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Nneka Ezenwa

Verizon expert Nneka Ezenwa on Text to 911

• What is the Future of 911?
• What Does the Future of 911 Hold?
• What Issues Remain to be addressed as We Move toward the Next Level of 911?
• What is “Texting to 911”?

Chris Lloyd

Verizon expert Chris Lloyd on Sustainability/Energy/Renewables

• How Much Energy is Used by the ICT Industry Itself?
• What Specific Renewable Energy Resources are Being Used by the (ICT) Industry?
• What Specific Steps is the (ICT) Industry Taking to Reduce its Overall Carbon Footprint?
• What Specific Role Do ICT Companies Play in Meeting National Energy Efficiency Goals?
• How Does the Growth of Cloud Computing Help Us Meet Our Energy goals as a Nation?
• From a Residential Standpoint, Where can Broadband Deliver the Most (Energy) Efficiency?
• How Does Broadband Help America Achieve its Energy Independence Goals?

Mark Mullet

Verizon Tax Policy Expert Mark Mullet

• Why is the corporate tax rate important?
• Why is it good for there to be expensing of depreciation in the tax code?
• What taxes are the biggest impediments to the telecom sector’s growth?
• Why is fundamental tax reform important to job growth in the telecom sector?

Marc Sachs

Verizon Cyber Security Expert Marc Sachs

• Are Cyber Attacks Increasing, and if so Why?
• Does the U.S. have a plan to protect it against a cyber-attack?
• In cyber-security, what is the appropriate role of Government?
• Does the growth of the “cloud” make cyber security a bigger problem?
• When cyber-attacks are detected, how are parties informed?
• Which is more at risk, private companies or government assets?
• What can be done to reduce the vulnerability and minimize damage from these cyber-attacks?
• What’s the nature of organized crime’s involvement in cyber-attacks?
• Are Telecommunications’ Networks Being Targeted in These Cyber Attacks?
• Are Sovereign Governments Sponsoring these Cyber Attacks, or Are They More Often Rouge Criminals?
• Are most cyber-attacks malicious with the intent to commit a crime, or are they curious hackers test
• What formal role do telecoms play in gov’s efforts to protect critical infrastructure from cyber-att

Sanjay Udani

Verizon expert Sanjay Udani on Cookies, DPI, and DNS

• What is D.N.S.?
• What is DNS Blocking?
• What is DPI, or Deep Packet Inspection?
• Can you Give an Example to Illustrate D.P.I.?
• Why is there Controversy Surrounding DPI?
• What are ‘Cookies’?
• How has the use of ‘Cookies’ Evolved?

David Young

Verizon Expert David Young on STB and Retransmission issues

• Can You Describe the Set Top Box Market as it Exists Today?
• The ‘96 Act Attempted to Create a Robust Set Top Box Market, How Did That Work Out?
• Can You Tell us about the Retransmission Fee Issue?