Open Internet Workshops
Initial Workshops
Commission staff will hold an initial round of public, staff level workshops in December and January to kick off the open Internet Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. These workshops will focus on key aspects of the open Internet rulemaking, including the technical realities of broadband networks and the impact of the Internet’s openness on various interests, including speech, democratic engagement, consumers, innovation, and investment. The dates, locations, and topics for additional workshops in the open Internet rulemaking will be announced in early 2010. All workshops will be live streamed and open for online participation on OpenInternet.gov.
Upcoming Workshops
More workshops to be announced.
Previous Workshops
Technical Advisory Process Workshop on Broadband Network Management
This workshop will present tutorials by technology experts on relevant technical characteristics of various broadband delivery platforms, followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.
Speech, Democratic Engagement, and the Open Internet
What is it about the Internet that has made it such an extraordinary platform for speech, journalism, civic participation, democratic engagement, and cultural creativity?
Innovation, Investment, and the Open Internet
This workshop will examine how the Internet’s openness affects the ability of network operators, Internet content and application providers, and other Internet technology developers to innovate and to drive investment, job creation, and economic growth throughout the Internet ecosystem.
Consumers, Transparency, and the Open Internet
This workshop will examine the effects of the Internet’s openness on consumers, as well as the role of transparency regarding broadband Internet access service in empowering consumers and in facilitating compliance with open Internet principles.
Approaches to Preserving the Open Internet
As previous workshops have shown, the Internet's openness is integral to the success of the online ecosystem, including by enabling innovation, investment, speech, democratic engagement, and consumer benefits. This workshop will address how the Internet's openness can best be preserved, including by examining historical and ongoing efforts to protect Internet openness in the US and other countries, and by discussing the key technological, economic, and legal considerations relevant to the need for and substance of the Commission's proposed open Internet policies. Panelists will address these issues across Internet access platforms, including mobile wireless broadband.
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