Stakeholders in America's broadband future disagree on most issues, but not on this: with 35% of Americans not using broadband today and many others not using broadband to maximum advantage, spurring increased adoption and use is critically important to America's success in the emerging knowledge-based global economy and is an appropriate role for all levels of government to play. In this program, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn will join BroadbandUS TV hosts Jim Baller and Marty Stern to discuss the Federal Communications Commission's goals, activities, and progress in this area.

The program will include two panels of experts who will address the policy and practical challenges involved and will provide examples of successful programs across the United States serving the needs of.

YOUR HOSTS:

Jim Baller Principal, The Baller Herbst Law Group

 Marty Stern
Partner, K&L Gates

PROGRAM LINEUP:

National Policy and Support

Karen Peltz Strauss, Deputy Chief, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

 

Dr. Kenneth Peres, Economist, Communications Workers of America, and Vice President, US Broadband Coalition

 

 

Nicol Turner-Lee, Vice President, The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

 

John Windhausen, Coordinator, Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband Coalition

 
Emy Tseng, Program Officer, Public Computer Centers and Sustainable Broadband Adoption,
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Success Stories From Around America

Scot Rourke, Chief Executive Officer of OneCommunity

 

Elaine Carpenter, Director, School 2 Home Program

 

 
Bill Coleman, Consultant, The Blandin Foundation

 
Belinda Rawlins, Executive Director, The Transmission Project

 

Sarah O. Hoit

CEO and Co-Founder of MyWay Village

 

As always, the two expert panels will take questions from the online audience, in this live interactive segment of the webcast.

This special live webcast is the latest in BroadbandUS TV's Insider Voices on Critical Choices series, which tackles the major issues in the broadband field. We present high-profile speakers of differing views and elicit lively, spirited and balanced debate. We welcome your thoughts and comments at [email protected]