Please join the Practising Law Institute and the FCBA at its co-sponsored program, “34th Institute on Telecommunications Policy and Regulation.” This year’s Institute will be held on December 1-2, at the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
The Institute will provide attendees with an in-depth understanding of recent developments and current issues facing the telecommunications industry at the FCC, Congress, and within the Executive and Judicial branches. A faculty of expert practitioners, in-house counsel from telecommunications organizations, and senior officials from the FCC and the Administration, will examine wireline, broadband, wireless, media, privacy and cybersecurity issues, and a Congressional staff panel will discuss legislative updates.
Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Scott D. Delacourt, and Michele C. Farquhar of the FCBA’s Conference Planning Committee will serve as Institute Co-Chairs. In addition, the program will include featured speakers from the FCC, and numerous FCBA members will moderate or participate on the various program segments. Please visit www.pli.edu/telecom for up-to-the-date schedule and faculty information.
Join us this year to find out why the Institute is one of the best telecommunications conferences in the country.
Program Highlights Include:
- Featured Speakers: FCC Commissioners and senior government officials
- Recent Developments and a Look Ahead:
- Examine the latest developments in wireline and wireless industries
- Learn about cutting-edge issues on the legislative front from current Capitol Hill staffers
- Explore current developments in data privacy and cybersecurity issues
- Hear how new technology and devices are impacting the telecommunications landscape
Technology Overview: Learn about the technology involved in policymaking in telecommunications
- Luncheon and Featured Speaker: Hear from a key player in the telecommunications industry and network with faculty and colleagues
Program topics on Thursday, December 1 will include:
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:15 a.m. Featured Speaker
9:45 a.m. Developments in Privacy and Cybersecurity
- FTC’s recent enforcement and education initiatives
- Big data, the Internet of Things, drones, and data breaches
- Data collection and use by public and private sector actors
- Compliance in online advertising, location-based services, information security, and cross-border data transfers
- Prospects of future federal and state privacy and data breach legislation
11:00 a.m. Networking Break
11:15 a.m. A Discussion with the Spectrum Chiefs about New Technologies and Devices
- Spectrum basics, the spectrum crunch, unlicensed devices, television white spaces, wireless technology and more
12:00 p.m. Luncheon and Featured Speaker
Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Hot Topics and Issues in Spectrum and Wireless Telecom Policy
- Broadcast incentive auction
- Next generation (5G) wireless technologies in spectrum above 24 GHz
- News on global spectrum issues, including 5G and UAVs
- Latest efforts to streamline regulatory impediments to small cell and 5G deployment
- Wireless operation under the FCC’s open Internet rules
2:30 p.m. Overview: Developments in Broadband and Wireline Communications
- A review of the Wireline Competition Bureau’s ongoing work, including net neutrality, IP transition, universal service reform, and broadband data services
3:00 p.m. Networking Break
3:30 p.m. Hot Topics in Broadband Policy
- Issues arising from the FCC’s Open Internet decision and reclassification
- Implementation of reforms to each of the Universal Service Funds
- The impact of competition on regulation in the broadband space, transitioning to an all-IP network, and a variety of transactions in the wireline space
4:30 p.m. Featured Speaker
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Program topics on Friday, December 1 will include:
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
9:00 a.m. Featured Speaker
9:30 a.m. Hot Topics from a Capitol Hill Perspective and the Election
- Legislative highlights of 2016
- A 2017 legislative preview post-election
10:30 a.m. Networking Break
10:45 a.m. Overview: Developments in Media and Video Regulation
- A review of the Media Bureau’s ongoing work, including set-top boxes, foreign investment in independent and diverse programming, broadcast stations, retransmission consent, television network nonduplication/syndicated exclusivity, and AM revitalization
11:15 a.m. Hot Topics in Media
- The changing landscape and innovation within the media, cable and broader video provider and content markets
- What’s next for over-the-top and traditional media, and linear and on-demand business models
- Policy and regulatory challenges presented by a rapidly changing media environment
- Enforcement authority at the FCC and FTC
12:15 p.m. Adjourn
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