PROGRAM: TPRC '96 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1996
Speaker: Hal Varian, Dean, School of Information Management and Systems, University of California
Speakers: Kathleen Levitz, Deputy Bureau Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC Richard Metzger, Jr., Deputy Bureau Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC
Welcoming Remarks by David Waterman, IndianaUniversity -24th Conference Organizing Committee Chair Session: Regulating On-Line Content: Mechanisms for Household and Local Control
Speakers: Paul Resnick, AT&T Labs and Robin Raskin, Editor, Family PC Magazine SUNDAY OCTOBER 6, 1996
Papers: A Dynamic Study of Price and Traffic Behavior in Interconnected Packet Networks Martin Weiss, Taieb Znati, Saadulah Tareen, University of Pittsburgh and William Lehr, Columbia University Measuring What Internet Users Value: The INDEX Project Richard Edell, Harish Chand and Pravin Varaiya, University of California - Berkeley Pricing for Internet Addresses and Route Assignments Yakov Rekhter, Cisco; Paul Resnick and Steve Bellovin, AT&T Labs Discussant: David Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Papers: How to Compare Rates. The OECD Perspective Sam Paltridge, OECD What Can - and Cannot - be Concluded From the OECD's International Rate Comparisons? Dale Orr, Economic Analysis Associates Adapting the European Union Telecommunications Regulatory Framework to the Developing Digital Integrated Services Environment [abstract] Richard Cawley, European Commission Discussant: Eli Noam, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
Papers: A Theoretical Analysis of Vertical Reintegration Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 David Kaserman, T. Randolph Beard and John Mayo, Auburn University Is Local Exchange Interconnection Discriminatory? David Reiffen, Federal Trade Commission; Laurence Schumann, Glassman-Oliver; and Michael Ward, University of Illinois Opportunism in the Presence of an Essential Facility [abstract postcript] [abstract pdf] Chris Doyle, London Business School The Impact of the 1992 Cable Act on Consumer Demand and Welfare: A Discrete Choice Differentiated Products Approach. Prize Winner - Graduate Student Research Award Gregory Crawford, Duke University Discussant: John Kwoka, George Washington University
Papers: Feasibility of Using Radio Relay in Low Tier Wireless Local Loop Systems Hung-Yao Yeh and Alex Hills, Carnegie Mellon University The Effect of Cellular Service on the Cost Structure of a Land-Based Telephone Network David Gabel, Queens College and D. Mark Kennet, US Bureau of Labor Statistics The Cost of Basic Network Elements: Theory, Modeling and Policy Implications Daniel Kelley, Richard Chandler and Robert Mercer, Hatfield Associates, Inc. Discussant: Jay Atkinson, Federal Communications Commission
Papers Universal Service: Migration of Methaphors [paper html] [abstract] Harmeet Sawhney and Krishna Jayakar, Indiana University Universal Service and the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Towards a Third Generation of Universal Service Policy Milton Mueller, Rutgers University Universal Service Larry Povich, FCC Reconsidering Universal Service as a Menu Jorge Reigna Schement and Martin Blizinski, Penn State University
Papers: Combining Sender and Receiver Payment Schemes on the Internet David Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economic Implications of Service Integration in Telecommunications Networks Jon Peha, Qiong Wang and Marvin Sirbu, Carnegie Mellon University Changes in the Household-Level Demand for Postal Delivery Services from 1986 to 1994 Frank Wolak, Stanford University
Implementation of the 1996 Telecommunications Act: A Work in Progress
Speakers: Robert Pepper, Federal Communications Commission Cheryl Parrino, National Association of Regulatory Commissioners
Papers: Strategic Commitments and the Principle of Reciprocity in Interconnection Pricing Nicholas Economides, Giuseppe Lopomo, and Glenn Woroch; Stern School of Business Call Externalities, Network Externalities and Network Interconnection Padmanab Srinagesh and Jiong Gong, Bellcore Standardization Policy and International Trade Oz Shy and Neil Gandal, The University of Michigan and Tel Aviv University Discussant: Tim Brennan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Papers: A Politics of Intellectual Property[paper pdf] James Boyle, American University Intellectual Value and Intellectual Property Margaret Chon, Syracuse University College of Law Barriers to Entry and Security Concerns of US Internet and non-Internet Users: A National Survey of Issues and Analysis of Policy Implications James Katz , Bellcore Discussant: Margaret Jane Radin, Stanford Law School
Papers: Restructuring the Telecommunications Sector in Southeast Asia: Privatization Policies and Pitfalls Heather Hudson, University of San Francisco Voting on Prices: The Political Economy of Regulation [abstract] Gerald Faulhaber , University of Pennsylvania Strategic Liberalization: Mapping a Course for Sustainable Telecommunications Infrastructure Development Brian Regli , HRN Now Bell has a Hammer: Telephone Company Use of the First Amendment to Batter Down Entry Barriers. 2nd Place Winner of Graduate Student Research Award Susan Dente Ross , Washington State University
Papers: Cable Telephony as a Business: the UK Experience[abstract] John Cluny, OFTEL Local Network Competition on Optus Vision's HFC Network [abstract] Ian Martin, BZW Australia Standards Issues in Digital Television: The Common Set Top Box Martin Cave and Campbell Cowie, Brunell University Discussant: David Reed, CableLabs
Implementation Of The 1996 Telecommunications Act: Ohio Case Study
Speakers: Neil Cox, Ameritech Marsha Schermer, Time Warner Communications Joseph Farrell, FCC
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1996
Papers: Satellite Spectrum Auctions: Regulatory Feedback in Transitional Markets George Morgan, Julia Kwok, and Pankaj Lal, VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State Univ. Spectrum Sharing Without Licenses: Advantages and Pitfalls [paper eps][abstract] Jon Peha and Durga Satapathy , Carnegie Mellon University Efficient Relocation of Spectrum Incumbents[abstract] Peter Cramton, University of Maryland; Evan Kwerel and John Williams, FCC
Papers: Dialing for Dollars: Will the FCC Regulate Internet Telephony? [abstract] Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University Telecommunications Addressing: The Changing Technical Requirements and Institutional Environments John L. King and Ashley Andeen, University of California, Irvine Discussants: Sharon Eisner Gillett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brian Kahin, Harvard University
Papers: The Great (Fire) Wall of China: Security and Information Policy Issues in the People's Republic of China[paper][abstract] William Yurcik, University of Pittsburgh, Ravi Sandhu, George Mason University and Zixiang Tan, Syracuse University A Critical Look at Internet Ratings Systems[abstract] Jonathan Weinberg, Wayne State University Bedrooms, Bar Rooms, and Boardrooms in Cyberspace[paper html][abstract] L. Jean Camp, Sandia National Labs and Donna Riley, Carnegie Mellon University Discussant: Judith Harris, Attorney
Papers: Telecommunications Pricing for Efficient Local Competition John Haring and Jeffrey Rohlfs, Strategic Policy Research Regulation: Can't Live With It - Can't Live Without It Ken Gordon, NERA Dearie Me: FDC at the FCC Michael Katz, University of California - Berkeley Implications of the New Interconnection Rules for the Telecommunication Industry Gerald Brock, George Washington University
Papers: Investing Under Conditions of Uncertainty[abstract] Marjory Blumenthal, National Research Council State Initiatives to Increase Investment[abstract] James Sweetman, Jr, U. S. General Accounting Office Canada's New Regulatory Framework: A Formula for Infrastructure Development? Kevin Wilson, Tele-universite, Universite du Quebec Discussant: Lawrence Darby, Darby Associates
Papers: The Social Impact of Electronic Money in Australia:Residential Users' Perspective on Electronic Commerce [abstract] Supriya Singh, Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technologies An Axiomatic Approach to Evaluating and Selecting Digital Money Mechanisms [paper pdf] [abstract] Jeff MacKie-Mason and Kimberly White, University of Michigan Online Services and "Transactional Space": Conceptualizing the Policy Issues [abstract] Peter White, La Trobe University Discussant: Marvin Sirbu, Carnegie Mellon University
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