Modernizing Communications Infrastructure for the AI Era

​Featuring

• ​[Moderator] Wayne Brough, Resident Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation, R Street Institute

• ​Matthew Plaster, Senior Adviser for Strategy, Office of the Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

• ​Jeff Westling, Senior Scholar, Innovation Policy, International Center for Law and Economics

• ​Ryan Asdourian, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Lumen Technologies

​Please join the R Street Institute Thursday, April 23, 12:00-1:00 p.m. for a timely discussion about modernizing America’s communications infrastructure in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Outdated regulations and policies written for a world of copper telephone networks continue to impede deployment, slow critical infrastructure investments, and delay the transition to modern, Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks needed to support the massive amounts of information driving the emerging AI economy. Panelists will examine the regulatory reforms and modernization needed to position the United States as a leader in the AI era.

​Lunch provided. RSVP to secure your spot!

Key Discussion Points

• ​The Cost of Legacy Regulation: How outdated rules increase the regulatory burden and delay the transition to modern, all-IP infrastructure.

• ​Technology Neutrality: Why a technology-neutral regulatory framework is essential to ensure that rules work across fiber, fixed wireless, and IP-based networks without distorting private investment decisions.

• ​Broadband, Fiber, and the AI Economy: How Federal Communications Commission permitting reform, a streamlined National Environmental Policy Act, and deregulatory policy can accelerate infrastructure deployment and support America’s AI competitiveness.