Description: Current and former FCC commissioners and chairs discuss the latest issues in media and telecom and their impact on our nation’s vulnerable communities, small and diverse business, and the industry. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai delivers opening remarks. Topics to be addressed include: net neutrality; Lifeline; incubators; the FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (covering tech diversity, supplier diversity, digital divide, broadcast development, and radio reform); media ownership structure; infrastructure; privacy; and issues that affect new entrants and small businesses in advanced telecommunications infrastructure deployment. Moderator: Hon. Deborah Taylor Tate, Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission; Executive Director, Tennessee Supreme Court Office of the Courts; Vice Chair, MMTC Board of Directors – @momatate Remarks:
- Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission – @AjitPaiFCC @FCC
Fireside Chat (Via Video):
- Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner and Former Interim Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission – @MClyburnFCC @FCC
Current FCC Commissioners’ Discussion:
- Hon. Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission –
- @BrendanCarrFCC @FCC
- Hon. Michael O’Rielly, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission – @mikeofcc @FCC
Former FCC Chairs’ Discussion:
- Hon. Reed Hundt, Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission – @rehundt @CGreenCapital
- Hon. Richard “Dick” Wiley, Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Chairman Emeritus, Wiley Rein LLP – @WileyRein