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Kathleen Q. Abernathy's Speeches

10/5/05
19th Annual MSTV Fall Television Conference
Washington, DC
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10/4/05
Media Institute
Washington, DC
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9/29/05
A Regulatory Framework for Convergence and Competition.
The India Television Summit 2005
Mumbai, India
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7/19/05
Minority Media and Telecommunications Council.
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7/15/05
New England Cable & Telecommunications Association.
Newport, RI
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7/7/05
Regulatory Mandates, the Market, and the Future of IP E911
VON Coalition/NENA Provider Summit
Washington, D.C.
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7/4/05
Telecommunications Transformation: How Broadband Networks and IP-Enabled Services Are Revolutionizing Communications
North Rhine-Westphalia Media Conference
German-American Lawyers Association
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6/27/05
2005 Telecoms Transition World Summit
Lisbon, Portugal
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6/21/05
Thoughts on the Proper Role of Federal Regulation in the Age of Digital Convergence
Progress & Freedom Foundation Digital Age Communications Act Workshop
Washington, D.C.
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6/2/05
Advancing the Information Society Through Human Capacity Building
APEC TELMIN 6
Lima, Peru
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5/20/05
Developing A New Paradigm For Communications Regulation
New Jersey Telecommunications Summit
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3/29/05
The Role of Education in Democracy and Development
Fifth Doha Forum on Democracy and Free Trade
Doha, Qatar
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3/17/05
The Telecommunications Act Of 1996: A Case Of Regulatory Obsolescence?
Keynote Address at Catholic University, Columbus School of Law 2005 Spring Symposium.
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2/23/05
Arctic ICT Regulatory and Policy Roundtable
Crystal City, VA
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2/17/05
Crafting an Appropriate Regulatory Framework for Broadband Over Powerline Systems
D.C. Bar Panel Discussion
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1/13/05
Extending Broadband to all Americans
Nortel Policy Luncheon
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12/10/04
Closing Remarks Remarks For ITU Global Symposium For Regulators.
Geneva, Switzerland
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12/8/04
Opening Remarks Remarks For ITU Global Symposium For Regulators.
Geneva, Switzerland
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11/16/04
Remarks at International Institute of Communications Telecommunications Forum.
Washington, DC
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10/25/04
"From VOIP to EOIP: Implications for Policymakers"
National Summit on Broadband Deployment
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10/21/04
"Preserving Universal Service in the Age of IP"
University of Colorado at Boulder
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10/21/04
"Hot Issues from DC"
FCBA Denver Chapter Luncheon
Denver, Colorado
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7/20/04
"Diversity is Good Business"
MMTC Conference on Building and Financing Minority Broadcast Companies
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6/24/04
"Guiding Principles for the Age of Convergence"
FCBA Annual Meeting
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6/22/04
"Promoting the Broadband Future"
Supercomm Conference Keynote Address
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6/22/04
"Promoting the Broadband Future"
Supercomm Conference Keynote Address
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6/7/04
"Overview of FCC Initiatives to Protect Critical Infrastructure and Homeland Security"
Workshop on Interdependencies
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6/2/04
"The Harvest"
Wireless Communications Association International Annual Conference.
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5/17/04
"The Role of Property Rights in Understanding Telecommunications Regulation"
Center for the Digital Economy at the Manhattan Institute
New York, NY
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5/13/04
"Regulating Wireless: How Much And By Whom"
AEI-Brookings Joint Center For Regulatory Studies Luncheon
Washington, DC
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4/29/04
"The View from Washington"
Real Women: Digital World
Sunnyvale, CA
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4/28/04
"Hot Issues from D.C."
FCBA Northern California Chapter Luncheon
San Francisco, CA
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4/2/04
"Telecommunications Security: Key Issues Affecting the Public and Private Sectors"
Seventh Annual Midwestern Telecommunications Conference.
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3/15/04
"20 Years After Divestiture: Looking Back and Looking Forward"
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York, N.Y.
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3/10/04
"Ensuring That ETC Designations Serve the Public Interest"
NARUC Winter Meeting
Washington, D.C.
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2/19/04
"VOIP: The Opportunities and Challenges Ahead"
The Quello Center
Telecommunication Management and Law
Michigan State University
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2/10/04
"Public Safety and Sound Spectrum Management Go Hand and Hand"
National Forum on Public Safety Spectrum Management
Washington, D.C.
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1/22/04
"Overview of the Road to Convergence: New Realities Collide with Old Rules"
The Journey to Convergence: Challenges and Opportunities
Catholic University, Columbus School of Law
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1/21/04
"Ensuring the Sustainability of Universal Service"
OPASTCO Winter Meeting
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12/8/03
Market Reform: A Tool for Achieving Universal Access (Panel)
Global Symposium for Regulators
Geneva, Switzerland
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11/19/03
Panel on Broadband Over Powerline Systems
NARUC Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA
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11/6/03
"Public Service and Scholarship in the Pursuit of Sound Regulation"
American Bar Association
Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Section
Fall Conference
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10/8/03
"Competition and the United States Example"
Telecommunications Conference: Advancing Egypt’s Legal and Regulatory Framework
Cairo, Egypt
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10/2/03
NAB Radio Show
Philadelphia, PA
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9/30/03
The Importance of Being Unpopular
Telecom Hub Conference
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9/22/03
"Reaching Broadband Nirvana"
United PowerLine Council Annual Conference
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6/24/03
Key Note Address - Davis Wright Tremaine
"Consumer Protection 2003: A Primer for Telecom Companies"
Washington, DC
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6/3/03
"The Importance of the Market"
3G Americas Board Briefing
Washington, DC
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5/22/03
"If You Build It, They Will Come"
Key Note Address
Global Wireless Summit
New York, NY
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5/20/03
Keynote Address
National Spectrum Managers Association
Rosslyn, VA
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5/6/03
"Trust the Market"
Speech to the Women's High-Tech Coalition
Crystal City, VA
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4/29/03
National Summit on Broadband Deployment
Crystal City, VA
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4/28/03
Promoting Swift and Stringent Enforcement
FCBA CLE Seminar
Washington, DC
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4/25/03
Consumer Advisory Committee
Washington, DC
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4/14/03
Museum of TV and Radio
New York, NY
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4/3/03
Supporting Universal Access to Telecommunications Services: Lessons and Challenges
7th Annual Florida Communications Policy Seminar
Tallahassee, FL
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4/2/03
Hearing on Preserving and Advancing Universal Service
Before the United States Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Communications
Washington, DC
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4/1/03
Cable Television Public Affairs Association Forum
Washington, DC
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2/28/03
The Future of Television and Children's Media Policy
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2/27/03
Broadcast Ownership En Banc, Richmond Convention Center
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12/3/02
Regulation and Market Dynamics Panel Keynote
ITU Asia Telecom 2002
Hong Kong

11/14/02
"My Vision of the Future of American Spectrum Policy"
Cato Institute’s Sixth Annual Technology & Society Conference
Washington, DC

11/14/02
Privacy Protection Under the Communications Act
Federalist Society Conference
Washington, DC

11/8/02
ITA - The Private Wireless Summit 2002
Washington, DC

10/23/02
The Media Institute Awards Dinner
Washington, DC

10/21/02
"The Transformation of a Typewriter Repair Shop in a Computer Driven World"
Yankee Group Telecom Industry Forum
Washington, DC

10/1/02
"The Importance of Federal-State Collaboration in Telecommunications Regulation"
Conference of California Public Utility Counsel
Napa Valley, CA

9/17/02
NECA Expo 2002
Las Vegas, NV

9/13/02
"Keeping Pace With Technology"
NAB Radio Show
Seattle, WA

7/29/02
Tutorial on the Universal Service Contribution Methodology Proceeding
NARUC Summer Meeting
Portland, Oregon

7/20/02
"What Tomorrow May Bring — the Future of the FCC’s Licensed Spectrum Policy"
FCBA Seminar West
San Diego, CA

7/18/02
"Unlicensed Spectrum Success — Lessons for the Next Chapter in FCC Spectrum Management"
San Diego Telecom Council
San Diego, CA

7/11/02
"The Nascent Services Doctrine"
Federal Communications Bar Association, New York Chapter
New York, NY

6/28/02
"Bringing Regulatory Certainty to the Broadband Arena"
Alliance for Public Technology and High-Tech Broadband Coalition Policy Breakfast
Washington, DC

6/24/02
Equal Employment Opportunity En Banc Hearing
Washington, DC

6/24/02
Introductory Remarks at Dialogue Session Between the Wireless Industry and Persons with Speech and Developmental Disabilities
Washington, DC

5/30/02
A Regulatory Agency for a Competitive Age: Harnessing the Chaos
Press Breakfast

5/21/02
National Spectrum Managers Association
Washington, DC

5/10/02
Midwestern Telecommunications Conference Keynote Address
Milwaukee, WS

5/1/02
Direct Marketing Association’s Government Affairs Annual Spring Conference
Washington, DC

4/19/02
"A Principled Approach to LMCC Spectrum Management"
LMCC National Conference
Washington, DC

4/19/02
"Promoting Homeland Security Through Communications"
Computer Law Association
Washington, DC

3/17/02
"The Power of the Third"
Wireless Internet Caucus
CTIA Conference
Orlando, FL

3/8/02
"Women Sustaining the American Spirit"
Women's History Month Program
Washington, DC

3/6/02
"Update from Washington"
Bloomberg Telecom Day
New York, NY

3/4/02
"My View from the Doorstep of FCC Change"
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN

2/27/02
"Honoring the First Amendment"
Media Institute Luncheon
Washington, DC

2/26/02
"Fostering Equal Employment Opportunities for Women"
American Women in Radio and Television Power Breakfast
Washington, DC

1/13/02
"Heeding the Lessons of Wireless Competition"
Emerging Issues Policy Forum


12/13/01
"My View of the FCC's Public Interest Obligation"
Practicing Law Institute Conference

12/11/01
"Ensuring Strength in Communications"
The Conference on Homeland Defense: Mobile and Wireless Communications

12/7/01
Competition Policy Institute Forum: Keeping Telecom Competition on Track

11/13/01
"Improving Federal/State Collaboration and Other FCC Priorities"
NARUC Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA

11/9/01
Remarks in Receipt of the Catholic University Milestone Award

10/24/01
Federal Communications Bar Association Chicago Address

10/7/01
USTA Annual Convention Keynote

9/17/01
FCBA Luncheon Address

6/25/01
14th Annual Wireless Communications Association (WCA) Convention



last reviewed/updated on 12/12/05 


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