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Toshiya Jitsuzumi's Diary in the U.S.

Hisaya's Diary in the U.S.

Dr. Toshiya Jitsuzumi, who serves as the lead researcher for the Broadband Socio-Economic Research Group organized by the Foundation, will transmit a report on an important meeting he attended in the United States.


[2025/2/2-3
Symposium (Silicon Flatirons 2025) sponsored by the University of Colorado Law School:Boulder
The theme of this year's event was federal deregulation of the information and telecommunications sector due to the change of U.S. administrations and the role of state governments, and prominent experts invited from the U.S. and abroad discussed the issues mainly in the form of panel discussions.

[2024/6/18
WISPA Mid Atlantic Broadband SummitRichmond
Event sponsored by WISPA, an industry association with broad coverage of ISPs delivering broadband and Internet services
Commentary on BEAD, information on broadband installation, discussion on infrastructure 100% dissemination, and topics related to net neutrality were covered.

[2024/4/13-16
NAB Show2024Las Vegas
Broadcasting and video exhibition organized by the National Association Broadcasters
Topics related to free terrestrial broadcasting, called FAST, and payTV, which are growing in popularity in the U.S. due to inflation, were discussed.

[2024/3/8-16
SXSW2024:Austin
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners:
Hosted by SXSW, a large-scale comprehensive event with over 300,000 participants, including multiple music festivals, exhibitions, and conferences held in parallel
While much of the discussion was about AI, topics related to the balance between secure surveillance and privacy, as well as misinformation and journalism education were also discussed

[2024/3/7
Broadband Measurement Summit: Washington D.C.
Real events held irregularly by Broadband Breakfast, a news distribution company
Discussion was held on the work being done in each state to develop a broadband readiness map to understand the current status of bridging the digital divide, as well as on Broadband Labels, which became mandatory for major operators in April.

Feb. 25-28, 2024
NARUC Winter Policy Summit: Washington D.C.
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners:
Annual Policy Summit hosted by (NARUC)
Policy issues facing state public utility commissions in the telecommunications marketplace and how they intend to address them.
Provided an update.

[2024/2/4-5
Symposium sponsored by the University of Colorado Law School (Silicon Flatirons 2024):Boulder
Symposium sponsored by the University of Colorado School of Law
The conference will feature distinguished experts from the U.S. and abroad on a variety of policy issues related to the information and telecommunications field.
Discussions centered on a panel discussion format.

[1/8/10/2024
CES(Consumer Electronics Show): Las Vegas
One of the world's largest, sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association (CTS).
Trade show for home and consumer electronics
Businesses and industry professionals as the event focuses on new technologies, innovative products, and future trends,
It has become a hot spot for the media and general consumers.

[11/15-2023-17].
U.S. Broadband Summit: Washington D.C.
Symposium held by Questex, a provider of information services for the telecommunications and electronics industries, brought together government officials and businesses from across the United States to discuss the theme of bridging the digital divide.

[9/25-28, 2023] [9/25-28, 2023
Mobile World CongressLas Vegas
One of the world's largest trade shows attended by leading companies in the global telecommunications industry
The keynote will feature speeches by senior officials from the FCC and NTIA on the direction of near-future telecommunications policy in the U.S.
Certain findings were obtained.