NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 For Immediate Release: News Media Contacts: February 20, 2008 Clyde Ensslin at 202-418-0506 Robert Kenny at 202-418-2668 FCC ANNOUNCES AGENDA AND WITNESSES FOR PUBLIC EN BANC HEARING IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS ON BROADBAND NETWORK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES The Federal Communications Commission today announced further details of its previously announced public en banc hearing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (See announcement dated February 15, 2008). As previously announced, the hearing date, time, and location are as follows: Date: Monday, February 25, 2008 Time: 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) Location: Harvard Law School Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall 1515 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 Directions: http://www.law.harvard.edu/about/contact/directions.php The Commission will hear from expert panelists regarding broadband network management practices. The hearing is open to the public, and seating will be available on a first- come, first-served basis. There will be two panels and a technology demonstration. Additionally, there will be a technology fair. Agenda and list of witnesses follows: (All times EST) 11:00 a.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks 11:45 a.m. Technology Demonstration – Gilles BianRosa, Chief Executive Officer, Vuze, Inc. 12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion 1: Policy Perspectives Marvin Ammori, General Counsel, Free Press Yochai Benkler, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Faculty Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School The Honorable Daniel E. Bosley, State Representative, Massachusetts David L. Cohen, Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation The Honorable Tom Tauke, Executive Vice President – Public Affairs, Policy and Communications, Verizon Communications Timothy Wu, Professor of Law, Columbia Law School Christopher S. Yoo, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition, University of Pennsylvania Law School 1:30 Lunch break 2:15 Panel Discussion 2: Technological Perspectives Daniel Weitzner, Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Decentralized Information Group Richard Bennett, Network Architect David Clark, Senior Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Eric Klinker, Chief Technology Officer, BitTorrent David P. Reed, Adjunct Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab Scott Smyers, Senior Vice President, Network & Systems Architecture Division, Sony Electronics Inc. 3:45 p.m. Closing Remarks 4:00 p.m. Adjournment The public may file comments or other documents with the Commission and should reference docket numbers 07-52 and 08-7 when filing by paper or submit your filing electronically by going to http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi and enter proceeding numbers 07-52 and 08-7. Electronic filers need to complete cover forms separately for each docket because the system accepts only one docket number per filing. Filing instructions are provided at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Sign language interpreters and open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation needed, and include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please make your request as early as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to mailto:fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). For additional information about the hearing, please visit the FCC’s website at http://www.fcc.gov. Press inquiries should be directed to Clyde Ensslin at 202-418-0506 or Robert Kenny at 202-418-2668. -FCC-