ADVISORY 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 CONTACT: April 21, 2010 Mark Wigfield, 202-418-0253 Email: mark.wigfield@fcc.gov PANELISTS ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 28 SEATTLE WORKSHOP ON APPROACHES TO PRESERVING THE OPEN INTERNET WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission’s April 28 Open Internet workshop will include two panels addressing how the Internet's openness can best be preserved, including by examining historical and ongoing efforts to protect Internet openness in the U.S and other countries, and by discussing the key technological, economic, and legal considerations relevant to the need for and substance of the Commission's proposed open Internet policies. The first panel will focus on models for protecting the open Internet, including international approaches, and will include a discussion of the role of market forces in preserving or threatening Internet openness. The second will focus on the advantages and disadvantages of rules proposed by the Commission, and how they could be improved. As previous workshops have shown, the Internet's openness is integral to the success of the online ecosystem, including by enabling innovation, investment, speech, democratic engagement, and consumer benefits. Panelists will address these issues across Internet access platforms, including mobile wireless broadband. WHAT: Approaches to Preserving the Open Internet WHEN: Wednesday, April 28, 9:30 am (Pacific) WHERE: Jackson Federal Building 915 2nd Avenue Seattle, Washington ONLINE: www.openinternet.gov/workshops PANELISTS: Cole Brodman, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, T-Mobile Terry Davis, Technical Fellow, Boeing Michael Geist, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa Carl Gipson, Director for Small Business, Technology and Telecommunications, Washington Policy Center Preston McAfee, Vice President and Research Fellow, Yahoo! Research Barbara van Schewick, Assistant Professor of Law, Stanford Law School Bill Schrier, Chief Technology Officer, City of Seattle Mike Sievert, Chief Commercial Officer, Clearwire Gigi Sohn, President and Co-Founder, Public Knowledge Simon Wilkie, Chair, University of Southern California Economics Department The workshop will be open to the public; however, admittance will be limited to the seating available. Audio/video coverage of the workshop will be streamed live with open captioning over the Web at www.openinternet.gov/workshops. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please include a description of the accommodation you will need. Individuals making such requests must include their contact information should FCC staff need to contact them for more information. Please send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). —FCC— Visit www.openinternet.gov to join the discussion about issues facing the future of the Internet