Saturday, September 27, 1997
Last modified 15/11/97

2:00pm -7:00pm
Registration

Tutorials

2:15pm-4:00pm

Title: World Trade Organization, WTO

Speakers:
Bill Melody, Delft University of Technology and Technical University of Denmark

Anders Henten, Technical University of Denmark

Eli Noam, Columbia University

William Drake, Communication Culture and Technology Program of Georgetown University

4:15pm-6:00pm

Title: Telecommunications Act of 1996

Speakers:
Joseph Farrell, UC-Berkeley

Gerald Brock, George Washington University

5:30pm-6:30pm

Reception/Cash Bar

6:30pm-7:30pm

Dinner

7:30pm-9:00pm

Opening Session

Welcoming Remarks by Jeff MacKie-Mason, University of Michigan - 25th Annual Organizing Committee Chair

Plenary Session: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Chair: Eli Noam, Columbia University

Panelists:
Lloyd Morrisett, Markle Foundation

Roger Noll, Stanford University

Bruce Owen, Economists Incorporated

Marvin Sirbu, Carnegie-Mellon University


Sunday September 28, 1997


8:00am-5:00am

Registration

7:30am-8:30am

Breakfast

8:30am-10:00am

A1. Cost Structure of the Local Exchange

Chair: Martin Cave, Brunel University

Papers:
Empirical Analysis of the Regulation of Local Telephone Service - A Technico-Economic Methodology, F. Gasmi and J.J. Laffont, IDEI and W.W. Sharkey, FCC [Abstract]

Wireless Alternatives to the Local Telephone Exchange, Alan Boyer, Daniel Kelley and David Nugent, Hatfield & Assoc.[Abstract]

Long Run Incremental Costs and Regulation of Interconnection Charges for Local Exchanges in the UK, Geoffrey Myers, OFTEL

Discussant: Robert Lobe, FCC

B1 & H1. Video Competition

Chair: Benjamin Compaine, Penn State University

Papers:
Video Competition and its Consequences for Renewed Public-Interest Regulation, Howard Shelanski, University of California [Abstract]

Does the Law of One Price Hold in Television Advertising?, R. Kieschnick and B.D. McCullough, FCC [Abstract]

Cable Advertising and the Future of Basic Cable Networking, David Waterman and Michael Zhaozu Yan, Indiana University [Abstract]

Reassessing Video Competition: Has Technology on Regulation Made a Difference?, Benjamin Compaine, Penn State University [Abstract]

D1 & G1. Intellectual Property

Chair: Jessica Litman, Wayne State University

Papers:
Lochner in Cyberspace: The New Economic Orthodoxy of "Rights Management", Julie Cohen, Univ. of Pittsburgh [Abstract]

Muddy Rules for Cyberspace, Dan Burk, Seton Hall University [Abstract]

Non-Proprietary Technologies: A Challenge to the Standard Economics of Intellectual Property?, Margaret Radin & Erin Sawyer, Stanford Law School [Abstract]

Discussant: Pamela Samuelson, Univ. of California-Berkeley

E1 & F1. The International Political Economy of Telecommunication Deregulation

Chair: W. Russell Neuman, University of Pennsylvania

Papers:
Andante Ma Non Troppo: Telecommunications Liberalization in Europe, Luigi Prosperetti, University of Milano and Michela Cimatoribus, Telecom Italia [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

The Institutional Determinants of Infrastructure Growth in Telecommunications: A Cross-National Study, Bennet Zelner and Witold Henisz, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley [Abstract]

Lobbying, Voting, and the Political Economy of Price Regulation, Gerald Faulhaber, Univ. of Pennsylvania [Abstract]

Comparative Deregulation of Far Eastern Telecommunications Markets, Terrence McGarty, The Telmarc Group, Inc. & Jacob Davidson, Delta Three, Inc. [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

10:00am-10:30am

Break

10:30am-12:00pm

A2 & H2. Satellite Issues

Chair: Michael Einhorn, Department of Justice

Papers:
Public Harms Unique to Satellite Spectrum Auctions, John Haring; Charles Jackson; Jeffrey Rohlfs; Harry Shooshan, III and Kirsten Pehrsson, Strategic Policy Research Inc.

The Paradox of Ubiquity: Communication Satellite Policies in Asia, Heather Hudson, University of San Francisco

Competitive Prospects for DTH Satellite Television Service Around the World, Jonathan Levy, FCC

Discussant: Jerry B. Duvall, FCC

B2. Local Exchange Competition

Chair: William Sharkey, FCC

Papers
Entry Prices in Telecommunications Then and Now, Peter Temin, MIT and Weber Temin and Co. [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

Local Exchange Competition: A Study of Two Firms Interaction and the Effects on Expected Price for Access, Judith Molka-Danielsen, Molde College and Martin Weiss, Univ. of Pittsburgh [Abstract] [Paper]

The Impact of Relaxed Regulation on IntraLATA and Local Telephone Prices, Mary Flannery, Santa Clara Univ. and Univ of California-Santa Cruz [Abstract]

Number Portability in the UK: A Two-Edged Sword?, John Cluny, General Cable PLC. [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

C1 & G2. Electronic Commerce

Chair: Marjory Blumenthal, National Research Council

Papers:
Aggregation and Disaggragation of Information Goods: Implications of Bundling, Site Licensing and Micropayment, Yannis Bakos, Univ. of California-Irvine and Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT & Stanford Univ. [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

Protocols for Automated Negotiations with Buyer Anonimity and Seller Reputations, Paul Resnick, University of Michigan and Lorrie Cranor, AT&T Labs-Research [Abstract]

In Search of "Friction-Free Markets": An Exploratory Analysis of Prices for Books, Cds and Software Sold on the Internet, Joseph Bailey, MIT & Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford Univ. [Abstract]

Discussant: Bruce McConnell, OMB

E2 & F2. Restructuring in Industrialized Countries

Chair: Richard Cawley, European Commission

Papers:
Alternative Models of Telecommunication Policy: Services Competition Versus Infrastructure Competition, Martin Taschdjian, US West International [Abstract]

Telecom Competition in Canada and the U. S.: The Tortoise and the Hare, Stanford Levin, Southern Illinois Univ. at Edwardsville and Willie Grieve, Barrister and Solicitor [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

Japan’s Regulatory Reform: Commitment for Competitive Regime?, Keiko Hatta, InfoCom Research [Abstract]

Discussant: Dimitri Ypsilanti, OECD

12:00pm-1:30pm

Lunch

12:30pm-1:30pm

Lunch Plenary Session

Internet Governance: The Case of the DNS Controversy [Background Briefing]
Chair: Sharon Eisner Gillett, MIT

Panelists:
Christopher Ambler, Image Online Design [Background on Image Online Design and the .Web registry] [Background on eDNS]

David Maher, Chair of the Internet interim Policy Oversight Committee
(iPOC) for the Internet International Ad Hoc Committee (IAHC) [Background on iPOC] [Background on IAHC]

Anthony Rutkowski, General Magic [Background on Internet Identifiers Policy]

1:45pm-3:15pm

A3. Network Interconnection and Net Economics

Chair: Nicholas Economides, Stern School of Business

Papers:
Compatibility and Market Structure for Network Goods, Nicholas Economides, Stern School of Business and Frederick Flyer, NYU and Northwestern University [Abstract]

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Imposed Costs in the Local Exchange Market: A Dynamic Model of Incumbent Behavior, Trevor Roycroft, Ohio University [Abstract]

Interconnection Pricing, Stranded Costs and the Optimal Regulatory Contract, Steve Wildman, Northwestern University

Discussants: Larry Blank, Public Service Commission of Nevada and Marius Schwartz, Georgetown University

C3. Universal Service

Chair: Milton Mueller, Syracuse University

Papers:
The Evolution of Advanced Large-Scale Information Infrastructure in the United States, Shane Greenstein, Kellogg Graduate School of Business; Mercedes Lizardo, University of Illinois; and Pablo Spiller, University of California [Abstract]

Estimating Costs for Universal Service Obligations, Mark Jamison, University of Florida [Paper pdf]

Universal Service for Users: Recent Research Results -An International Perspective, Claire Milne, Antelope Consulting [Abstract]

Discussant: Gregory Rosston, Stanford University

D2, G3 & H3. Online Speech

Chair: Jonathan Weinberg, Wayne State University

Papers:
What Things Regulate Speech, Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

Mixed Metaphors: Inscribing Social Visions in Networked Computers, Phil Agre, Univ. of California-San Diego

Foucault in Cyberspace: Surveillance Sovereignty and Hard-Wired Censors, James Boyle, American Univ. [Abstract] [Paper: PDF] [Paper: HTML]

Discussant: Steven Lubar, Smithsonian Institution

3:15pm-3:45pm

Break

3:45pm-5:15pm

Plenary Session: System Security and Info War

Chair: Jorge Schement, Penn State University

Panelists:
John Fabry, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander Electronic Systems Center

Fred Giessler, Professor of Information Warfare, National Defense University

Steven Rinaldi, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

Alan Campen, USAF, Retired, School of Information Warfare and Strategy, National Defense University

5:30pm-6:30pm

Reception

6:30pm-8:00pm

Dinner

8:00pm-9:00pm

"Committe of the Whole" Discussion of the future of TPRC

7:30am-8:30am
Breakfast

8:30am-10:00am

A4. Spectrum Management

Chair: Evan Kwerel, FCC

Papers:
Revisiting the AM Stereo Proceeding: The Wisdom of the “Marketplace” Decision, David Sosa, Univ. of California [Abstract]

Auctions for Allocating Spectrum, David Salant, Law and Economics Consulting Group, Inc. [Abstract]

Discussants: John Williams, FCC and Peter Cramton, University of Maryland

B3. Vertical Integration

Chair: Gary Biglaiser, FCC

Papers:
Vertical Integration and Information Transfers: The AT&T Case, John Hughes, Duke Univ. and Jennifer Kao, Univ. of Waterloo

The Incentive for Non-Price Discrimination by an Input Monopolist, Nicholas Economides, Stern School [Abstract] [Paper]

Discussant: Mark Uretsky, FCC

D3 & G4. Privacy

Chair: Michael Froomkin, University of Miami

Papers:
Designing a Social Protocol: Lessons Learned from the Platform for Privacy Preferences, Lorrie Faith Cranor, AT&T Labs and Joseph Reagle, Jr., MIT [Abstract]

Key Escrow Around the World, Deborah Hurley, Harvard University and Terra Nova

Discussant: Margaret Jane Radin, Stanford Law School

E3&F3. Restructuring in Developing Countries

Chair: Sandra Braman, University of South Africa and University of Alabama

Papers:
Competition & Telephone Penetration: An Int’l Statistical Comparison, Eric Kodjo Ralph, George Washington Univ and Jens Ludwig, Georgetown Univ [Abstract]

Telecommunication Policy in the New South Africa: Participatory Politics and Sectoral Reform, Robert Horwitz, Univ. of California-San Diego

Operationalizing a Regulatory Framework in India, Rekha Jain, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Club Goods, Collective Action and States: Telecommunications Restructuring in Developing Countries. J.P. Singh, University of Mississippi

10:00am-10:30am

Break

10:30am-12:00pm

A5 & G5. Allocation of Internet Resources

Chair: Robert Pepper, FCC

Papers:
Impact of New Service when the Adoption Date is Unknown, Jiong Gong and Samaradasa Wecrahandi, Bellcore [Abstract]

A Smart Market for Resource Reservation in a Multiple QoS Network, Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, University of Michigan [Paper pdf]

Public Policy and Broadband Networks: The Feasibility of Competition, Christian Hogendorn and Gerry Faulhaber, University of Pennsylvania [Abstract]

Discussant: Robert Pepper, FCC

B4&F4. Competition in International Service

Chair: Jean-Paul Simon, France Telecom

Papers:
An Economic Model of International Interconnection, Douglas Galbi, FCC International Bureau [Abstract]

The Structure of International Information Flows via Telecommunications 1978-1995, George Barnett, SUNY-Buffalo [Abstract] [Paper: PDF]

Falling Through the Cracks: International Accounting Rate Reform at the ITU & WTO, Robert Frieden, Pennsylvania State University [Abstract]

Using Call-Back to Demonstrate the Discriminatory Nature of the Proportionate Return Rule, Mark Scanlan, European Commission [Abstract]

C4. Changing Social Environments

Chair: Jorge Schement, Pennsylvania State University

Papers:
Elections and Electrons: A National Opinion Survey on the Role of Cyberspace and Mass Media in Political Opinion Formation During the 1996 General Election, James Katz, Warren Reich, Rutgers University and Philip Aspden, Center for Research on the Information Society [Abstract]

Marketing to Children on the World Wide Web, Angela Campbell, Georgetown University [Abstract]

Speed & the Internet: The Effects of High Speed Access on Household Usage, Anne Hoag, Pennsylvania State University [Abstract]

The Net Effect: Modeling and Measuring the Integration of Electronic Communities Electronic Communities, Marshall Van Alstyne, MIT and Stanford Univ. and Erik Brynjolfsson, Sloan School of Management. [Paper: PDF]

12:00pm-1:30pm

Lunch

12:00pm-1:30pm

Lunch Keynote Address: A Framework for Global Electronic Commerce

Speaker: Ira Magaziner, Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Development

1:45pm-3:15pm

A6. Telecom Price Regulation

Chair: John Kwoka, George Washington University

Papers:
On Cost-Based Pricing for Regulation, Peter Linhart & Joseph H. Weber, Weber Temin & Co.[Abstract]

A Time to Change: The Adoption of Incentive Regulatory Scheme in the US Local Telephone Companies, Shuo Zhuang, Boston University [Abstract]

The Application of Cost Data in the Telecommunications Industry, David Gabel and Richard Gabel [Abstract]

Testing for Multimarket Contact in the Telephone Industry, Mayank Raturi*, University of Maryland

Discussant: Tim Brennan, University of Maryland

B5 & G6. Internet Telephony

Chair: Lee McKnight, MIT

Papers:
A Taxonomy of Internet Telephony Applications, David Clark, MIT [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

Quantifying the Effect of Internet Telephony from Both Telecommunications & Internet Service Provider Perspectives, Nicholas Scalera and Louis Rubin, Bellcore

Internet Telephony: Costs, Pricing, and Policy, Lee McKnight and Brett Leida, MIT [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

Discussant: Kevin Werbach, FCC

C5&E4. State and Rural Initiatives

Chair: Heather Hudson, Univ. of San Francisco

Papers:
Infrastructure Investment Without Infrastructure Ownership: Pennsylvania's "Link to Learn" Initiative, Sandy Kyrish, Temple University [Abstract]

The Iowa Communications Network: The Policy Implications of Publicly Funded Infrastructure, Dom Caristi, Iowa State University [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

The Potential Impact of Government Online Service Delivery on Rural and Remote Areas, Marina Cavill and Sarah Miller, CIRCIT [Abstract] [Paper pdf]

Best Practices for Rural Internet Deployment: The Implications for Universal Service Policy, Neal Gorenflo and D. Linda Garcia, Foundation for Rural Service, NTCA [Abstract]

D4 & H4. Regulation of Television Content

Chair: David Waterman, Indiana University

Papers:
Does Media Ownership Influence Media Stands? The Case of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, James Snider*, Northwestern University

Does Viewer Discretion Prompt Advertiser Discretion? The Impact of Violence Warnings on the Television Advertising Market, James Hamilton, Duke University [Abstract]

Effects of Warning and Information Labels on Attraction to Television Violence in Viewers of Different Ages, Brad J. Bushman, Iowa State University. [Abstract]

Lessons from Oz: Quantitative Guidelines for Children's Educational Television, Angela Campbell, Georgetown U. Law Center. [Abstract]

Discussant: Richard Ducey, National Association of Broadcasters
*1997 Student Paper Prize Co-Winner

Session Tracking Code
A = Telecom Economics
B = Convergence and Competition
C = Telecom and Society
D = Content Issues
E = Policy and Restructuring
F = International Issues
G = Internet
H = Mass Media