Building a Broadband Strategy for America
Broadband penetration in the United States is lagging behind the rest
of the world. At the same time, tough new questions of access and
fairness are facing policy makers. An interactive look at why broadband
matters and how the political process will affect the future of the
Internet.
Chair: Drew Clark - Executive Director, BroadbandCensus.com
Drew Clark is a top telecom and technology journalist based in Washington, D.C. He's worked as a reporter covering the politics of telecom, media and technology for more than a decade. He brings a detailed understanding of technology with an ability to explain what digital convergence means for the average Internet user.
Drew is Founder and Executive Director of BroadbandCensus.com, a new Web site devoted to providing the public with a detailed and accurate collection of information about broadband, centered on broadband availability, competition, speed and price. Making information about broadband available to all citizens is the first step in motivating telecommunications carriers and local governments to create and enhance broadband networks.
Drew regularly writes on telecom and technology matters on his blog, DrewClark.com. He is also Assistant Director of the Information Economy Project at George Mason University School of Law.
Previously, Drew was Senior Fellow and Project Manager at the Center for Public Integrity, where he headed the Center's telecommunications and media project. From 1998 to 2006, Drew was Senior Writer for National Journal Group, where he covered the intersection of politics and technology for the late Technology Daily, for Congress Daily, and for other NJ publications.
Drew is a sought-after speaker on technology trends for such events as the Consumer Electronics Show, the Higher Education Technology Alliance, and other forums. He has also written frequently for a variety of newspapers, publications and Web sites.
Drew graduated from Swarthmore College with Honors, and from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, and is the recipient of several journalism awards. He lives in McLean, Virginia, with his wife and two children, and is a member of the McLean Community Center Governing Board.
Eric T. Werner - Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
Eric T. Werner (ewerner@ntia.doc.gov) is a Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, providing general and strategic advice on policy matters affecting all sectors of the telecommunications industry with particular emphasis on broadband, public safety interoperability, cyber security, and continuity communications.
Prior to his arrival at NTIA, Mr. Werner served as Acting Associate General Counsel for National Protection and Programs at the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In that capacity, he managed the range of legal and policy issues associated with DHS’s initiatives in the areas of cyber security, network security and reliability, national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications, public safety interoperable communications, critical infrastructure protection, and information assurance.
Before entering public service, Mr. Werner was a partner in the Communications Group of the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand (now DLA Piper) in Washington, D.C. During a decade with the firm, he represented a broad range of clients in litigation before the Federal Courts and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and in structuring communications transactions to satisfy regulatory requirements. His clients encompassed an array of mass media and telecommunications companies involved in radio and television broadcasting; cable television; wireless multichannel video and broadband services; satellite c
ommunications; cellular telephony and personal communications services (PCS); and communications equipment manufacturing.
Before entering private practice, Mr. Werner served as law clerk to the Honorable Anthony J. Celebrezze on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He received his B.S. from Miami University and his Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where he also earned the Certificate from the Institute for Communications Law Studies.
ALSO WITH
Tim Wu - Professor, Columbia University
Jonathan Adelstein - Commissioner, FCC
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