University of Chicago law professor Omri Ben-Shahar questions the FCC’s quest to regulate privacy for Internet providers.
Georgetown University professor Paul Ohm and Georgia Tech professor Peter Swire provided this week’s Senate hearing with their thoughts on the FCC’s Proposed Rules for regulating Internet privacy.
At a U.S. Senate Hearing that will examine the FCC’s proposal for Internet service provider customer privacy, Georgia Tech privacy and cyberlaw scholar Peter Swire will share his knowledge about ISPs and privacy.
Professor Kevin Werbach, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, discusses why he supports FCC Chairman Wheeler’s proposed approach of using authority under Section 706 of the Communications Act to protect the open Internet.
Professor Shane Greenstein, Northwestern University, discusses a just-released report about data caps from the FCC’s Open Internet Advisory Committee. As a member of this committee and the sub-group, the Economic Impacts working group, Professor Greenstein has first-hand knowledge of the development of this report.
During Silicon Flatirons’ Digital Broadband Migration conference earlier this year, Phil Weiser, the Center’s Executive Director, discussed the cable industry with Glenn Britt, Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Inc. Topics included the regulatory environment effecting the cable industry; the developing social contract between Internet providers and consumers; and Internet privacy issues.
Two weeks ago, experts in business, technology, law and government convened for the eleventh annual Silicon Flatirons Digital Broadband Migration Conference on the dynamics of disruptive innovation to discuss the rapidly evolving nature of the Internet ecosystem. Given that the Internet is a source of enormous benefit to consumers and challenges to existing business models, policymakers and regulators, the sessions were quite engaging. A summary and links to videos of the sessions are provided.
At Friday’s Free State Foundation’s third annual Winter Telecom Policy Conference, Law Professor Christopher Yoo joined a panel of public and private sector industry experts in the debate of broadband policy, one year after the Natonal Broadband Plan. Additional panel and keynotes looked at spectrum reform, and the FCC’s regulatory authority and policies. Video of events is available.