[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20296> YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/Mfougb0EDJQ> | REGISTER <http://youtube%20%7C%20register%20%7C%20add%20to%20calendar%20%7C%20permalink/> | ADD TO CALENDAR <https://addcal.io/e/dj7e0qcjfb5v> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20296> Today, Thursday, March 5, 2026, from 12:45pm – 4:45pm EST (17:45-21:45 UTC) the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society <https://www.benton.org/> will marking the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Telecommunications Act <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996> with an event ‘Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star <https://www.benton.org/event/telecom-act-30-universal-service-north-star>‘ in Washington DC. Policymakers, advocates, academics, and industry leaders will convene to examine how the law, drafted at the dawn of dial-up internet, codified the national commitment to universal connectivity. Participants will explore how the act has shaped today’s broadband landscape and what universal service must mean in the next era of connectivity. AGENDA (to be announced) - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -