The Communicators

Adrian Shahbaz, the research director of a Freedom House report on internet freedom, talks about a crisis in social media, and what countries around the world are doing to regulate the internet.

[Hop, Skip, Go] co-author Stephen Baker talks about the future of transportation, printable 3-D cars, and tiny helicopters that carry one person.

Jason Oxman, the leader of the Information Technology Industry Council, looks at regulation, trade, privacy and antitrust.

Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) talks about a recent FCC oversight hearing, errors in broadband maps by major telecom companies, the Chinese company Huawei, and the role of tech as an issue in 2020 campaigns.

Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA), a CEO of start-up companies, talks about topics including, privacy, big tech companies, and free speech. Her bill, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act, was introduced in the House in April.

Telecom CEO Bob Udell talks about the future of communications and the issues facing them, such as how to bridge the digital divide between rural areas that have little internet access and urban areas that have it.

Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner (R), talks about issues affecting the FCC, including spectrum auctions, 5G, STELAR, impact of the Sprint-T Mobile merger, and cyber attacks.

Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix, talks about his adventures starting Netflix with Reed Hastings. His book, [That Will Never Work], is filled with anecdotes and lessons about creating the streaming service.

Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Energy & Commerce Committee vice chair, talks about "smart cities" and the technology that enables them. She also talks about election security, "deepfakes" and facial recognition issues.

MIT Professor Sinan Aral proposes ways to measure disinformation on social media in order to safeguard elections and democracy.

FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson (R) talks about the Federal Trade Commission's role as a cop on the beat regulating the internet, including regulation of "big tech" companies.

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Science Cmte. Chair, talks about a need for more U.S. minorities and women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. She also talks about disinformation, privacy, and artificial intelligence.

Gigi Sohn, (former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler's adviser) & Patrick Halley (USTelecom Sr. VP of Advocacy & Regulatory Affairs) discuss ramifications of last week's DC Appeals Court decision to uphold much, but not all, of a DC Federal Appeals Court ruling.

FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly (R) reacts to recent appeals court decisions on net neutrality and media ownership. He also talks about key industry topics including, spectrum, 5G, and the Lifeline program.

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Commerce Committee member, and head of the Judiciary Cmte's Technology Task Force, discusses tech needs in the U.S. and her work on tech issues.