Event
June 9, 2026
Second Annual Brattle Telecom, Media & Entertainment Roundtable
A Brave New World: Thirty Years After the Telecommunications Act
Tuesday, June 9 | 8:30 a.m.
Washington, DC
Join leading industry analysts, attorneys, government officials, and economic experts for a day of engaging conversation exploring the legacy of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and its relevance today. Hear from former FCC Chair Reed Hundt, under whom the Telecommunications Act was adopted.
Connect with top industry professionals to discuss modern infrastructure challenges, including spectrum policy, broadband and fiber deployment, satellite and space-based connectivity, the role of Big Tech and platform regulation relative to telecom-style frameworks, issues surrounding Section 230, and the balance between industrial policy and competition policy.
Key Sessions & Speakers
Keynote Speaker
- Reed Hundt | Coalition for Green Capital, Founder & CEO | Refounding America, Founder | Former FCC Chairman
- Moderated by Dr. Coleman Bazelon | Brattle | Principal & Practice Co-Leader: Intellectual Property
The Telecommunications Act at 30
- William Zarakas | Brattle | Principal
- Jonathan Adelstein | TWN Communications | EVP
- Angela Kronenberg | Sligo Solutions LLC | President & CEO
- Dr. Tom Hazlett | Clemson University | H.H. Macaulay Endowed Professor of Economics
- Dr. Jon Peha | Carnegie Mellon University | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Engineering and Public Policy
- Moderated by Dr. Paroma Sanyal | Brattle | Principal & Practice Co-Leader: Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment
