NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th 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. Cir. 1974). News Media Information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT April 22, 2015 Will Wiquist, 202-418-0509 E-mail: will.wiquist@fcc.gov FCC STAFF ANNOUNCE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON BROADBAND CONSUMER PRIVACY Washington, D.C. – FCC staff today announced the agenda for a public workshop to explore the Commission’s role in protecting the privacy of consumers who use broadband Internet access services. The workshop will be held on April 28 starting at 10 a.m. at FCC headquarters in Washington, D.C. AGENDA 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. An Overview of the Collection and Use of Broadband Subscriber Data Matt Blaze, Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania 10:45 – 12:00 p.m. Panel 1: Privacy Implications Associated with Broadband Internet Access Services Moderators: Lisa Hone, Associate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC Chris Olsen, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC Panelists: Michele Lucan, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Connecticut Attorney General Laura Moy, Senior Policy Counsel, New America’s Open Technology Institute Robert Quinn, Senior Vice President-Federal Regulatory & Chief Privacy Officer, AT&T Joshua Seidemann, Vice President of Policy, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association Catherine Tucker, Mark Hyman Jr. Career Development Professor and Associate Professor of Management Science, MIT Sloan John Verdi, Director of Privacy Initiatives, U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIA 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Break 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Panel 2: The Application of Section 222 of the Communications Act to Broadband Internet Access Services Moderators: Matt DelNero, Deputy Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC Charles Mathias, Associate Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC Panelists: Harold Feld, Senior Vice President, Public Knowledge Jim Halpert, Co-Chair, Global Data Protection, Privacy and Security Practice, DLA Piper Nancy Libin, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP Erik Stallman, Director, Open Internet Project and General Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology Peter Swire, Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology Attendance and Webcast: Members of the public are invited to attend in person and may also watch the workshop live at www.fcc.gov/live on the day of the event. Members of the public also may submit questions during the workshop by e-mail to livequestions@fcc.gov. Accessibility Information: Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please include a description of the accommodation needed. Individuals making such requests must include their contact information should FCC staff need to contact them for more information. Requests should be made as early as possible; last-minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fulfill. Please send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY), or 844-432-2275 (ASL videophone). For more information, please contact Parul Desai at 202-418-8217 / Parul.Desai@fcc.gov or Melissa Kirkel at 202-418-7958 / Melissa.Kirkel@fcc.gov. For more news and information about the FCC, please visit www.fcc.gov. -FCC-