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Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 2014 / Notices 47 CFR 76.1302(k) permits a program carriage complainant seeking renewal of an existing programming contract to file a petition along with its complaint requesting a temporary standstill of the price, terms, and other conditions of the existing programming contract pending resolution of the complaint, to which the defendant will have the opportunity to respond within 10 days of service of the petition, unless otherwise directed by the Commission. To allow for sufficient time to consider the petition for temporary standstill prior to the expiration of the existing programming contract, the petition for temporary standstill and complaint shall be filed no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the existing programming contract. 47 CFR 76.1513(a) permits any party aggrieved by conduct that it believes constitute a violation of the FCC’s regulations or in section 653 of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C. 573) to commence an adjudicatory proceeding at the Commission to obtain enforcement of the rules through the filing of a complaint, which must be filed and responded to in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 76.7, except to the extent such procedures are modified by Section 76.1513. 47 CFR 76.1513(b) provides that an open video system operator may not provide in its carriage contracts with programming providers that any dispute must be submitted to arbitration, mediation, or any other alternative method for dispute resolution prior to submission of a complaint to the Commission. 47 CFR 76.1513(c) requires that any aggrieved party intending to file a complaint under this section must first notify the potential defendant open video system operator that it intends to file a complaint with the Commission based on actions alleged to violate one or more of the provisions contained in this part or in Section 653 of the Communications Act. The notice must be in writing and must be sufficiently detailed so that its recipient(s) can determine the specific nature of the potential complaint. The potential complainant must allow a minimum of ten (10) days for the potential defendant(s) to respond before filing a complaint with the Commission. 47 CFR 76.1513(d) describes the contents of an open video system complaint. 47 CFR 76.1513(e) addresses answers to open video system complaints. 47 CFR 76.1513(f) states within twenty (20) days after service of an answer, the complainant may file and VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Sep 15, 2014 Jkt 232001 serve a reply which shall be responsive to matters contained in the answer and shall not contain new matters. 47 CFR 76.1513(g) requires that any complaint filed pursuant to this subsection must be filed within one year of the date on which one of three events occurs. 47 CFR 76.1513(h) states that upon completion of the adjudicatory proceeding, the Commission shall order appropriate remedies, including, if necessary, the requiring carriage, awarding damages to any person denied carriage, or any combination of such sanctions. Such order shall set forth a timetable for compliance, and shall become effective upon release. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2014–22021 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [WC Docket No. 14–28; DA 14–1310] Panelist Information for Open Internet Roundtables Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In this document, the Commission released a public notice announcing panelist names and other information for a series of roundtables. The intended effect of this document is to make the public aware of the event and the agenda for the roundtables. DATES: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Commission Meeting Room (TW–C305), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristine Fargotstein, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418–2774 or by email at Kristine.Fargotstein@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s document in WC Docket No. 14–28, DA 14–1310 released September 9, 2014. The complete text in this document is available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The document may also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55485 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800) 378–3160 or (202) 863–2893, facsimile (202) 863–2898, or via the Internet at https://www.bcpiweb.com. It is available on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.fcc.gov. The roundtables will be free and open to the public, and the FCC also will stream them live at https://www.fcc.gov/ live. The location of the roundtables will be the Commission Meeting Room (TW–C305), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The FCC will make available an overflow room for those in-person attendees who cannot be accommodated in the Commission Meeting Room. We advise persons planning to attend the roundtables in person to leave sufficient time to enter through building security. The FCC encourages members of the public to submit suggested questions in advance and during the roundtables by email to roundtables@fcc.gov or on Twitter using the hashtag #FCCRoundtables. Please note that by submitting a question, you will be making a filing in an official FCC proceeding. All information submitted, including names, addresses, and other personal information contained in the message, may be publicly available online. Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. The request should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and contact information. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible in order to allow the agency to satisfy such requests whenever possible. Send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 418–0432 (TTY). Proposed Agenda The Wireline Competition Bureau, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provide panelist names and other information about the first two events in the Open Internet roundtable series: ‘‘Policy Approaches to Ensure an Open Internet’’ and ‘‘Mobile Broadband and the Open Internet,’’ which will both take place on September 16, 2014. These workshops were previously announced in a Public Notice. At that time, it was unclear whether the workshop would be a ‘‘meeting’’ of the Commission. As such, that Public Notice was not published in the Federal Register. This Public Notice shall serve as notice that a quorum of Commissioners may be E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1 55486 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 2014 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES present at one or more roundtables, in compliance with Part 0, Subpart F of the Commission’s rules. This Notice does not, however, change the ‘‘permit-butdisclose’’ status of the Open Internet proceeding under the Commission’s ex parte rules. Policy Approaches To Ensure an Open Internet 8:30–8:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks 8:45–10:15 a.m. Roundtable 1: Tailoring Policy to Harms Two fundamental questions will guide this roundtable: What are the harms to Internet openness in the absence of open Internet regulations, and what are the right policies to address those harms? Panelists: Althea Erickson, Policy Director, Etsy Julie Kearney, Vice President, Consumer Electronics Association Randolph May, President, Free State Foundation Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law, Stanford University Michael Weinberg, Vice President, Public Knowledge David Young, Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon Moderators: Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC Matthew DelNero, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC 10:30 a.m.–Noon Roundtable 2: Scope of Open Internet Rules This roundtable will consider the proper scope of new open Internet rules, with a focus on the definition of reasonable network management, treatment of specialized services, and whether new rules should extend to the point of interconnection between lastmile Internet service providers (ISPs) and other networks and services (i.e., Internet traffic exchange). Panelists: Jeff Campbell, Vice President, The Americas, Cisco Systems, Inc. Daniel Pataki, Executive Director, European Telecommunications Network Operators (ETNO) Jon M. Peha, Professor, Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon Univ. Matt Wood, Policy Director, Free Press Corie Wright, Director of Global Public Policy, Netflix, Inc. Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science, Univ. of Pennsylvania Law School Moderators: Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Sep 15, 2014 Jkt 232001 Matthew DelNero, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC Noon–1:00 p.m. Lunch Break 1:00–2:30 p.m. Roundtable 3: Enhancing Transparency This roundtable will consider proposed enhancements to the existing transparency rule, which currently requires providers of broadband Internet access services to disclose accurate information about their service offerings and make this information accessible to the public. Panelists: Jonathan Banks, Senior Vice President, Law and Policy, USTelecom Gerald R. Faulhaber, Professor Emeritus of Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School of the Univ. of Pennsylvania Leigh Freund, VP & Chief Counsel, Global Public Policy, AOL Inc. Geoffrey Manne, Executive Director & Founder, International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) Claude L. Stout, Executive Director, TDI (f/k/a Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Moderators: Kris Monteith, Acting Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, FCC Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC Federal Communications Commission. Claude Aiken, Acting Deputy Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. 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Remarks DATES: Opposition requests must be 3:00–4:30 p.m. Roundtable: Mobile received by 30 days from the receipt of Broadband and the Open Internet the suspension letter or September 16, This roundtable will consider the 2014, whichever comes first. The application of Open Internet rules to Bureau will decide any opposition mobile broadband, with a focus on request for reversal or modification of consumers’ use of mobile broadband and on reasonable network management suspension or debarment within 90 days of its receipt of such requests. practices in the mobile context. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Panelists: Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Amalia Deloney, Policy Director, The Investigations and Hearings Division, Center for Media Justice Room 4–C330, 445 12th Street SW., Delara Derakhshani, Policy Counsel, Washington, DC 20554. Consumers Union FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Christopher Guttman-McCabe, Executive Vice President, CTIA—The Ragsdale, Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Wireless Association Roslyn Layton, Ph.D. Fellow, Center for Investigations and Hearings Division, Room 4–C330, 445 12th Street SW., Communication, Media and Washington, DC 20554. Joy Ragsdale Information Technologies, Aalborg may be contacted by phone at (202) University Sarah Morris, Senior Policy Counsel, 418–1697 or email at Joy.Ragsdale@ Open Technology Institute, New fcc.gov. If Ms. Ragsdale is unavailable, America you may contact Ms. Theresa Jonathan Spalter, Chair, Mobile Future Cavanaugh, Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, by telephone at (202) Moderators: 418–1420 and by email at Roger Sherman, Chief, Wireless Terry.Cavanaugh@fcc.gov. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WC Docket No. 14-28; DA 14-1310]


Panelist Information for Open Internet Roundtables

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission released a public notice 
announcing panelist names and other information for a series of 
roundtables. The intended effect of this document is to make the public 
aware of the event and the agenda for the roundtables.

DATES: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Commission Meeting Room 
(TW-C305), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristine Fargotstein, Competition 
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-2774 or by 
email at Kristine.Fargotstein@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document in WC Docket No. 14-28, DA 14-1310 released September 9, 2014. 
The complete text in this document is available for public inspection 
and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference 
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, 
Washington, DC 20554. The document may also be purchased from the 
Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 
12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800) 
378-3160 or (202) 863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-2898, or via the 
Internet at https://www.bcpiweb.com. It is available on the Commission's 
Web site at https://www.fcc.gov.
    The roundtables will be free and open to the public, and the FCC 
also will stream them live at https://www.fcc.gov/live. The location of 
the roundtables will be the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305), 445 12th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The FCC will make available an 
overflow room for those in-person attendees who cannot be accommodated 
in the Commission Meeting Room. We advise persons planning to attend 
the roundtables in person to leave sufficient time to enter through 
building security.
    The FCC encourages members of the public to submit suggested 
questions in advance and during the roundtables by email to 
roundtables@fcc.gov or on Twitter using the hashtag 
FCCRoundtables. Please note that by submitting a question, you 
will be making a filing in an official FCC proceeding. All information 
submitted, including names, addresses, and other personal information 
contained in the message, may be publicly available online.
    Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are 
available upon request. The request should include a detailed 
description of the accommodation needed and contact information. We ask 
that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible in order 
to allow the agency to satisfy such requests whenever possible. Send an 
email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

Proposed Agenda

    The Wireline Competition Bureau, Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau, and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) provide panelist names and other 
information about the first two events in the Open Internet roundtable 
series: ``Policy Approaches to Ensure an Open Internet'' and ``Mobile 
Broadband and the Open Internet,'' which will both take place on 
September 16, 2014. These workshops were previously announced in a 
Public Notice. At that time, it was unclear whether the workshop would 
be a ``meeting'' of the Commission. As such, that Public Notice was not 
published in the Federal Register. This Public Notice shall serve as 
notice that a quorum of Commissioners may be

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present at one or more roundtables, in compliance with Part 0, Subpart 
F of the Commission's rules. This Notice does not, however, change the 
``permit-but-disclose'' status of the Open Internet proceeding under 
the Commission's ex parte rules.

Policy Approaches To Ensure an Open Internet

8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:45-10:15 a.m. Roundtable 1: Tailoring Policy to Harms

    Two fundamental questions will guide this roundtable: What are the 
harms to Internet openness in the absence of open Internet regulations, 
and what are the right policies to address those harms?

    Panelists:

Althea Erickson, Policy Director, Etsy
Julie Kearney, Vice President, Consumer Electronics Association
Randolph May, President, Free State Foundation
Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law, Stanford University
Michael Weinberg, Vice President, Public Knowledge
David Young, Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon

    Moderators:

Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
Matthew DelNero, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC

10:30 a.m.-Noon Roundtable 2: Scope of Open Internet Rules

    This roundtable will consider the proper scope of new open Internet 
rules, with a focus on the definition of reasonable network management, 
treatment of specialized services, and whether new rules should extend 
to the point of interconnection between last-mile Internet service 
providers (ISPs) and other networks and services (i.e., Internet 
traffic exchange).

    Panelists:

Jeff Campbell, Vice President, The Americas, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Daniel Pataki, Executive Director, European Telecommunications Network 
Operators (ETNO)
Jon M. Peha, Professor, Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon 
Univ.
Matt Wood, Policy Director, Free Press
Corie Wright, Director of Global Public Policy, Netflix, Inc.
Christopher Yoo, John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and 
Computer & Information Science, Univ. of Pennsylvania Law School

    Moderators:

Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
Matthew DelNero, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC

Noon-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00-2:30 p.m. Roundtable 3: Enhancing Transparency

    This roundtable will consider proposed enhancements to the existing 
transparency rule, which currently requires providers of broadband 
Internet access services to disclose accurate information about their 
service offerings and make this information accessible to the public.

    Panelists:
Jonathan Banks, Senior Vice President, Law and Policy, USTelecom
Gerald R. Faulhaber, Professor Emeritus of Business Economics and 
Public Policy, Wharton School of the Univ. of Pennsylvania
Leigh Freund, VP & Chief Counsel, Global Public Policy, AOL Inc.
Geoffrey Manne, Executive Director & Founder, International Center for 
Law & Economics (ICLE)
Claude L. Stout, Executive Director, TDI (f/k/a Telecommunications for 
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Moderators:

Kris Monteith, Acting Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, 
FCC
Julie Veach, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC

Mobile Broadband and the Open Internet

2:45-3:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
3:00-4:30 p.m. Roundtable: Mobile Broadband and the Open Internet
    This roundtable will consider the application of Open Internet 
rules to mobile broadband, with a focus on consumers' use of mobile 
broadband and on reasonable network management practices in the mobile 
context.

    Panelists:
Amalia Deloney, Policy Director, The Center for Media Justice
Delara Derakhshani, Policy Counsel, Consumers Union
Christopher Guttman-McCabe, Executive Vice President, CTIA--The 
Wireless Association
Roslyn Layton, Ph.D. Fellow, Center for Communication, Media and 
Information Technologies, Aalborg University
Sarah Morris, Senior Policy Counsel, Open Technology Institute, New 
America
Jonathan Spalter, Chair, Mobile Future

    Moderators:

Roger Sherman, Chief, Wireless Telecommunication Bureau, FCC
Jim Schlichting, Senior Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunication 
Bureau, FCC

Federal Communications Commission.
Claude Aiken,
Acting Deputy Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline 
Competition Bureau.
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