NCMR 2011 - The Next Communications Act: Moving Beyond Silos
Channel: Free Press
Date: 2011-07-05

To many, the rapid spread of residential Internet service rendered the 1996 Telecommunications Act out of date before the ink on the page was dry. To others, the fundamental principles of common carriage and the promotion of competition that the Act embodied remain true, and its recent problems have stemmed more from poor implementation than from flaws in the text. Regardless, the calls to start work on the next major Communications Act rewrite have been growing for years.

This panel, held at the National Conference for Media Reform in Boston on April 9, talked about the fundamental role of the FCC in the Internet era.

Panelists: Susan Crawford, Former White House Technology Adviser; Colin Crowell, Crowell Strategies, LLC; Kenneth Degraff, senior legislative assistant to Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA). The panel was moderated by S. Derek Turner, Free Press Research Director.

Thanks to Ritchie Wilson of Community Television for the Southern Berkshires  for the footage.

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