[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20328> *LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/qA1MlK6jMnQ> | REGISTER <https://www.netcaucus.org/event/the-rapid-rise-of-space-based-internet-broadband-from-above/> | ADD TO CALENDAR <https://addcal.io/e/o7y7nblxztlk> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20328>* On *Wednesday March 11, 2026,* at *12pm-1pm EDT* (16:00-17:00 UTC), the *Congressional Internet Caucus Academy* wll host a panel '*The Rapid Rise of Space-Based Internet: Broadband from Above <https://www.netcaucus.org/event/the-rapid-rise-of-space-based-internet-broadband-from-above/>*' at Rayburn House in Washington DC. For years, the idea that high-speed broadband could beam directly to your handheld phone from space sounded like science fiction. Today, it’s happening. Low-Earth orbit constellations are reshaping broadband competition. Phones are beginning to connect directly to satellites. And space-based networks are becoming part of America’s communications backbone. *SPEAKERS* *Jay Schwarz* - Chief, Space Bureau, Federal Communications Commission *Scott Wallsten* - President and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -