Monday, October 17, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.

It’s BAAAACK: Federal Register Publication of the “Preserving the Open Internet” Report and Order – What It Means for the Broadband Industry and Those that Follow It

The FCBA Broadband Committee will hold a CLE on Monday, October 17, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. entitled It’s BAAAACK: Federal Register Publication of the “Preserving the Open Internet” Report and Order – What It Means for the Broadband Industry and Those that Follow It.  This CLE will provide a review of three key legal aspects of the Open Internet Order: (1) its current status and expected legal challenges; (2) new rules of the road and possible compliance; and (3) the Order’s unique complaint/enforcement process.  It will be held at Arnold & Porter LLP, 555 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC.

 

Registrations and cancellations due by 12:00 Noon, Friday, October 14, 2011.

 

AGENDA

 

6:00 – 6:05 p.m.         Welcome and Introductions

Barry Ohlson, Chief Policy Counsel, Cox Enterprises, Inc. and Co-Chair, FCBA Broadband Committee

 

6:05 – 6:35 p.m.         The Current Status of the Open Internet Report and Order

An update on the legal state of play of the Report and Order, both at the FCC and before the courts.  Panelists also will discuss some of the key legal issues that will be argued by likely proponents and opponents of the FCC decision.

 

Moderator:

Bill Cook, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP and Co-Chair, FCBA Broadband Committee

 

Speakers:

Mark Schneider, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Andrew Schwartzman, Senior Vice President and Policy Director, Media Access Project

 

6:35 – 7:15 p.m.         The New Rules of the Road and Enforcement Procedures (Part I)

Speakers will discuss the scope of the Open Internet Report and Order rules and the four core principles of the item: transparency, no blocking, no unreasonable discrimination, and reasonable network management.  Speakers will review the scope of the rules (what services are covered and for what technologies); how companies are approaching the “guidance” of the Order and the Public Notice issued this summer in developing compliance efforts; and what the complaint process might mean for enforcement of the rules.

 

Part I will focus on the scope of the Open Internet rules and the transparency rule.

 

Moderator:

Jared Carlson, Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Ericsson and Co-Chair, FCBA Broadband Committee

 

Speakers:

John Nakahata, Partner, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP

Michael Pryor, Member, Dow Lohnes PLLC

 

7:15 – 7:25 p.m.         Break

 

7:25 – 8:15 p.m.         The New Rules of the Road and Enforcement Procedures (Part II)

Part II will focus on the following rules: no blocking; no unreasonable discrimination and network management.  Part II will also discuss the complaint procedures adopted by the FCC.

 

Moderator:

Jeff Lanning, Assistant Vice President – Federal Regulatory Affairs, CenturyLink and Co-Chair, FCBA Broadband Committee

 

Speakers:

Russ Hanser, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

Markham Erickson, Partner, Holch & Erickson LLP and Executive Director, Open Internet Coalition