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

Overview

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 Outdated regulations and policies written for a world of copper telephone networks continue to impede deployment, slow critical infrastructure investments, and delay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• The Cost of Legacy Regulation: How outdated rules increase the regulatory burden and delay the transition to modern, all-IP infrastructure.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.