What Can The FCC Do To Promote Competition?

Speakers:
Marguerite Reardon, Senior Writer, CNET - moderator
Jessica Almond, Acting Legal Adviser, Engineering and Technology, Wireless and Incentive Auction, FCC
Michael Calabrese, Director, Wireless Future Project, New America
Tim Donovan, VP, Legislative Affairs, CCA
Kathleen Ham, SVP, Government Affairs, T-Mobile US
Alison Minea, Director & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Affairs, Dish Network
• Eric Woody, Chief Technology and Operations Officer, Union Wireless

The explosive growth in mobile broadband services, fueled by strong consumer demand, is a challenging environment for competitive carriers, where the nation’s two largest carriers have deployed abundant resources in an attempt to control the playing field. In the absence of a perfectly competitive marketplace, what role should lawmakers and regulators play to ensure competition, innovation and consumer benefit prevail? During this session, panelists will address policy topics such as access to spectrum, data roaming and others, and discuss what the FCC in particular can do to promote competition.

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