This just kicking off. As mentioned before, CITI's move online is very much caused by rebuilding on campus leading to a lack of space, albeit welcome. This year's SoT is as topical as ever, if somewhat briefer than we are accustomed. joly posted: " Today Friday November 17th 2017 the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information presents its annual State of Telecom conference. This year's event, held online, has the theme The Internet's Next Bottlenecks? Major Platforms, Video Clouds, and the Middle Mil" [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/citisot2017> Today *Friday November 17th 2017 * the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information <http://www.citicolumbia.org/> *presents its annual *State of Telecom* conference. This year's event, held online, has the theme *The Internet's Next Bottlenecks? Major Platforms, Video Clouds, and the Middle Mile <https://citistateoftelecom2017.eventbrite.com>*. In the past, improvements in business entry and regulatory policy have lowered a number of market barriers in the telecom and TV industries, enabling competition and access. As this shift has occurred, what bottlenecks are left or have emerged in the new digital environment? This online half day conference will explore the potential or actual disruption by the new content and distribution platforms and their impact on media and technology markets. It will also analyze the various public policy options that have been advocated. The focus will be on real issues that exist and what responses might be. Speakers include representatives of *AT&T*, *Verizon*, *Facebook*, and the *FCC*. The event will be webcast live via the *Internet Society livestream channel* <https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/citisot2016> . *What: CITI State of Telecom 2016 <http://www.citicolumbia.org/events/2016/SoT2016/stateoftelecom.html>* * Where: Webex* * When: Friday November 17th 2017 9am-12:30pm EST | 14:00-17:30 UTC* * Agenda: https://citistateoftelecom2017.eventbrite.com <https://citistateoftelecom2017.eventbrite.com>* * Webcast: http://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/citisot2017 <http://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/citisot2017>* * Twitter: #citisot2017 <https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23citisot2017&src=typd>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9608#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9608#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9608