Broadband Policy Summit III - Net Neutrality: Still On the Front Burner

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June 8, 2007

It's not too late to catch the debate that once again took center stage at Pike & Fischer's Broadband Policy Summit - Washington's industry-influencing forum where government and industry leaders discuss and debate our country'sbroadband future.

Net Neutrality: Still on the Front Burner once again gathered top experts in the telecom field who discussed, debated and attempted to reach closure on this volatile issue.

Purchase this75-minute audio recording and listen as the panelists present a vivid picture of whether or not legislation is likely to get a green light in the 110th Congress. You'll hear the very latest insights and opinions from top organizations in the thick of thenet neutrality debate -- including panelists Jim Cicconi, Sr. Vice President of External Affairs at AT&T; Gigi Sohn, President & Founder of Public Knowledge; Mike McCurry, Partner, Public Strategies; and Paul E. Misener, V.P. for Global Public Policyat Amazon.com.

Representatives of the telecommunications industry doubt the general wisdom of legislation, while net neutrality advocates say both that the core issues still need clarification and that the time just is not right for federalintervention.

Here's what just a few of the nearly 200 Summit attendees had to say about this lively debate and discussion:

"The Net Neuatrality panel was worth the price. Very informative." - Jim Katzman, AOL

"The Net Neutrality panel was great because both sides of the issues were presented." - BPS III Attendee

"The Net Neutrality panel was the best! Bring them back next year!" - BPS III Attendee

Who Attended:

Telecom attorneys
Government affairs executives
Legislators and Regulators
Communications technologists
Media on the telecom beat

About the Speakers:

Moderator: Nancy Victory - Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator, NTIA - Nancy advises a broad cross-section of the industry on the business implications of regulatory policy and represents these entities before the FCC, Congress and the Administration. She was recently named by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to Chair the FCC Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks. She also serves as Chair of the FCC Advisory Committee for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference. Prior to joining Wiley Rein LLP, Ms. Victory was Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

James Cicconi - Senior Vice President for External Affairs, AT&T - Jim Cicconi is responsible for AT&T's public policy organization. Previously, Mr. Cicconi served as general counsel and executive vice president of law and government affairs at AT&T Corp. Before joining AT&T in September 1998, he was a partner at Akin,Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. Mr. Cicconi also served in the White House under two presidents, including two years as deputy chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush and four years as a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan.

Paul E. Misener - Vice President for Global Public Policy, Amazon.com - Both an engineer and lawyer, Paul Misener is Amazon.com’s Vice President for Global Public Policy. In this capacity, Misener is responsible for formulating and representing Amazon.com’s public policy positions worldwide, as well as for managing the company’s policy specialists in Washington, DC, Brussels, and Seattle. He also is immediate past President of the Internet Commerce and Communications Division of the Information Technology Association of America and a former member of the ITAA Board of Directors. Misener is a former partner and the chairman of the E-commerce and Internet Practice at the law firm of Wiley Rein LLP. He also served as Senior Legal Advisor and Chief of Staff to a Commissioner of the FCC. Prior to his federal service, Misener was Intel’s Manager of Telecommunications and Computer Technology Policy, and co-founder and leader of the computer industry’s Internet Access Coalition. Misener was a policy specialist for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s NTIA in the late 1980s, where he was a U.S. delegate to several conferences of the International Telecommunication Union; prior to that, he designed communications systems for the military.

Gigi Sohn - President & Founder, Public Knowledge - Gigi Sohn presides over this nonprofit organization that addresses the public's stake in the convergence of communications policy and intellectual property law. Public Knowledge seeks to ensure that the nation’s communications system (physical infrastructure, systems, content) promotes fundamental democratic principles and cultural values. Now a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Law, Graduate Studies Program, in 2002 Ms. Sohn was Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, and in 2001 was Adjunct Professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. Before co-founding Public Knowledge, Sohn served as a project specialist in the Ford Foundation’s Media, Arts and Culture unit. Prior to that she served as executive director of the Media Access Project, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest telecommunications law firm and in recognition of her work at MAP, President Clinton appointed Ms. Sohn to serve as a member of his Advisory Committee on the Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters in October 1997. That same year American Lawyer magazine selected her as one of the leading public-sector lawyers in the country under the age of 45.

Mike McCurry - Partner, Public Strategies; former White House Press Secretary - Mike McCurry provides strategic communications counsel to an impressive roster of corporate and non-profit clients. McCurry also serves as the Chairman of Grassroots Enterprise, Inc., an issue advocacy software provider. McCurry is a veteran political strategist and spokesperson with 25-years experience in Washington D.C. McCurry served in the White House as press secretary to President Bill Clinton (1995-1998). He also served as spokesman for the Department of State (1993-1995) anddirector of communications for the Democratic National Committee (1988-1990). McCurry has also held leadership roles in several national campaigns, including national press secretary for the vice presidential campaign of Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen (1988), and spokesman and political strategist in the presidential campaigns of Senator John Glenn (1984), Governor Bruce Babbitt (1988) and Senator Bob Kerrey (1992).

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