{"id":25069,"date":"2021-12-01T22:16:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/?p=25069"},"modified":"2022-02-02T17:47:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T17:47:05","slug":"pktrains-qualifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/pktrains-qualifications\/","title":{"rendered":"PKTrains Qualifications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What Are the Essential Responsibilities of a Fellow?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Provide input, strategy advice, and advocacy to shape laws and regulations that support open internet policy, communications competition, and balanced intellectual property law. 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