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
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session. For paper titles, click here.)

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

User/Consumer Behavior

Moderator: Giulia McHenry, NTIA

• Fiber to the Countryside: A Comparison of Public and Community Initiatives in the UK, Paolo Gerli, University of Northumbria at Newcastle; Jason Whalley, University of Northumbria at Newcastle

• Is Broadband Speed a Barrier to Internet Use in Rural Communities? An Assessment of Mobile Infrastructure and Internet Use Habits in Urban and Rural Nigeria Erezi Ogbo, Carnegie Mellon University; Tim Brown, Carnegie Mellon University; Douglas Sicker, Carnegie Mellon University

• Urban Internet Myths and Realities: A Detriot Case, Laleah Fernandez, Michigan State University - Quello Center; William H. Dutton, Michigan State University - Quello Center; Keith Hampton, Michigan State University - Quello Center; Bianca Reisdorf, Michigan State University - Quello Center

Broadband 8

Moderator: Jason Weil, Samknows

• Policy Implications of Third-Party Measurement of Interdomain Congestion on the Internet, David D. Clark, MIT CSAIL; Amogh D. Dhamdhere, CAIDA/UC; KC Claffy, University of California, San Diego (UCSD); Matthew Luckie, CAIDA

• Enhancing Transparency: Internet Video Quality Inference from Network Traffic, Paul Schmitt, Princeton University; Tithi Chattopadhyay, Princeton University; Nick Feamster, Princeton University; Francesco Bronzino, Inria; Renata Teixeira, Inria

• Measuring Mobile Broadband Performance, Steven Bauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology CSAIL