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2003 Program  

    

Sunday, September 21, 2003

8:30 AM - 10:10 AM Sessions

  

 

Issues in Wireless Communications
    

Moderator:  

Barry Ohlson, Legal Advisor, Commissioner Adelstein
    

Papers:

Household Demand for Wireless Telephony:  An Empirical Analysis
    Paul Rappoport, Temple University and Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
James Alleman, University of Colorado and Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
    Lester Taylor, University of Arizona
    
Legislators v. Regulators:  The Case of Low Power FM Radio
Thomas W. Hazlett, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
Bruno E. Viani, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
     
Investing in the Development of a Space-Based Information Network Infrastructure
    Serena Chan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  
  Interlicense Competition:  Spectrum Deregulation Without Confiscation or Giveaways
    Coleman Bazelon, Analysis Group, Inc.
    Michael Rothkopf, Rutgers University
  

Standards

    

Moderator:  

Richard Hovey, FCC OET
    
Papers: Policy Impact Assessments:  Considering the Public Interest in Internet Standards Development
John Morris, Center for Democracy & Technology
Alan Davidson, Center for Democracy & Technology
    
The Failure of a Regulatory Threshold and a Carrier Standard in Recognizing Significant Communication Loss
Andrew P. Snow, J. Warren McClure School of Communication Systems Management, Ohio University
    
Strategic Interoperability Standards and Trade Policy for Industries with Network Externalities
    Mikhail M. Klimenko, University of California, San Diego
  

Security:  Natural Experiments and Policies to Motivate Improved Security

    

Moderator:  

Donald Weightman
    
Papers: The Impact of National Infrastructure and Cyberspace Security Strategies on Legal Rights and Liabilities
Jeffrey H. Matsuura, University of Dayton
    
Rewarding IT Security in the Marketplace
Walter S. Baer, RAND
    
The Internet Under Crisis Conditions:  Learning from September 11
Jon Eisenberg, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, The National Academies
Craig Partridge, BBN
     
  Why do the Graphs of the "Slammer Worm" Differ So Much?
    John Quarterman, Matrix NetSystems
    Peter Salas, Matrix NetSystems
   

Regulation of Online Activity

    

Moderator:  

Lee Rainie, Pew Internet
    
Papers: Free Speech:  The First Amendment and Distributive Values of Copyright
    Molly Shaffer Van Houweling, University of Michigan Law School
    
Hope and Hype v. Reality:  The Role of the Commercial Internet in Democratic Discourse and Prospects for Institutional Change
Mark Cooper, Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society
      
Search and You Shall Find?  The Effects of Online Commercial Interests on People's Ability to Find Content on the Web
    Eszter Hargittai, Northwestern University
    

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