Of the institute. She broke her leg when she and her son or daughter were shopping and a shoplifter knocked them over. Alex has done a fabulous job running the institute. I want to think the other georgetown students gathered by amy schwartzman. The otherto thank georgetown students gathered by amy shorts mentored what are we i want to thank the other georgetown students gathered by amy schwartzman. In may, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced its intention. It is seeking approval on the department of justice for the merger, which if consummated will result in sinclair owning 233 stations covering 72 of american viewers. The next largest will have 70 fewer stations. At the same time, the fcc will come out tomorrow including newspaper broadcast, the tv radio and the local tv. How many of you know what a uhf station is . Anybody under the age of 40 now . I saw three hands. We will have an opportunity to talk about that a little later and whether that was a rule that should have been reinst
Chairman pai, the floor is yours. Thank you, tina. Alright, alright, alright. As someone once said. Today was an exciting day for Technology Goal innovation at the fcc. As we took significant steps and unleash the next generation of wireless connectivity, Broadband Networks and broadcasting. To advance the next generation 5g Wireless Services we voted to make another 1700 megahertz of highfrequency spectrum available for terrestrial, flexible, wireless use. We also streamline the rules for wireless and structured deployment which will help in the way for 5g networks and services. To advance nextgeneration broadband we voted to expedite the transition from legacy Copper Networks to modern fiber networks. Billions of dollars set to maintain the feeding Copper Networks of yesterday will be freed up to build a highspeed network of tomorrow. Will help bridge the digital divide. To advance the next generation broadcasting we authorized a new television standard in a voluntary marketdriven ba
Now, before we start i want to thank a couple of folks and a couple of institutions. I want to thank the institute for technology, law and policy. The institute for public representation, which is also part of Georgetown Law Center, the betten foundation and no civil la foundation for sponsoring this event. I also want to thank senator richard blumenthal, and i want to thank jamie who is a Research Fellow at georgetown and kind of my personal law clerk and doing a fabulous job. And alexander givens whos the head of the institute who some of you may have heard broke her leg when she and her son or daughter were shopping at h m in friendship heights, a shoplifter knocked them over and down a flight of stairs. I was in that h m, like, the day before. If people could send well wishes to alex, shes done a fabulous job running the institute. I also want to thank the other georgetown students gathered by Andy Schwartzman, one of our panelists, who are going to be helping today with various an
Local content and media diversity. This is an hour and 40 minutes. Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome. I am so excited to see this crowd to talk about the media ownership. Im gigi sohn, fellow at the georgetown university. I want to thank the institute for Technology Law and policy. The institute for public representation, which is will part of Georgetown Law Center. Fenton foundation and mozilla. I want to thank senator blumenthal from connecticut who well hopefully being hearing from soon for reserving this room and a Research Fellow and personal law clerk, doing a fabulous job, alexander gibbons, head of the institute, who some of you may have heard pro her leg when she and her son or daughter were shopping at h m were shoopping and a shoplifter knocked her over. I was there the day before. If people send well wishes to alex, shes done a great job running the institute. I want to thank other georgetown students gathered by Andy Schwartzman, our panelist, helping today with various a
Tirelessly to advance peace, justice and human rights. Nadia is a human rights champion. She as part of a minority in Northern Iraq targeted by isis. In 2014, isis abducted 7000 women and girls in forced many into sexual slavery. Nadia is a survivor. She shares her story with World Leaders at the United Nations and beyond, she advocates for women who are still not free, still at risk and is still struggling. Pioneering peace builder in myanmar. Ethnic conflict continues in the nation and the formal Peace Process is at a standstill. On the western border, the majority are facing a textbook case of ethnic cleansing at the hands of the military. Uses her status as a former political prisoner to advocate for womens equality, and it justice and peace. Is a canadian journalist covering conflict in some of the most challenging places. From syria to afghanistan and beyond, she has demonstrated a fearless commitment to telling the story of those caught behind the front lines. Her reporting expo