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: April 16, 2008 Clyde Ensslin at 202-418-0506 Robert Kenny at 202-418-2668 FCC ANNOUNCES AGENDA AND WITNESSES FOR PUBLIC EN BANC HEARING AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY ON BROADBAND NETWORK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES The Federal Communications Commission today announced further details of its previously announced public en banc hearing at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. (See announcement dated April 11, 2008). As previously announced, the hearing date, time, and location are as follows: Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 Time: 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Location: Dinkelspiel Auditorium 471 Lagunita Drive Stanford University Palo Alto, California Directions: http://campus-map.stanford.edu/index.cfm?ID=02-200 http://music.stanford.edu/Events/directions.html The Commission will hear from expert panelists regarding broadband network management practices and Internet-related issues. The hearing scheduled at Stanford University is the second such hearing to be held by the FCC and follows a similar hearing held at Harvard Law School last in February (for more information: http://www.fcc.gov/headlines.html - go to February 25, 2008 headline: ‘FCC En Banc Hearing on Broadband Network Management Practices, Cambridge, Massachusetts’). The hearing at Stanford University is open to the public, and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Agenda and list of witnesses follows: (All Pacific Time) 12:00 p.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks 12:45 p.m. Panel Discussion 1 – Network Management and Consumer Expectations Introduction: Lawrence Lessig, C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law, Stanford Law School Rick Carnes, President, Songwriters Guild of America Michele Combs, Christian Coalition of America George Ou, Independent Consultant and Former Network Engineer Jon Peha, Associate Director of the Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking; Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University Jean Prewitt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Film & Television Alliance James P. Steyer, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Common Sense Media Robb Topolski, Software Quality Engineer 2:15 p.m. Break 3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion 2 – Consumer Access to Emerging Internet Technologies and Applications Introduction: Barbara van Schewick, Assistant Professor of Law, Stanford Law School Jason Devitt, Chief Executive Officer, SkyDeck Harold Feld, Senior Vice President, Media Access Project George S. Ford, Chief Economist Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies Brett Glass, Chief Executive Officer, Lariat.net Blake Krikorian, Chief Executive Officer, Sling Media Jon Peterson, Co-Director, Real-Time Applications and Infrastructure (RAI), Internet Engineering Task Force Gregory L. Rosston, Deputy Director, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Ben Scott, Policy Director, Free Press 4:30 p.m. Public Comment Period 6:30 p.m. Closing Remarks 7:00 p.m. Adjournment A live audio cast of the hearing will be available to the public on the FCC’s website at: http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/ -- you may also go to “FCC Meetings” from the homepage and then click on FCC Audio/Video events to access the audio cast. 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. You may send an e-mail to 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 Robert Kenny at 202-418-2668 or Clyde Ensslin at 202-418-0506. -FCC-