Assessing the Sprint-TMobile Merger: Consumers, Competition and the Future of 5G

March 1, 2019

Live debate & discussion presented by Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy

WASHINGTON – Leading opponents and proponents of a Sprint-TMobile merger will debate and discuss the proposed deal at the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, March 5.

WHAT

The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice are currently reviewing a proposed merger by leading mobile service providers Sprint and T-Mobile. Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy presents a live debate on what mobile customers and companies stand to gain and lose. A broader panel discussion on consumers, competition, the future of 5G and rural broadband access will follow. Participants include two former FCC Commissioners, leading consumer advocates and industry representatives.

WHO

The Debate:

The Hon. Robert McDowell, Partner, Cooley LLP; Former FCC Commissioner

David Goodfriend , President, Goodfriend Government Affairs; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law

The Panel:

Alexandra Givens (Moderator), Executive Director, Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy

The Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Former FCC Commissioner

Seth Bloom, President and Founder, Bloom Strategic Counsel

Yosef Getachew, Media & Democracy Program Director, Common Cause

Ben Moncrief, VP of Government Relations, C Spire

WHEN

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE

The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
First Street Northeast
Room 212-210
Washington, DC 20515

RSVP

Media wishing to attend should RSVP to mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu.