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September 2018

Communication Workers of America urges states to investigate T-Mobile purchase of Sprint

The Communication Workers of America labor union, which opposes T-Mobile’s proposed purchase of rival Sprint, has written to all 50 state attorneys general to highlight potential job losses from the proposed deal as well as antitrust concerns. Attorneys general in NY and CA have reportedly begun probes into the $26 billion deal, which would see the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the United States merging.

Sponsor 

Consortium for School Networking

Date 
Wed, 09/19/2018 - 18:00 to 19:00

 

Presenters


Sponsor 

New America, the Global Network Initiative, and the American Society of International Law

Date 
Tue, 09/18/2018 - 14:00 to Thu, 09/20/2018 - 18:30

Agenda:

9:00-9:15 a.m. – Welcome

Judith Lichtenberg
Executive Director, Global Network Initiative

Sharon Bradford Franklin
Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity Policy, New America’s Open Technology Institute

Wes Rist
Deputy Director, American Society for International Law


Sponsor 

Telecommunications Policy Research Conference

Date 
Thu, 09/20/2018 - 16:30 to 18:00

Broadband Access & Adoption

  • Broadband Reliability: Zachary Bischof, Northwestern University
  • Broadband Speed and Economic Growth: George Ford, Phoenix Center
  • US Broadband Deployment: Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University
  • Digital Divide: Laleah Fernandez, Michigan State University

Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technology Policy Issues


Everybody complains about the Rural Broadband Divide, but nobody does anything about it

How can we solve the rural broadband digital divide? On September 6, the Broadband Connects America (a new coalition which includes the Benton Foundation) offered a set of principles for attacking the problem. With countless federal, state, and local projects underway, if there's any telecom policy consensus these days, it is on this: we need better broadband data.

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