Upcoming event
Agenda
- Preventing Digital Discrimination
How much longer will powerful technology companies operate with limited public oversight? Who is making the rules of the digital age? These are the questions central to Brookings’ Visiting Fellow Tom Wheeler’s new book, “Techlash: Who Makes the Rules in the Digital Gilded Age?“ In “Techlash,” Wheeler compares the present digital age to the last great technology—driven era—the Gilded Age, drawing comparisons between the two that offer solutions to help us navigate the current digital era.
Brookings Senior Fellow Mark MacCarthy’s new publication, “Regulating Digital Industries: How Public Oversight Can Encourage Competition, Protect Privacy, and Ensure Free Speech” is the first book to address the tech backlash within a coherent policy framework.
A hybrid event focused on the policies and tools necessary to close the digital adoption gap for good. The Connect20 Summit will explore how digital navigator programs have connected millions of households to the Internet through initiatives such as the Affordable Connectivity Program by breaking down barriers to connectivity including adoption, affordability, and access.
The Connect20 Summit will feature remarks from policymakers, expert panels, collaborative exercises, and opportunities to connect with key partners that are leading the way on digital adoption.
FCC's November 2023 Open Meeting Agenda
Here’s everything we have on deck for our November Open Meeting.
A conversation about the future of information and the ways that government, academia, private companies and civil society can each take a role in preserving and rebuilding trust in our institutions.
FCC to Vote on Rules to Prevent and Eliminate Digital Discrimination
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Rosenworcel is proposing final rules to prevent discrimination in access to broadband services based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, and national origin. The rules will be voted on by the full Commission at its November 15 Open Commission Meeting. If adopted, they would establish a balanced framework to facilitate equal access to broadband internet service by preventing digital discrimination. Under these rules, the FCC could protect consumers by:
The Business of Broadband webinars will hone in on how Indigenous networks approach the business of broadband, how they can be structured, how they price their services, and how they can strategically plan for their sustainability.
A listening session to hear from formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones about their experiences using incarcerated people’s communications services (IPCS). Participants will explain the critical importance of affordable communications services to incarcerated people, as the Federal Communications Commission works to implement the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 (Martha Wright-Reed Act).
Chairwoman to Host Incarcerated People's Communications Services Listening Session in Chicago, Illinois
On October 27, 2023, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Rosenworcel will host a listening session in Chicago (IL) to hear from formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones about their experiences using incarcerated people's communications services (IPCS). Participants will explain the critical importance of affordable communications services to incarcerated people, as the FCC works to implement the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 (Martha Wright-Reed Act).