Robert Cannon
Senior Counsel for Internet Law in the Federal Communication Commission's Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis
Robert Cannon is Senior Counsel for Internet Law in the Federal Communication Commission's Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis (formerly the Office of Plans and Policy). In this position, Robert provides advice to the Commission on Internet law and policy. He served on the National Broadband Plan team and assisted with the FCC's Open Internet proceeding. In 2010, the FCC released his working paper Potential Impacts on Communications from IPv4 Exhaution & IPv6 Transition. He has served on the Interagency Working Group on Cloud Computing, the Online Safety & Technology Working Group, the Interagency Working Group on Barriers to Ecommerce and the Interagency Cybercrime Treaty Working Group. He regularly teaches courses for the FCC University including "Internet 101: Law, History, and Economics" and "Introduction to Communications Law." He also teaches a course on FCC Internet policy for the US Telecommunications Training Institute. He has also served as a grant reviewer for NTIA's TOP Program. Prior to this position, he was Deputy Director of the FCC's Y2K Task Force.
Robert is also the Founder and Director of the Cybertelecom, a not for profit educational project focused on federal Internet law and policy. The goal of the project is to create an educational resource, providing background information on law and policy. In this capacity, Robert produces the extensive Cybertelecom website, blogs, moderates the Cybertelecom-l online discussion group, and presents scholarly research. He recently presented his paper on the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act at the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference. Cybertelecom has become a vital reference to scholars, lawyers, advocates, and researchers.
Robert was the Program Committee Chair of Telecommunications Policy Research Conference for the 2003 & 2004. He was guest co-editor of the Telecommunications Policy journal's special TPRC edition for 2004 & 2005.
Robert was the creator and co-chair of the Federal Communication Bar Association's Online Communications Committee. He was awarded a Presidential Award for his work on Y2K, and the Lone Star Award from the Texas ISP Association.
In 1992, Robert served as a judicial clerkship to Judge Steffen Graae in D.C. Superior Court.
Robert Cannon and his family were featured in a Washington Post Article Volunteering, Family-Style, Wash Post 1/5/2004. In 2007, he was awarded the Bronze Presidential Volunteer Service Award. From 2005-09, he was an assistant coach with the Montgomery Youth Hockey Association; he has also been a volunteer coach with the Reston Raiders, Northern Virginia Cool Cats, Ashburn Ice House, Arlington Aces Soccer, Arlington Babe Ruth Baseball, Arlington Basketball, Williamsburg Middle School Ultimate Frisbee team, and Odyssey of the Mind. He has also captained several Washington Area Frisbee Club teams including establishing and leading the FCBA/FCC's team Seven Dirty Words.
Appearances
- State of the Net Conference 2012 January 17, 2012
Biography last updated January 11, 2012