Elizabeth Sanchez
Policy Fellow
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Elizabeth L. Sanchez is a Mexican-qualified attorney and holds an LL.M. in Technology Law & Policy from Georgetown Law. Her experience spans multinational corporations, private practice, international organizations, and technology policy. Before attending Georgetown, she advised leading companies in the media, telecommunications, retail, and financial sectors across Mexico and Latin America. She later worked at a top-ranked Washington, D.C. law firm, supporting corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory matters, and served as a Legal Extern with the World Bank Group. Elizabeth is currently a Policy Fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), where she focuses on broadband, spectrum, and space policy. She is passionate about advancing innovation and developing policies that enable emerging technologies to benefit society.
Research Areas
Recent Publications
AT&T’s Petition for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling Regarding California’s Carrier of Last Resort and Related Requirements
The Commission should thoughtfully consider AT&T’s petition because it could catalyze the retirement of outdated copper networks, accelerate network modernization, and advance the transition to a modern, all-IP communications ecosystem.
Rigid Space Spectrum Allocations Could Limit Productivity
Overly restrictive spectrum allocations have left terrestrial bands underutilized. Regulators should not repeat those mistakes as they develop new policies for the orbital economy.
