PUBLIC NOTICE 1 Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 13-548 March 25, 2013 FCC WORKSHOP ON GIGABIT COMMUNITY BROADBAND NETWORKS AGENDA The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provides the Agenda, panelist and other information about the workshop scheduled for March 27, 2013 in Washington, D.C. 9:00 – 9:10 am Welcome and Opening Remarks FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski 9:15 – 10:20 am Panel 1: What Communities Can Do with a Gigabit This panel will discuss how communities can leverage a gigabit network to achieve economic and social benefits. Moderator: Jonathan Sallet, Senior Adjunct Fellow, Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado Law School Panelists: Dr. Kecia Ray, At-Large Representative, International Society for Technology in Education David Sandel, President, Sandel & Associates David Wade, Executive Vice President and COO, EPB William Wallace, Executive Director, US Ignite 10:25 – 11:30 am Panel 2: Becoming a Gigabit Community This panel will discuss different communities’ strategies for deploying a gigabit network and key drivers for success and pitfalls to avoid. Moderator: Dale Hatfield, Senior Fellow, Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado Law School Panelists: Jim Baller, President, Baller Herbst Law Group Gary Evans, Senior Consultant, Hiawatha Broadband Communications Marc Hoit, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, North Carolina State University Tony Perez, Director, Seattle Office of Cable Communications 211:30 – 11:35 am Short Break 11:35 – 12:15 pm Live Demonstration of Gigabit Applications Demonstrations will take place in the Commission Meeting Room and Technology Experience Center. Presenter: William Wallace, Executive Director, US Ignite 12:15 – 1:00 pm Lunch Break 1:00 – 2:15 pm Panel 3: Innovation in Demand Aggregation This panel will discuss the economic barriers to gigabit networks and how aggregating demand can increase revenue opportunities. Moderator: Blair Levin, Communications & Society Fellow, Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program Panelists: Mark Ansboury, President and Co-Founder, Gigabit Squared Aaron Deacon, Managing Director, KC Digital Drive Kevin Leddy, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Time Warner Cable David Young, Executive Director, Public Policy Development, Verizon 2:20 – 3:35 pm Panel 4: Leveraging Local Tools This panel will discuss how localities can leverage their tools to incent deployment of a gigabit network and what providers can offer in exchange. Moderator: Steven Wildman, Chief Economist, FCC Panelists: Heather Gold, President, Fiber-to-the-Home Council Americas Milo Medin, Vice President of Access Services, Google Christopher Mitchell, Director, Telecommunications as Commons Initiative, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Rick Usher, Assistant City Manager, City of Kansas City, Missouri The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many attendees as possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The Commission will provide audio and/or video coverage of the meeting over the Internet from the FCC’s Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (tty). Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed. In addition, please 3include a way the FCC can contact you if it needs more information. Please allow as much advance notice as possible; last-minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Attendance – This Workshop is open to the public. In order to ensure space availability and expedite the security check-in process, please submit name and company affiliation ahead of time by sending an email to gigabit@fcc.gov. All attendees are advised to arrive approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the workshop to allow time to go through our security process. Lunch – Attendees will be given a list of local establishments they can visit during the lunch break. Webcast – To view the webcast, go to www.fcc.gov/live on the day of the event. Viewers may submit questions by e-mail to livequestions@fcc.gov. Website – Updates to the agenda, as well as panelist materials will be available on the workshop’s website at http://www.fcc.gov/events/gigabit-workshop-1. For additional information about the meeting, please contact Matt Warner, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-2419 (voice) or Matthew.Warner@fcc.gov (email); Steve Rowings, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1033 (voice) or Steven.Rowings@fcc.gov (email); or Kristine Fargotstein, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-2774 (voice) or Kristine.Fargotstein@fcc.gov (email). -FCC-