SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1994

3:00pm-6:30pm

Registration

3:30pm-5:00pm

Tutorial on New Technologies given by:

Tim Oren
Vice President, New Technologies
Compuserve

5:30pm-6:30pm

Reception/Cash Bar

6:30pm-7:30pm

Dinner

7:30pm-9:00pm

Opening Session

Opening Remarks

Pamela Samuelson
University of Pittsburgh
22nd Annual Organizing Committee Chair

Opening Session:

The Research Agenda for the National Information Infrastructure Initiative

Proposed Panelists:

Bruce Lehman
U.S. Patent and Trade Mark Office
Commissioner
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Commissioner of Patent and Trade Mark

Larry Irving - INVITED
NTIA

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1994

7:30am-8:30am

Breakfast

8:30am-10:00am

Session I:

Spectrum Auction Design

Chair:
Evan Kwerel, Federal Communications Commision

Panelists:
Paul Milgrom, Stanford University
R. Preston McAfee, The University of Texas at Austin
John O. Ledyard, California Institute of Technology

Session II:
State Regulators

Chair:
Eli Noam, Columbia Institute for Telecommunications

Panelists:
Kenneth Gordon, Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Joe Miller, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Lisa Rosenblum, New York Public Service Commision

Session III:
The Effects of Regulation on Innovation

Chair:
John Mayo, The University of Tennessee

Papers:
Innovation and Imitation in a Partially-Regulated Industry
Thomas P. Lyon, Indiana University and Haizhou Huang, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The Effect of Incentive Regulation on Local Exchange Companies' Deployment of Digital Infrastructure
Shane Greenstein and Susan McMaster, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign and Pablo Spiller, University of California, Berkeley

Network Effects and Technology Adoption in U.S. Telecommunications
Sumit K. Majumdar, University of Michigan and S. Venkataraman, University of Pennsylvania

Session IV:
The Economics of Internet

Chair:
Hal Varian, University of Michigan

Papers:
Realizing the Information Future: Technology, Economics, and the NII
Marjory S. Blumenthal, National Research Council

Critical Mass and Network Size
Nicholas Economides and Charles Himmelberg, Stern School of Business

The Economics of Internet Interconnection Agreements
Padmanabhan Srinagesh, Bellcore

10:00am-10:30am

Break

10:30am-12:00pm

Session I:

PCS Valuations and Auction Alternatives

Chair:
Terrence McGarty, The Telmarc Group, Inc.

Papers:
Wireless Architectural Alternatives: Current Economic Valuations Versus Broadband Options, The Gilder Conjectures
Terrence McGarty, Telmarc Group Inc., Muriel Medard, MIT and Irv Stiglitz, MIT Lincoln Lab

Advanced Wireless Concepts: Technology and Policy Alternatives
Irving G. Stiglitz, MIT Lincoln Labs

The 5 C's of Wireless Technology and Policy: A comparison of CDMA and GSM for Coverage, Capacity, Clarity, Cost and Competitiveness
Jim Madsen, Qualcomm, Inc.

Session II:
The Economics of Integrated Broadband Networks

Chair:
David Waterman, Indiana University

Papers:
Pricing of Integrated Digital Telephone and Cable TV Services
Yuehong Yuan, Carnegie Mellon University and Marvin Sirbu, Information Networking Institute

One Line or Two: Economies of Scale and Scope in Telecommunications
David J. Salant, GTE Laboratories Incorporated

Telcos, Cable Operators, Public Authorities and the Transition to Multimedia in Europe
Jean-Pierre Coustel, France Telecom

Session III:
The First Amendment as a Form of Regulation

Chair:
Allen Hammond, New York Law School

Papers:
Lost of the Infobahn Without a Map: The Need for a Coherent First Amendment Approach
Robert Corn-Revere, Hogan and Hartson

Merging Phone and Cable
C. Edwin Baker, University of Pennsylvania

Game Theory and the First Amendment: Strategic Considerations and Freedom of the Press
Tim Brennan, University of Maryland

Session IV:
Alternative Regulatory Regimes in Theory and Practice

Chair:
Dennis L. Weisman, Kansas State University

Papers:
Does Profit Sharing Regulation Benefit Consumers?
Simon Wilkie, California Institute of Technology

Periodic Review of Price Cap Plans: Economic Issues
Timothy Tardiff and William Taylor, National Economic Research Associates

Dynamic Effects of Price Cap and Rate of Return Regulation on Exchange Carrier Pricing, Investment and Innovation
Neal Stolleman, Bellcore

12:00pm-1:30pm

Lunch

Lunch Session:
Re-write of The Communications Act of 1934

Chair:
David Reed, FCC

Panelists:
Donna Lampert, FCC
Gerry Waldron, Senior Counsel, Common Carrier
Gina Kenney, Senior Minority Counsel, Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

1:30pm-3:00pm

Session I:

Universal Service

Chair:
Milton Mueller, Rutgers University

Papers:
Telephone Penetration 1984-1994
Jorge R. Schement, Rutgers University, Alex Belinfante and Larry Povich, FCC

Funding the Public Telecommunications Infrastructure
Bruce Egan, Columbia Institute for Telecommunications and Steve Wildman, Northwestern Univ.

Universal Service as an Appropriability Problem
Milton Mueller, Rutgers University

Universal Service: Prosaic Motives and Great Ideals
Harmeet Sawhney, Indiana University

Session II:
Electronic Commerce

Chair:
Marvin Sirbu
Carnegie-Mellon University

Papers:
Electronic Brokers: Examples and Policy Implications
Paul Resnick, MIT Center for Coordination and Chris Avery and Richard Zeckhauser, Harvard KSG

The Effects of Networks on Buyer-Seller Relationships: Implications for The National Information Infrastructure
Charles Steinfield, Michigan State University and Robert Kraut, Carnegie Mellon University

Models and Policies for Electronic Currency [paper]
L.J. Camp, Marvin Sirbu and J.D. Tygar, Carnegie Mellon University

Session III:

Self vs. Government Regulation of Violent Media Content

Chair:
Dale Kunkel, University of California

Papers:
Violence on Television: A British Perspective
Barrie Gunter, University of Sheffield

Media Classification Systems: An International Assessment
Joel Federman, Mediascope

Prospects for Industry Monitoring of Television Violence in the U.S.
Ed Donnerstein, University of California

Session IV:
The Effects of Recent Regulatory Changes on the Cable Television Industry

Chair:
Jerry Duvall, FCC

Papers:
Demand and Revenue Elasticities for Cable Television Service
David Roddy, Economics and Technology, Inc.

Vertical Integration and the 1992 Cable Television Act
David Waterman, Indiana University and Andrew Weiss, University of Southern California

Fragmented Duopoly: Evidence on Pricing Behavior in the Cable Television Industry
George Ford, FCC

3:00pm-3:30pm

Break

3:30pm-5:00pm

Plenary Sesion:

Forecasting the Future: Different Views

Panelists:
Marvin Sirbu, Carnegie-Mellon University
Peter Huber, Manhattan Institute
Robert Hall, Stanford University

5:00pm-7:00pm

Reception

5:00pm-6:00pm

1st Tour Boat Ride

6:00pm-7:00pm

2nd Tour Boat Ride

7:00pm-8:30pm

Dinner

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1994

7:30am-8:30am

Breakfast

8:30am-10:00am

Session I:

Interconnection of Telephone Networks

Chair:
Bridger Mitchell, Charles River Associates

Papers:
Historical Perspectives on Interconnection Between Competing Local Exchange Companies
David Gabel, Queens College and David Weiman, Yale University and Institute

Interconnection Agreements and Market Entry in Telecommunications: Lessons from Cross-Country Comparisons
Bridger Mitchell, The RAND Corp. and European-American Center for Policy Analysis, Werner Neu and Karl-Heinz Neumann, Wissenschaftliches Institut fuer Kommunikationsdienste and Ingo Vogelsang, Boston Univ. and European-American Center for Policy Analysis

Access Pricing Entry and the Baumol-Willig Rule
Chris Doyle, University of Cambridge and Mark Armstrong, University of Southampton

Session II:
The Political Economics of Global Alliances

Chair:
Martin Cave, Brunel University

Papers:
The U.S. Stake in Competitive Global Telecommunications Service: The Economic Case for Tough Bargaining
John Haring, Jeffrey Rohlfs, Harry Shooshan, III, Strategic Policy Research

The Anatomy and Regulatory Repercussions of Global Telecommunications Strategies
Johannes Bauer, Michigan State University

Global Telecommunications Services: The Changing Face of the Trans-Atlantic Telephone
Richard Cawley, Directorate General XIII

Session III:
Competition and Regulation

Chair:
Harold Ware, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.

Papers:
The Political Economy Model of Entry into Local Exchange Markets
Yossi Spiegel, Tel Aviv University and Bhaskar Chakravorti, Bellcore

Local Exchange Competition: Alternative Models in Maryland
Richard L. Cimerman and Geoffrey J. Waldaua , Maryland Public Service Commission

Pricing Strategies and Regulatory Effects in the U.S. Cellular Telecommunications Duopolies
Keta Ruiz, The World Bank

10:00am-10:30am

Break

10:30am-12:00pm

Session I:

Network Technology Standards and Information Property Rights

Chair:
Brian Kahin, Harvard University

Papers:
Standards Development Strategies Under Incomplete Information -- Is the Battle of the Sexes' a Revelation Game?
Paul A. David, All Souls College and Hunter K. Monroe, IMF

Alternatives to Financing the Standards Development Process
Martin Weiss and Michael Spring, Univ. of Pittsburgh

Intellectual Property Rights and Telecommunications Standardization: A Fundamental Dilemma?
Mark Shurmer, Brunel University and Gary Lea, University of Reading

Session II:
Economic Development and Information Structure

Chair: Dimitri Ypsilanti, OECD

Papers:

Economics of Broadband Networks in Japan

Hajime Oniki, Osaka University

Access to Telecommunications in the Developing World: Ten Years After the Maitland Report

Heather E. Hudson, University of San Francisco

Session III:
Market Structure and Ownership Diversity in the Mass Media

Chair:
Steve Wildman, Northwestern University

Papers:
Vertical Integration Market Foreclosure, and Efficiency: Some Evidence from the Cable Television Industry
Tasneem Chipty, Ohio State University

Windowing Video Products
Suchan Chae, Rice University

The Prime Time Access Rule and the Market for Syndicated Television Programs
Karla S. Robinson, Northwestern University

Session IV:
Antitrust Economics in Telecommunications

Chair:
Michael Einhorn, U.S. Department of Justice

Papers:
Implications of the MFJ for Current Antitrust Policy
Roger Noll, Stanford University

Antitrust Implications of Unbundling Local Networks
Robert Harris, University of California, Berkeley and Greg Rosston, Federal Communications Commision

One-Way Networks, Two-Way Networks, Compatibility and Antitrust
Nicholas Economides and Lawrence J. White, New York University

12:00pm-1:00pm:

Lunch & Adjourn