Seminar  Seminar

Telecommunications Policy & Regulation Institute (31st Annual)


Why you should attend

The leading conference on telecommunications and broadband law and regulation is back again this December in Washington, D.C. This premier program provides attendees with up-to-the-minute information regarding the current legal challenges facing the telecommunications industry today - at the FCC, Congress, and within the Executive and Judicial branches.

Featuring an impressive faculty of leading practitioners, in-house counsel from telecommunications organizations, and senior officials from the FCC and the Administration, the Institute will review critical trends and the latest developments across wireless and wireline telecommunications, broadband Internet, and international issues. The Institute also concentrates on industry competition, convergence and consolidation. Co-sponsored by the Practising Law Institute and the Federal Communications Bar Association, the Institute is perfect for those looking to learn what legal pitfalls lay ahead for telecommunications practitioners in 2014!

What you will learn

  • Featured Speakers and Q&A: FCC Commissioners and senior government officials will answer your questions; this year’s program will include additional time for Q&A
  • Critical updates in wireline and wireless industries
  • Hot topics on the legislative front from current Capitol Hill staffers
  • Comprehensive technology overview from a senior policy maker
  • Spirited debate on a hot button telecommunications issue
Special Features
  • Commissioners and Bureau Chiefs from the Federal Communications Commission
  • Networking Luncheon including a special guest speaker

Who should attend

Practitioners with experience in the communications and telecommunications industries, state and local regulators, in-house counsel of communications and telecommunications companies, and other wireline and wireless professionals are encouraged to attend this program.

Presented by PLI in cooperation with the Federal Communications Bar Association. The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) is an organization of over 3,000 attorneys and other professionals, including engineers, consultants, economists and government officials, involved in the development, interpretation and practice of communications law and policy. The FCBA is represented as an affiliated organization in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association. The FCBA Chairman’s Dinner will take place the evening of the first day of the program. Visit the FCBA’s website for additional information.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

Program Schedule To Come
Co-Chair(s)
Kathleen Q. Abernathy ~ Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Frontier Communications Corporation
Mark D. Schneider ~ Sidley Austin LLP
Peter D. Shields ~ Wiley Rein LLP
Program Attorney(s)
Seema Lal Meehan ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute
Washington, D.C. Seminar Location and Hotel Accommodations

Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009. TEL: 1-202-483-3000.

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