Broadband Policy Summit VI to Dissect Net Neutrality Fallout, Provide Update on National Plan Implementation

WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA and Pike & Fischer have announced the final agenda and faculty for Broadband Policy Summit VI: Implementing the National Plan, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, June 10-11, 2010 at The Fairfax at Embassy Row in Washington, D.C.

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The Summit, Washington's preeminent annual communications policy event since 2005, will be a critical forum at which the nation's leading broadband executives, regulators, and policy makers will debate the effect of the District of Columbia Circuit's April 6 Comcast v. FCC decision on net neutrality and on the Commission's ability to implement its National Broadband Plan. Early registrations include over 50 regulators and staff from the Federal Communications Commission itself and nearly a dozen representatives from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).    

FCC Chief of Staff Edward P. Lazarus will open the Summit with a morning keynote address on Thursday, June 10. FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker will deliver the luncheon keynote later that day.  On Day Two, Friday, June 11, Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, will deliver the morning keynote address, and Ambassador Philip L. Verveer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State, will close the Summit with a noon keynote address.

In addition to interactive debates covering net neutrality and the ongoing broadband adoption and build-out initiatives outlined in the National Plan, this year's expanded Summit program includes forecasts from top Wall Street analysts, discussion by experts representing the broadband industry and broadband customers of the risks and rewards in the rapidly changing wireless environment, and exploration by experts from the broadcast and wireless industries of the pros and cons of migrating broadcast spectrum to wireless use.

Each year, the Summit hosts a wide range of top industry experts representing government, telecommunications companies, cable companies, content companies, equipment providers, associations, consumer groups, think tanks, and academia. Confirmed Broadband Policy Summit VI faculty members include:  

• Richard E. Wiley, Summit Chair, Former FCC Chairman, Managing Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
• Richard S. Whitt, Washington Telecom & Media Counsel, Google
• Gigi B. Sohn, President & Co-Founder, Public Knowledge
• Christopher Guttman-McCabe, V.P., Regulatory Affairs, CTIA – The Wireless Association
• Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission
• Sharon Gillett, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
• Paul E. Misener, Vice President, Office of Global Public Policy, Amazon.com
• James Cicconi, Senior Executive Vice President for External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T
• Daniel Mitchell, Vice President of Legal Affairs, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA)
• Kathleen M. Grillo, Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon  
• Steven F. Morris, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA)
• Lawrence J. Spiwak, President, The Phoenix Center
• Roger C. Sherman, Chief Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce
• Charla Rath, Vice President of Public Policy, Verizon Wireless
• Mike McCormack, Executive Director, U.S. Telecommunications Research, J.P. Morgan
• Daniel L. Brenner, Partner, Hogan & Hartson
• R. Gerard Salemme, Executive Vice President for Strategy, Policy, and External Affairs, Clearwire
• Thomas J. Sugrue, Vice President of Government Affairs, T-Mobile USA, Inc.
• Scott Cleland, CEO, Precursor
• Paul Gallant, Vice President & Senior Media Analyst, Washington Research Group
• Anna-Maria Kovacs, President, Regulatory Source Associates, LLC
• Spencer Wang, Managing Director & Head of U.S. Media & Internet Equity Research, Credit Suisse
• Steve Sharkey, Senior Director, Regulatory & Spectrum Policy, Motorola
• Rey Ramsey, President & CEO, TechNet
• Stephanie Phillips, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
• Hilda G. Legg, broadband consultant and former Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service
• Harold Feld, Legal Director, Public Knowledge
• Eric Einhorn, Vice President of Federal Government Affairs, Windstream Communications
• Clyde Edwards, Program Officer and Community Liaison, One Economy
• David L. Donovan, President, Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc.
• Tim McElgunn, Chief Analyst, Pike & Fischer – A BNA business

The results of Pike & Fischer's exclusive Communications Industry Survey 2010: Views on the National Broadband Strategy will also be unveiled during the event.   To participate in the survey, visit: http://ioma.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3KNNFQl61cWrGPG&SVID=Prod

About the Broadband Policy Summit - The Summit is Washington's preeminent forum for the debate and exchange of ideas about how technological advances, legal and policy developments, and changing business models are shaping the future of the broadband industry. The Summit is chaired by Richard E. Wiley, former FCC Chairman and Managing Partner of Wiley Rein LLP. 2010 sponsors and partners include AT&T, T-Mobile USA, Federal Communications Bar Association, Arnold & Porter, Alcatel Lucent and Hogan & Hartson.

Early-bird registration rates are in effect through May 10, 2010. Discounted group, government, and academic registration rates and press passes are also available. White paper submissions are being accepted at [email protected]. To learn more, visit www.broadbandpolicysummit.com.

About Pike & Fischer - Established in 1939 and a BNA Business since 1984, Pike & Fischer publishes authoritative legal, regulatory, and business information services and events. To learn more and to register, visit www.pf.com.

About BNA - BNA (www.bna.com) is the leading independent publisher of print and electronic news, analysis, and reference services for professionals. Delivering specialized information to business, legal, and government professionals at every level of expertise, BNA analysts produce more than 300 news and information services, including the highly respected Daily Report for Executives, U.S. Law Week, and Daily Labor Report.

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