theNetworkingChannel is a collab between Empower, PAWR Office and ACM Sigcomm. This is their 6th webinar. Previous sessions can be found on their YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAtFAG5JdQrHac6ArIWJ-hw>. ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 15:00 UTC theNetworking Channel hosts a panel 'Challenges at Layer 8: Network neutrality, the digital divide and spectrum'. As the internet has become critical infrastructure and indispensable, policy makers in many countries a" <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nwc-layer8>On *Wednesday 2 June 2021* at *15:00 UTC* *theNetworking Channel <https://networkingchannel.eu/>* hosts a panel '*Challenges at Layer 8: Network neutrality, the digital divide and spectrum <https://networkingchannel.eu/challenges-at-layer-8-network-neutrality-the-digital-divide-and-spectrum/>*'. As the internet has become critical infrastructure and indispensable, policy makers in many countries are struggling with the same questions: What should be the regulatory obligations of telecommunications carriers? How can we ensure that rural areas and low-income households have access to the internet? And how can we manage scarce spectrum to enable new services, increase competition and protect vital existing services? While each of these issues is hard, they are also interdependent. *SPEAKERS* *Scott Marcus* – Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Belgium *Eric Burger* – Professor of Computer Science, Georgetown University, USA *Chris Marsden* – Professor of Internet Law, University of Sussex, UK *Sonia Jorge* – Executive Director, A4AI, Head of Digital Inclusion, Web Foundation *Paul Brooks* – Consulting CTO and Chair of Internet Australia, Australia *ORGANIZER* *Henning Schulzrinne* – Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Mathematical Methods and Computer Science and Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, USA *LIVESTREAM* *http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nwc-layer8 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nwc-layer8>* *TWITTER #layer8 @thenetworkingc1 <https://bit.ly/3ccOVrk> Scott Marcus @Bruegel_org Eric Burger @Georgetown @ChrisTMarsden @SoniaA4AI PWB_inAus @HSchulzrinne* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/nwc-layer8* <https://archive.org/details/nwc-layer8> *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14091/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -