Four Voices from Freedom to Connect

Length 60:00
Licensor The Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Producer(s) Berkman Center for Internet & Society, David Isenberg and Colin Rhinesmith
Formats Documentary, Hard Feature, Special
Topics Media, Politics, Technology
Produced May 22, 2006
Added to PRX May 30, 2006
 

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Summary:

"Four Voices from Freedom to Connect" is a production of AudioBerkman from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School

Website:

http://www.pulvermedia.com/f2c/index.html

Additional Credits and Funding:

This program was produced by David Isenberg and Colin Rhinesmith for AudioBerkman, a production of The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. Music by Joe Craven.

Tones:

Informational, Intriguing, Provocative

Language:

English

Description:

Today's Internet is an engine of innovation, creativity, free speech, and democratic participation. Applications like email, the web, and voice over IP have changed the way we communicate. Companies like Amazon, Google, and eBay point towards new ways of doing business that are fast becoming integral to people's daily lives.

The combined effect has undermined established pre-Internet businesses from retail stores to publishers to telephone companies. These interests have taken their case to the Federal Communications Commission, the courts, and now to the U.S Congress.

In this edition of AudioBerkman, we'll hear four voices from Freedom to Connect discuss the issue of "Net Neutrality" and explain the forces that are now colliding for the future of the Internet.

The hour consists of excerpts from four talks given at Freedom to Connect in Washington, D.C. on April 3 & 4, 2006:

Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Chris Sacca (Google)
Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell
Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt

Here is a link to a page with bios/photos for each speaker:

http://www.pulver.com/f2c/speakers.html