TPRC46

September 20-22, 2018

American University, Washington College of Law

Washington, D.C.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Pre-Conference Session

10:30 am Graduate Student Consortium (by invitation)

11:30 am Capitol Hill Briefing, Rayburn 2322

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

8:00 am Registration

9-10:40 am Paper Session I
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session. For paper titles, click here.)

11:05-12:45 pm Paper Session II
(Six simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session. For paper titles, click here.)

12:45-2:15 pm Lunch and Keynote Speaker, Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen, FTC

2:15 pm Panels Sessions
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4:10 pm Paper Session III
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session. For paper titles, click here.)

5:50 pm Reception and Poster Session (click for poster listing)

6:45 pm Dinner and Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jim Kurose, OSTP

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

8:00 am Continental Breakfast

9-10:40 am Paper Session IV
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session. For paper titles, click here.)

11:10-12:50 pm Paper Session V
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session. For paper titles, click here .)

12:50-2:00 pm Lunch and Student Paper Awards, Benton Award

2:00-3:30 pm Panel Sessions
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4:00-5:40 pm Paper Session VI
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Paper Sessions Friday, September 21

9:00 am - 10:40 am

Spectrum 1

Moderator: Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh

Applying an Information Based Decision Analysis to Spectrum Management Regulatory Decisions, Mark Lofquist, University of Colorado at Boulder; David Reed, University of Colorado at Boulder
NewSpace Spectrum Sharing: Assessing Interference Risk and Mitigations for New Satellite Constellations, Susan Tonkin; Jean Pierre de Vries, University of Colorado at Boulder Law School - Silicon Flatirons Center
Sophisticated Spectrum Sharing Analysis: The Case of the 5.9 GHz Band, Yimin Pang, University of Colorado, Boulder; Joey Padden, CableLabs; Rob Alderfer, CableLabs

Privacy/Security 1

Moderator: Alissa Cooper, IETF/Cisco

Factors Influencing Password Reuse: A Case Study, Jacob Abbott, Indiana University Bloomington; Daniel Calarco, Indiana University Bloomington; L. Jean Camp, Indiana University Bloomington
Roles for Policy-Makers in Emerging Cyber Insurance Industry Partnerships, Josephine Wolff, Rochester Institute of Technology; William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology CSAIL
Consumer-ISP Security Notification and Remediation Strategies: An International Analysis, Nathaniel Fruchter, MIT; Steven Bauer, MIT

Broadband 1

Moderator: Gigi Sohn, Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy

The Influence of Topography and Fracking on Cellular Network Availability in Underserved Areas of Pennsylvania, Benjamin W. Cramer, Pennsylvania State University
USDA's Rural Utilities Service and Rural Broadband: A Multistakeholder Approach to American Broadband Policy, Christopher Ali, University of Virginia
The Effect of Institutions, on the Access and Adoption of Telecommunication Services in Mexico, 2013-2018, Christina Casanueva-Reguart, Universidad Iberoamericana

Competition Policy 1

Moderator: Mark Jamison, University of Florida

Hello... Are You Still There? An Empirical Analysis How Market Structure Affects Quality in Mobile Networks, Nicolas Wellmann
The Evolution of Broadband Competition in Local US Markets: A Distributional Analysis, Kenneth Flamm, University of Texas at Austin; Pablo Varas, University of Texas at Austin
The Low Capital Intensity of Telecommunications and its Business and Policy Implications, Andrew Odlyzko, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Broadband 2

Moderator: Doug Brake, ITIF

Old-style Utility Regulation for New-style Cloud-TV?, Eli M. Noam, Columbia Business School
Building a Digital Twin: Testing the Effectiveness of Telecommunication Policies in a Virtual World, Edward Oughton, University of Oxford;
Telecom Deja Vu: A Model for Sharing in Broadband Access, Douglas Sicker, Carnegie Mellon University; William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology CSAIL,

11:05 am - 12:45pm

Privacy/Security 2

Moderator: Eric Mill, GSA/USDS

Assessing Cybersecurity Policy Effectiveness in Africa via a Cybersecurity Liability Index, Kwasi Adomako, Carnegie Mellon University Africa; Nabeel Mohamed, Carnegie Mellon University; Aminata Garba, Carnegie Mellon University; Martin Saint, Carnegie Mellon University
How Public Should Public Data Be? Privacy and E-Governance in India, Chintan Vaishnav, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Karen Solons, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Nikita Kodali, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reviewing a Historical Internet Vulnerability: Why Isn't BGP More Secure and What Can We Do About it?, Cecilia Testart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Data Science & Analysis

Moderator: James Miller, FCC

The Impact of Technology Procurement Regulations on Social Value and National Competitiveness, Frank Nagle, Harvard University (please contact the author at fnagle@hbs.edu for a copy of the paper.)
The Smart Flanders Program: A Collaborative and Co-Creative Approach to the Development and Implementation of a Joint Open Data Policy Amongst Cities, Nil Walravens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, imec-SMIT
Whispering Into Princes' Ears: An Empirical Analysis of Ex Parte Meetings at the Federal Communications Commission, Adam Candeub, Michigan State University College of Law; Sherrod Blankner, Phlebas Consulting

Emerging Technologies 1

Moderator: Andrew Stivers, FTC

Can Social Media Help Build Communities? Eric Forbush, University of Pennsylvania; Nicol Turner-Lee, Brookings Institute
Public Understanding of Algorithms and Trust in Platforms, Grant Blank, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute; Bianca Reisdorf, Michigan State University
What Social Media Platforms Can Learn from Audience Measurement: Lessons in the Self-Regulation of 'Black Boxes', Philip M. Napoli, Duke University

User/Consumer Behavior

Moderator: Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University

A Study of Spatial Differentiation in Online Personal Health Realization of Rural Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Populations, Peter L. Stenberg, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Interactivity, Awareness, and Adoption: The Impact of Mobile Phones on Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Heather Hudson, University of Alaska Anchorage
Decomposing the ICT Use Gender Gap for Five Latin American Countries Roxana Barrantes, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru-PCUP; Aileen Aguero Garcia, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos; Paulo Matos, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos

Broadband 3

Moderator: Bronwyn Howell, Victoria University of New Zealand

Last-Mile Connectivity Deployments in the Global South: An Exploratory Study of the Sustainability of New Business Models, Sharada Srinivasan, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Keep Calm and Fight on: A Comparative Study of Network Neutrality in the United States, South Korea and Israel, Sangyong Han, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Amit M. Schejter, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Zero-Rating and Net Neutrality in the Mobile Market: The Case of Japan, Toshiya Jitsuzumi, Chuo University

4:10 pm - 5:50 pm

Spectrum 2

Moderator: Scott Wallsten, TPI

Mobile Investment and Traffic per Capita Tend to Increase with License Duration, François Jeanjean, France Telecom - Orange Group; Marc Lebourges, France Telecom; Julienne Liang, France Telecom
Modelling the Impact of Spectrum Sharing on Spectrum Value: The US Citizen Broadband Radio Service Ecosystem, Fernando Betrán, University of Auckland
Spectrum Valuation: Implications for Sharing and Secondary Markets, Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh; Martin B. H. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh; William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Giulia McHenry, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Innovation and Intellectual Property

Moderator: J Scott Marcus, Bruegel

Is Faster Better? Quantifying the Relationship between Broadband Speed and Economic Growth, George S. Ford, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Technology Change and Its Impact on Labor Markets: A Historical Perspective, Martha Garcia-Murillo, Syracuse University - School of Information Studies; Ian MacInnes, Syracuse University
The Importance of Broadband and Other Infrastructure for Entrepreneurship James Prieger, Pepperdine University

Competition Policy 2

Moderator: Silvia Elaluf Calderwood, Florida International University

Bit-by-Bit Towards Unlimited: An Analysis of Zero Rating and Sponsored Data Practices of Internet Service Providers, Daniel Schnurr, University of Passau; Lukas Wiewiorra, Goethe University Frankfurt
Content and Access Provision in a Discrete Competition Model, Petrus H Potgieter, University of South Africa; Bronwyn E. Howell, Victoria University of Wellington
Double-Sided Internet Markets and the Need to Assess Both Upstream and Downstream Impacts, Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University

Emerging Technologies 2

Moderator: Adam Candeub, Michigan State

'I Am an Algorithm, Not a Product': Why Product Liability Is Not Well-Suited for Certain Types of Algorithms, Karni Chagal, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law
Can a Machine Learn Under the GDPR?, Joel Thayer, ACT; Bijan Madhani, CCIA
Mobile Privacy and Business-to-Platform Dependencies: An Analysis of SEC Disclosures, Ronan Fathaigh, University of Amsterdam - Institute for Information Law; Joris van Hoboken, University of Amsterdam - Institute for Information Law (IViR); N.A.N.M. van Eijk, Institute for Information Law (IViR)

Broadband 4

Moderator: Jason Whalley, Northumbria University

Characterizing and Improving the Reliability of Broadband Internet Access, Zachary Bischof, Northwestern University; Fabian Bustamante, Northwestern University; Nick Feamster, Princeton University
Wireless Network Recovery following Natural Disaster: Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, Carleen Maitland, Pennsylvania State University; Jon M. Peha, Carnegie Mellon University
The Policy Potential of Measurements of Internet Outages, John Heidemann, USC; Yuri Pradkin, USC; Guillermo Baltra, USC

PAPER SESSIONS Saturday, SEPTEMBER 22

9:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Spectrum 3

Moderator: Jon Peha, Carnegie Mellon University

Agent-Based Modeling Approach for Developing Enforcement Mechanisms in Spectrum Sharing Scenarios: An Application for the 1695-1710mhz Band, Pedro Bustamante, University of Pittsburgh; Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh; Martin B. H. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh; Debarun Das, University of Pittsburgh; Taieb Znati; Jung-Min Park, Virginia Tech University
On the Application of Blockchain Technology to Spectrum Sharing, Kevin D. Werbach, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School; Martin B. H. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh; Douglas Sicker, Carnegie Mellon University; Carlos Caicedo, Syracuse University; Amer Malki, Taibah University
Techno-Economics of Licensed Shared Access with Mobile Network Operators Leasing Spectrum to PMSE Users, Andra Voicu, RWTH Aachen University - Institute for Networked Systems; Shaham Shabani, RWTH Aachen University; Douros Vaggelis, RWTH Aachen University; Ljiljana Simic, RWTH Aachen University; Petri Mähönen, RWTH Aachen University

Privacy/Security 3

Moderator: Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, CDT

Awakening Global Governments: An International Survey of Internet of Things Regulation, Mark Walker, CableLabs; Kelton Shockey, Andrew Neiman, Ashtyn Stephan
Towards a Smart Policy Framework for Fostering IoT Innovation and Adoption: Analysis of Field Interviews and Public Comments, Gwanhoo Lee, American University
Regulating the IoT: Discrimination, Privacy, and Cybersecurity in the Artificial Intelligence Age, Charlotte Tschider, Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Internet Governance

Moderator: Milton Mueller, Georgia Tech

Hiding in the Open (Part II): How Tech Policy Can Benefit from 'Openness by Design' Principles, Richard S. Whitt, NetsEdge
The Legal Roots and Moral Core of Digital Consent, Meg Leta Jones, Georgetown University; Elizabeth Edenberg, Georgetown University
Whither the Public Internet?, William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); David D. Clark, MIT CSAIL; Steven Bauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Laboratory for Computer Science (LCS); Arthur Berger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Philipp Richter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

User/Consumer Behavior 2

Moderator: Jonathan Levy, FCC

Understanding the Gender Digital Divide: Social Norms and the USAID WomenConnect Challenge, Thomas Koutsky, USAID Global Development Lab; Revi Sterling, USAID
Urban Poverty and the Internet: Libraries, Information Needs, Technology and Local Policy, Sharon Strover, University of Texas at Austin
Take Home Technology: Bridging the Homework Gap for American Children, Alexis Schrubbe, University of Texas at Austin

Broadband 5

Moderator: John Horrigan, Technology Policy Institute

An Evaluation of the Connected Nation Broadband Adoption Program, Jacob Manlove, Tarleton State University, Student Paper winner
Is the 2014 E-Rate Reform a Game Changer? An Empirical Analysis of Pennsylvania Data, Jenna Grzeslo, Pennsylvania State University; Yang Bai, Pennsylvania State University; Min Bumgi, Pennsylvania State University; Krishna Jayakar, Pennsylvania State University
Who Gets Broadband When? A Panel Data Analysis of Demographic, Economic and Technological Factors Explaining U.S. Broadband Deployment, Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University; Vamsi Gadiraju, Columbia University; Panat Anthony, Columbia University; Sam Kececi, Columbia University, Raghav Poddar, Columbia University; Zain Sherriff, Columbia University; Giddeon Cheruiyot, Columbia University

11:05 AM - 12:45 PM

Spectrum 4

Moderator: Tom Hazlett, Clemson University

Analyzing Economies of Scale from Targeted Advertisements in Next-Generation TV, Aman Tyagi, Carnegie Mellon University; Jon M. Peha, Carnegie Mellon University
Economic Critiques of National and International Ngso Spectrum Regulations Concerning the Ku-And Ka-Bands, Waleed Almarshedi, University of Colorado at Boulder; David Reed, University of Colorado at Boulder
The 2016 FCC Broadcast Incentive Auction, Michelle P. Connolly, Duke University; Elizabeth Lim, Duke University, Frances Mitchell, Duke University; Akshaya Trivedi, Duke University

User/Consumer Behavior 3

Moderator: Mark Walker, CableLabs

Addressing the Right to Communicate as a Capability, Amit M. Schejter, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
More Movies, More Messages, More Bandwidth? How OTT Usage Intensity Drives IAS Upgrades in Germany Rene Arnold, Wissenschaftliches Institut far Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste; Serpil Tas, Wissenschaftliches Institut far Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste
We Care About Different Things: Non-Elite Conceptualizations of Social Media Privacy, Kelly Quinn, University of Illinois at Chicago; Dmitry Epstein, University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Communication

Innovation and Intellectual Property 2

Moderator: Geoff Why, Verrill Dana

How is India Innovating Technologically and What is the Reliance on the Patent System?, Ashish Bharadwaj, Jindal Global Law School
Telemarketing, Technology, and the Regulation of Private Speech, Justin (Gus), Hurwitz, University of Nebraska at Lincoln - College of Law

Competition Policy

Moderator: Randolph May, Free State Foundation

Economic Competitiveness and National Security Dynamics in the Race for 5G between the United States and China, Doug Brake, ITIF
Is it Trade? Data Flows in the Digital Economy, Milton Mueller, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karl Grindal, Georgia Institute of Technology
Which Way the Wind Blows: Assessing Digital Economy Predictions, Richard Bennett, High Tech Forum

Broadband 6

Moderator: Revi Melham, USAID

A Cellular Network Radio Access Performance Measurement System: Results from a Ugandan Refugee Settlements Field Trial, Carleen Maitland, Pennsylvania State University; Rich Caneba, Pennsylvania State University; Paul Schmitt, Princeton University; Thomas Koutsky, USAID Global Development Lab
Internet Node as a Network of Relationships: Sociotechnical Aspects of an Internet Exchange Point, Fernanda Rosa, American University, Student Paper Winner
Can Competition-Enhancing Regulation Bridge the Quality Divide in Internet Provision?, Lourdes Montenegro, National University of Singapore

4:00 PM - 5:40 PM

Broadband 7

Moderator: Carolyn Gideon, Tufts University

Federalism, Preemption, and the Future of State Regulation of Internet Protocol-based Services, Michael A. Janson, Federal Communications Commission
Incentivizing Investment in the Internet Ecosystem and Net Neutrality Regulation: Taking it to the Edge, David Gabel, Queens College; Joan Nix, Queens College; Bruce McNevin, New York University
When Best Effort is Not Good Enough: Incomplete Contracting, Risk Allocation, and Demand for Consumer Protection in the Market for Broadband Access Services, Reza Rajabiun, Ryerson University; Carmen Scurato, National Hispanic Media Coalition

Privacy/Security

Moderator: Ross Schulman, New America's Open Technology Institute

From Lofty Guarantees to Basic Protections: Benchmarking Privacy and Data Protection Standards in Chinese Government Programs, Huiping Zhang; Krishna Jayakar, Pennsylvania State University; Tang Zhiwei
Standing on the Shoulders of Web Giants: The Economic Effects of Personal Data Markets, Bastian Haberer, University of Passau; Daniel Schnurr, University of Passau; Jan Krämer
Pacemakers and Patient Rights: How Using IMDs Means Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve, Ashton Hampton, University of Florida, Student Paper winner

Emerging Technologies 3

Moderator: Roslyn Layton, Aalborg University

What Insights Can the Network Neutrality Debate Contribute to the Competition Regulation of Platforms More Broadly?, Ryland Sherman
Countries of a Feather: Analyzing Homophily and Connectivity Between Nations Through Facebook Data, Yudhanjaya Wjeratne, LIRNEasia; Sriganesh Lokanathan, LIRNEasia; Rohan Samarajiva, LIRNEasia
Riding with Rawls: The Ethical Policy-Making Framework that Helps the Law Catch Up with Technology, Makes Social Media Fair and Balances National Security with Privacy, Morten Bay, UCLA Dept. of Information Studies