Effects of Broadband Policy and Network Neutrality on Innovation at the Edge and in the Cloud
The Carnegie Mellon community is welcome to join us for this special discussion with William Wilhelm. Bill will be making a special trip from Washington D.C. to explain the new FCC National Broadband plan. Bill will help us better understand the new plan to enable us to bid for new research grant funding and to create innovative new products.
Mr. Wilhelm's visit is an integral part of the The 'Mobile Ecosystem' course, in the MSIT-Mobility program. Throughout the course duration, guest speakers are invited to present and discuss real-world challenges with students.
Speaker: William B. Wilhelm, Jr.
Place: Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley, Room 118 with Broadcast to CMU Pittsburgh
NASA Research Park
23 S. Akron Road
Date and Time: Wed. April 14, 2010, 10AM – 11AM PDT
Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a report to Congress on March 17th regarding a national broadband plan. This presentation will provide perspective on the key policy objectives that the Plan addresses and provide an overview of the ongoing FCC proceeding on broadband network neutrality. The speaker will assess the collective impact of the Plan and the network neutrality rules on future innovation and investment in various sectors including edge devices, cloud computing as well as wired and wireless networks.
Biography: Bill Wilhelm, Partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP, advises technology companies on policy, state and federal regulation and commercial transactions and disputes related to the development and deployment of new communications applications, voice and video services, digital media, and broadband wireless and wireline networks. Bill's clients frequently offer products and services that leverage unique intellectual property, computer technology or broadband networks. His advice is often sought regarding new or novel legal issues related to technology.
Bill's clients include leading technology innovators, venture-backed start-ups and established Fortune 500 companies. He advises domestic and international telecommunications companies, IP telephony and video providers, financial institutions, online exchanges, Internet service providers, insurance companies, equipment manufacturers, software developers, e-mail and Internet marketing companies, broadband and wireless companies as well as film and Internet content distribution companies.
Bill is a frequent speaker at industry events and has written hundreds of articles on telecommunications policy.