[isoc-ny] WEBCAST TONIGHT: FAST AND FREE : New York’s Vision for Public Wi-Fi Everywhere

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[image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fastandfree>Today
*Monday May 2 2016 New America NYC <https://www.newamerica.org/nyc/>* will
present a panel discussion* FAST AND FREE : New York's Vision for Public
Wi-Fi Everywhere <https://www.newamerica.org/nyc/fast-and-free/>* at Civic
Hall in NYC. Noting New York City's growing dependence on Wi-Fi, in
particular through new initiatives such as the *LinkNYC
<https://www.link.nyc/> *franchise to turn phone booths into hotspots, and
the NYCEDC's *RISE : NYC <http://rise-nyc.com/>* resiliency initiative, New
America is specifically concerned about possible congestion if *LTE-U
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_in_unlicensed_spectrum>* is broadly
implemented by telcos. After a technical introduction by OTI's *Michael
Calabrese*, *Maya Wiley* of the NYC Mayor's Office will deliver a keynote
on the policy and planning aspects. The Panel: *Dmytro Pokhylko* - Vice
President, NYC Economic Development Corporation; *Colin O'Donnell* - Chief
Innovation Officer, Intersection; *Andrew Afflerbach* - CEO and Director of
Engineering, CTC Technology & Energy; *Chris Szymanski* - Director of
Product Marketing & Government Affairs, Broadcom; & *Greta Byrum*, Acting
Director, Resilient Communities Program, New America. The event will be
webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fastandfree>*.

*What: FAST AND FREE : New York's Vision for Public Wi-Fi Everywhere
<https://www.newamerica.org/nyc/fast-and-free/>*
* Where: Civic Hall NYC*
* When: Monday May 2 2016 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT | 22:30-00:30 UTC*
* Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fastandfree
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fastandfree>*
* Twitter: #NYCWiFi https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYCWiFi
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYCWiFi>*


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