break
6:00 p.m. Public Comments
8:00 p.m. Adjournment
Open captioning of the forum will be provided. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need and a way we can contact you if more information is needed. Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
For further information, please contact Jessica Almond by phone, 202-418-2721 or email, jessica.almond@fcc.gov.