The Communicators

Verizon's chief network officer, Nicola Palmer, talks about Verizon's push to be the first U.S. company to implement 5G. She also talks about the race with China to be the leader in 5G.

Cybersecurity analyst and reporter Kim Zetter discusses voting machines and election security ahead of the November midterm elections.

Joseph Turow, a University of Pennsylvania professor, talks about what privacy policies mean and what people think they mean. He says many people mistakenly believe that the term "privacy policy" guarantees their information will be kept private.

Jeff Cohen, government relations director of the Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials, talks about efforts to improve communications among first responders since 9/11 attacks showed the flaws in communications systems.

The Department of Homeland Security's Jeanette Manfra talks about cyber threats against the U.S. in 2018, how the U.S. is working to foil foreign efforts to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections, and emergency communications during disasters.

David Redl, administrator of NTIA - the agency that advises the President on telecommunications - discusses the Trump Administration's spectrum policy. He also discusses FirstNet and emergency communications and internet governance.

Barry Lynn, who heads the Open Markets Institute, talks about his organization, which studies the size and power of companies that look like monopolies and the threat that they can pose to democracy.

Berin Szoka, Tech Freedom president, and Harold Feld, Public Knowledge senior vice president, discuss whether social media should be regulated, how companies monitor for offensive material, and charges that conservative voices are being censored.

Clemson University professor and former FCC chief economist Thomas Hazlett talks about the history of wireless spectrum regulation and his book, [The Political Spectrum].

Jonathan Spalter, USTelecom president, talks about communications issues, including developing 5G, expansion of broadband through the U.S., and USTelecom's view that government needs to help build out into hard-to-reach areas.

Louis Rossetto, co-founder and former editor in chief of WIRED, talks about founding Wired, the impact the magazine has had, the early days of the internet, how he was fired from the magazine he founded. He also talk about his book, [Change is Good].

Mark Mills, co-founder of Digital Power Capital, discusses his new book, [Work in the Age of Robots]. He suggests that despite aritificial intelligence and automation, the job sector is likely to grow and productivity will increase.

Jonathan Adelstein, president of WIA, the Wireless Infrastructure Association, talks about 5G and small cell technology. WIA builds the cell towers and other technologies needed for the next generation of mobile communications.

Victoria Espinel, president and CEO of BSA and Nuala O'Connor, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, discuss the impact of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation on businesses and society.

Syed Kamall, a member of the European Parliament, talks about European tech policy issues, including the new GDPR privacy regulations that are a concern to some US-based companies. He also discusses the impact of Brexit on technology developments.