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Live at #MACoCon: New Technology, New Policy – The Ever-Shrinking Island of Cable Television

Live at #MACoCon: New Technology, New Policy – The Ever-Shrinking Island of Cable Television

FromConduit Street Podcast


Live at #MACoCon: New Technology, New Policy – The Ever-Shrinking Island of Cable Television

FromConduit Street Podcast

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Dec 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Technological change continues to advance rapidly - public policy needs to catch up. Your county likely has cable television franchise agreements built for the 1980s, but what is your role in the telecommunications market of the 2020s?At this year's MACo Winter Conference, special guests joined Michael Sanderson and Kevin Kinnally for a live recording of the Conduit Street podcast. The fast-paced, Q&A-style session focused on opportunities and challenges concerning the county role in the telecommunications market of the 2020s -- including regulation, rights-of-way, taxation, community access, and first amendment issues encountered along the way.Panelists:Arthur Scott, Associate Legislative Director, National Association of Counties (NACo)Joanne Hovis, President, CTC Technology and EnergyMichael Sanderson, Executive Director, MACoKevin Kinnally, Associate Director, MACoThe 2019 MACo Winter Conference, “Building for the Future,” was held on December 4-6, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel in Cambridge, Maryland. This year’s conference focused on county governance challenges and best practices – from the foundation to the rooftop – that will decide Maryland’s future.More about the MACo Winter Conference:Full Program#MACoCon Twitter Coverage
Released:
Dec 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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A podcast on Maryland policy and politics, covering state and county issues. We’ll cover the General Assembly, Governor, state agencies, and county leaders and how it all affects Marylanders and the public services they depend on. Counties deliver education, public safety, land use, infrastructure, and most front-line services to Maryland residents. This podcast from the Conduit Street Annapolis headquarters of MACo, the Maryland Association of Counties, touches on it all.