An FCC for the Internet Age: Reform and Standard-Setting

March 5, 2010, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM (Light breakfast and registration at 8:30 AM)
@ Washington Court Hotel, Washington, DC

Post-Event Coverage

For a report summarizing the conference written by Silicon Flatirons Research Fellow Kaleb Sieh, click here.

Video

To view video recordings of the event, click here.

A Conference Hosted by Silicon Flatirons, Public Knowledge and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF).

Last year, Silicon Flatirons co-hosted events, respectively, with Public Knowledge on FCC reform, and ITIF on innovation economics and new models of governance. This conference is a follow-up and confluence of those two topics: Where do we stand on efforts at FCC reform? And how do new models of governance and standard-setting fit into that reform effort?

The preamble from the www.fcc-reform.org website summarizes the conclusions from the January 2009 conference: "The consensus was clear - the FCC has serious procedural, organizational, and cultural problems that must be addressed by the agency's incoming leaders as soon as practicable." While the current FCC leadership is being asked to perform many tasks, the consensus about reform is foundational to the credibility of any actions the agency might take. Accordingly, it is not too early to assess whether and how the new FCC is addressing those procedural, organizational and cultural issues and if the FCC has made progress on reform. These issues will all be addressed in the first panel.

The second panel will explore the purpose and guiding principles of standard-setting for broadband, as well as the specific topics standard-setting and mediating institutions might be well-suited to address.

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