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10/20/2023
‘Free Speech America’ Gala Celebrates First Amendment
In 1999, then-FCC Commissioner Michael Powell was the recipient of the Media Institute’s Freedom of Speech Award. On Thursday night, nearly 24 years to the day, he was given the American Horizon Award, becoming the first person ever to receive both honors.
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07/25/2023
FCC Alumni Ponder Future of AI Regulation
Technologists have long pondered what would be the killer app that truly pushes America’s communications networks, and DigitalBridge Managing Director Jonathan Adelstein believes we finally have an answer: AI.
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07/20/2022
Former FCC Chairs Talk Sohn Nom, BEAD Program
Time is running out for the nomination of Gigi Sohn to serve as the FCC’s fifth commissioner to cross the finish line, but veterans of the agency believe there is still hope that the Senate will take up a vote.
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06/16/2022
NTIA’s Davidson Heads In-Person Media Institute Lunch
NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson has a message for providers gearing up for the billions in broadband funding coming from government programs: submit your broadband availability data to the FCC ASAP.
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07/19/2021
Infrastructure Bill Could Boost Workforce Diversity
Several former FCC chairs agreed the infrastructure bill is the perfect opportunity for the telecom industry to expand workforce diversity and development.
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12/18/2018
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Richard Kaplar was named pres/CEO of The Media Institute by its board. Kaplar served as exec director since 2016 and kept that title when he became head of the Institute last January. Kaplar joined the