Study Group: Telecommunications Regulation Experts: Legal, Economic, and Regulatory Affairs (Washington, DC)
Council Members in this Study Group: 180
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Andrew LipmanPartner & Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
Andrew D. Lipman is Partner and Chair of the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice Group at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC. He specializes in communications law and related fields, including regulatory, transactional, litigation, legislative and land use. Mr. Lipman represents clients...
- Harrison Wadsworth, III
Principal
WASHINGTON PARTNERS, LLCHarrison Wadsworth is Principal at Washington Partners, a government and public relations firm in Washington, DC. Mr. Wadsworth has expertise in a variety of areas, including media relations, the legislative and political process, higher education, finance, communications and trade association management....
- Michael Gallagher
President
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATIONMichael Gallagher is President of the Entertainment Software Association in Washington, DC, where he serves the business and public affairs needs of the companies publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. Previously, he was a Partner...
- William Clyburn, Jr.
President & CEO
Clyburn Consulting, LLCWilliam Clyburn, Jr. is the former Vice Chairman of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB), where he rendered decisions regarding rail rate reasonableness cases, mergers and acquisitions, and where he testified before Congress with respect to economic regulation of the railroads. CommissionerClyburn also...
Harold Furchtgott-RothPresident
FURCHTGOTT-ROTH ECONOMIC ENTERPRISESHarold Furchtgott-Roth is the President and Founder of Furchtgott-Roth Economic Enterprises in Washington, DC, where he consults on issues related to the communications sector of the economy. Previously, he was a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he completed the writing of...
Frank LamancusaOf Counsel
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLPFrank G. Lamancusa is Of Counsel at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC, where he focuses on antitrust and competition issues principally in the telecommunications industry. Previously, he served as a professional arbitrator and mediator on behalf of the International Center for Dispute Resolution,...
Dana FrixPartner and Co-Chair, Telecom, Media & Technology
CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLPDana Frix is a Corporate Partner at New York-based Chadbourne & Parke and is Chair of the firm's Washington, D.C. based communications, media and technology practice. Mr. Frix counsels clients on corporate, public policy, regulatory and antitrust matters affecting CMT companies including, most recently,...
- Bennett Ross
Partner & Chair, Telephony
WILEY REIN LLP
Bennett Ross is Partner and Chair of the Telephony Practice at Wiley Rein in Washington, DC. He has extensive experience handling telecommunications matters in the federal arena, before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress, as well as before state public service commissions. Specifically,...
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Anti-Piracy Setback for Beleaguered Record Companies
October 3, 2008
Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas | www.eff.org
A federal district court's ruling has taken away -- at least temporariily -- a key legal weapon in the fight against music piracy online. The court's decision will make it harder to stop file sharing on peer-to-peer networks -- a prime source of music piracy -- by demonstrating that it violates the...
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August 6, 2008
A Ruling May Pave the Way for Broader Use of DVR | www.nytimes.com
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for cable and satellite companies to allow consumers to record and store programming remotely on the cable company's servers. This will provide more storage and perhaps more functions than on a DVR, and bypass the need to even have one. The case stands...
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Not This Time: Obama's Fundraising is Crucial But Not Determinative
July 29, 2008
Obama Raises $52 Million in June, Keeping Campaign on Pace to Its Goal | www.nytimes.com
1) Obama will continue to raise money at a record pace. 2) But the Republicans, among public financing, the Republican National Committee, and independent organizations running their own ads, will at least match what Obama puts together financially. 3) Therefore, Obama's fundraising...
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Taxes Force Americans To Pay Many Ways
April 24, 2008
Harold Furchtgott-Roth, President, FURCHTGOTT-ROTH ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES
Taxes Force Americans To Pay Many Ways | furchtgott-roth.com
When ordinary Americans live beyond their means, disapprobation comes from every quarter, including the federal government. When our government lives beyond its means, bankrupting our children and grandchildren, we Americans avert the disapproving glance. Instead, we even elect government officials...
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Regulating Sovereign Wealth Funds
April 24, 2008
Harold Furchtgott-Roth, President, FURCHTGOTT-ROTH ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES
Regulating Sovereign Wealth Funds | furchtgott-roth.com
The problem America faces is not that our processes to review foreign investments are broken. Instead, our challenge is that America is economically a much weaker country today than we were a year ago. Developing rules that punish law-abiding investors will not help America but will discourage reasonable...
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