Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez hosted panel conversations featuring communications and technology policy experts that lived through the creation and implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The purpose of these panels was to consider how the lessons from 30 years ago can be used to drive innovation and competition for the benefit of consumers today.
• Panel 1: The Legislative Process That Led to the Act
• Panel 2: FCC Implementation of the Act
• Panel 3: Today’s Challenges”
FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez hosted panel conversations featuring communications and technology policy experts that lived through the creation and implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The purpose of these panels was to consider how the lessons from 30 years ago can be used to drive innovation and competition for the benefit of consumers today.
• Panel 1: The Legislative Process That Led to the Act
• Panel 2: FCC Implementation of the Act
• Panel 3: Today’s Challenges”










