The Working Group leadership will update to the Task Force on their progress. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the Task Force Chair and the Designated Federal Officer.
The meeting will be wholly electronic and is open to the public on the Internet via live feed from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live
The hearing will examine the Federal Communications Commission’s and National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s role in spectrum management and policymaking. Witnesses will have the opportunity to discuss how the increased demand and competition for licensed and unlicensed spectrum resources have impacted spectrum policies in the United States.
Witnesses
America’s technology companies have created huge gains for consumers, developing networks and products that connect the world in ways that were inconceivable just 20 years ago. Yet this progress has not been without its critics. The dominance of large platforms has led to concerns about the harmful effects of lock-in and path dependency, with many arguing the technology sector is unique and requires new approaches to antitrust policy. In particular, it is argued that the consumer welfare standard that guides American antitrust policy is ineffective for regulating Big Tech.
Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) and Cooley partner and former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell will host a virtual town hall to discuss current efforts to re-write the online platform liability shield of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and upcoming legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the prospects for new infrastructure spending, antitrust investigations into tech companies, the future of broadband and 5G, the possibility of federal privacy legislation, implications of the upcoming election and much more.
House appropriators have begun moving their funding bills to the floor. The juiciest Democratic wish lists on broadband infrastructure spending (that’s in a separate funding bill for the FCC, which provides enormous emergency funding for broadband to the tune of more than $60 billion) haven't been scheduled for votes yet.
Monday, July 20, 2020
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