Policy Approaches to Ensure an Open Internet
Federal Communications Commission
September 16, 2014
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
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8:30 – 8:45 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:45 – 10:15 am Roundtable 1: Tailoring Policy to Harms
Two fundamental questions will guide this roundtable: what are the harms to Internet openness in the absence of open Internet regulations, and what are the right policies to address those harms?
Panelists:
- Althea Erickson, Policy Director, Etsy
- Julie Kearney, Vice President, Consumer Electronics Association
- Randolph May, President, Free State Foundation
- Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law, Stanford University
- Michael Weinberg, Vice President, Public Knowledge
- David Young, Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon
Moderators:
- Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
- Matthew DelNero, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
10:30 am – Noon Roundtable 2: Scope of Open Internet Rules
This roundtable will consider the proper scope of new open Internet rules, with a focus on the definition of reasonable network management, treatment of specialized services, and whether new rules should extend to the point of interconnection between last-mile Internet service providers (ISPs) and other networks and services (i.e., Internet traffic exchange).
Panelists:
- Jeff Campbell, Vice President, The Americas, Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Daniel Pataki, Executive Director, European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO)
- Jon M. Peha, Professor, Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
- Matt Wood, Policy Director, Free Press
- Corie Wright, Director of Global Public Policy, Netflix, Inc.
- Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science, Univ. of Pennsylvania Law School
Moderators:
- Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
- Matthew DelNero, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:30 pm Roundtable 3: Enhancing Transparency
This roundtable will consider proposed enhancements to the existing transparency rule, which currently requires providers of broadband Internet access services to disclose accurate information about their service offerings and make this information accessible to the public.
Panelists:
- Jonathan Banks, Senior Vice President, Law and Policy, USTelecom
- Gerald R. Faulhaber, Professor Emeritus of Business Economics and Public
- Policy, Wharton School of the Univ. of Pennsylvania
- Leigh Freund, VP & Chief Counsel, Global Public Policy, AOL Inc.
- Geoffrey Manne, Executive Director & Founder, International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE)
- Claude L. Stout, Executive Director, TDI (f/k/a Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
Moderators:
- Kris Monteith, Acting Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, FCC
- Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC