Previous Events & CLE Programs
June 12, 2008
Committee Meeting
Overview of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Join Laura Olton, Department of Public Utilities General Counsel, as she provides an overview of her thoughts and priorities for the year ahead.
April 30, 2008
Committee Meeting
Overview of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Join Tim Woolf, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, as he provides an overview of his thoughts and priorities for the year ahead.
March 28, 2008
Committee Meeting
Overview of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Join Paul Hibbard, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, as he provides an overview of his thoughts and priorities for the Department.
March 4, 2008
Committee Meeting
Overview of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable
Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable
Join Geoffrey Why and Michael Isenberg of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable (DTC), along with interested industry members and legal practitioners to:
- Learn about the DTC's various goals,
- Review the DTC's new legal and other procedures, and
- Have the DTC answer and discuss questions from the attendees.
This program will also allow Senior DTC staff to ask questions of attendees, in an attempt to better serve the industry and community.
January 31, 2008
Committee Event
New England Telecom Update and FCC Overview of New Privacy Rules
Join us for an overview of pending issues and items in New England impacting the telecommunications marketplace. The first hour will include a presentation of the FCC’s newly adopted Customer Privacy Network Information rules, their application to all providers including VoIP and federal enforcement activities related to privacy – along with a question and answer period. The second hour will see a panel discussion with a guaranteed lively discussion of current telecommunications issues pending in the New England states.
Confirmed participants include representatives from the FCC, the new Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Cable, AT&T, Comcast, OneCommunications, Sprint Nextel, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) and Boston University’s Department of Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations.
Please plan on staying for a holiday networking event immediately thereafter.
December 13, 2007
Committee Event
2007 New England Telecom Update and FCC Overview of New Privacy Rules
Join us for an overview of pending issues and items in New England impacting the telecommunications marketplace. The first hour will include a presentation of the FCC’s newly adopted Customer Privacy Network Information rules, their application to all providers including VoIP and federal enforcement activities related to privacy – along with a question and answer period. The second hour will see a panel discussion with a guaranteed lively discussion of current telecommunications issues pending in the New England states.
Confirmed participants include representatives from the FCC, the new Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Cable, AT&T, Comcast, OneCommunications, Sprint Nextel, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) and Boston University’s Department of Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations.
Please plan on staying for a holiday networking event immediately thereafter.
June 21, 2007
Committee Meeting
Policy Considerations for Advancing the Patrick Administration’s Goals for Clean Energy and the Environment
Sponsors
Environmental Law Section
Energy & Telecommunications Law Committee
David W. Cash, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, will discuss the policy issues facing the new Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs as it works to promote an agenda of clean and renewable energy while maintaining a high degree of environmental protection in Massachusetts.
May 10, 2007
Committee Meeting
Sen. Morrissey and Rep. Dempsey to Address BBA
Senator Michael W. Morrissey and Representative Brian S. Dempsey, Chairs of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, will present their views on current and upcoming energy and telecommunications issues before the legislature.
March 19, 2007
Committee Meeting
The Patrick Administration’s Vision for Energy in the Commonwealth
Ann Berwick, Undersecretary for Energy, will discuss Governor Patrick's vision for energy in the Commonwealth, including supplying energy at affordable prices and promoting clean energy. With energy issues at the forefront, Ms. Berwick's insight is timely, and her comments will be informative.
As Undersecretary for Energy, Ms. Berwick has responsibilities related to the Division of Energy Resources (DOER) and to the energy functions of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU, formerly the Department of Telecommunications and Energy DTE), and shares responsibility for integration of energy into the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
February 8, 2007
Committee Meeting
Mergers & Acquisitions in the Utility Sector
Sponsors
Energy & Telecommunications Committee
Mergers & Acquisitions Committee
Viswanath Khaitan, CFA and Managing Director for Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc will discuss mergers and acquisitions in the utility sector. Specifically, we will focus on:
- history and statistics on past mergers;
- why mergers take place;
- implications for various stakeholders, including customers, policy makers, acquiring companies, and competitors;
- why mergers may fail to achieve promised expectations;
- future outlook and lessons learned.
September 28, 2006
Committee Meeting
Understanding the Net Neutrality Debate
Panelists will include policy, legal, and industry experts representing some of the various positions on the effect of proposals to offer premium access to the Internet, and whether legislation or federal intervention is needed to keep the Net “neutral.”
Panelists include Kristin Smith, a senior aide for U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (ME) who has filed net neutrality legislation; Richard Whitt, principal for NetsEdge Consulting (formerly V.P. Federal Law and Policy for MCI) who represents Google; Paul Vasington, Director of State Public Policy for Verizon; and William Wilhelm, partner in the law firm of Bingham McCutcheon LLP.
The moderated panel discussion will be followed by an opportunity for questions, and refreshments. The cost of this event is $15 for FCBA and BBA members, $25 for non-members, and free for government employees. Please RSVP to Douglas Denny-Brown, co-chair, FCBA, at dougdb@rnktel.com, or 781-613-6103.
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