TPRC40

September 22 - 23, 2012

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

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Saturday, September 22 2012, 9:00-10:40 am

* annotes paper presenter

Governance 1    

Moderator: Jane Coffin, Internet Society

Dimensioning the Elephant: An Empirical Analysis of the IPv4 Number Market
    Milton Mueller,* Syracuse University; Brenden Kuerbis, Syracuse University; Hadi Asgharia, Technical University of Delft 
Governance at the Internet's Core: The Geopolitics of Interconnection and Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Emerging Markets
    Laura DeNardis,* American University
Control Point Analysis
    David D. Clark,* Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Broadband 1 

Moderator: Henning Schulzrinne, FCC  

Broadband Adoption in Remote Regions: An Evaluation of Broadband Projects in Alaska Villages
    Heather Hudson*
The Effects of Legacy Pricing Regulation on Adoption of Broadband Service in the United States
    Debra J. Aron, Navigant Economics and Allan T. Ingraham,* Navigant Economics  
Let’s Make a Deal: Price Sensitivity and Willingness to Pay in the American Broadband Market
    Dev Joshi, Connected Nation Inc.; Chris McGovern*, Connected Nation Inc.; Raquel Noriega, Connected Nation Inc.; Elizabeth Riesser, Connected Nation Inc.; Hongqiang Sun, Connected Nation Inc.; John Walker, Connected Nation Inc.

Innovation  

Moderator: Stephen Ezell, ITIF

The Impact of Telecommunication Technologies on the Competition in Services and Goods Markets: Empirical Evidence
    Vahagn Jerbashian,* Charles University in Prague and Anna Kochanova, Charles University in Prague (student paper winners)
Effects of Regulation on Innovation in the Information and Communications Sector
    Johannes M. Bauer,* Michigan State University; Woohyun Shim, University of Trento
Characterizing the Evolution of the EU-US R&D Intensity Gap Using Data from Top R&D Performers
    Juraj Stancik,* European Union and Federico Biagi, Bocconi University

Spectrum 1    

Moderator: Dale Hatfield, University of Colorado

Optimizing Receiver Performance Using Interference Limits
    J. Pierre de Vries,* Silicon Flatirons Center 
Enforcement of Spectrum Usage Rights: Fair and Expedient Resolution of 'Interference' Disputes, presentation slides
    Peter A. Tenhula*, Shared Spectrum Company
Enforcement in Dynamic Spectrum Access Systems

    Martin B.H. Weiss,* University of Pittsburgh;  William Lehr, Massachussets Institute of Technology,  Mohammed Altamaimi and Liu Cui

Privacy 1    

Moderator: Giulia McHenry, Brattle Group

Privacy, Identity and Security Concerns: Enterprise Strategic Decision Making and Business Model Development for Mobile Payments in NFC, presentation slides
    Silvia Monica Elaluf-Calderwood,* London School of Economics and Political Science; Jonathan Liebenau, London School of Economics and Political Science; and Patrik A. Karrberg, London School of Economics and Political Science 
On the Use of Social Networking Services for Government Identity Management Purposes: A European Policy Analysis
    Aaron Martin,* European Commission and Norberto Nuno Gomes de Andrade, European Commission
Unraveling Internet Identities: Embedding Accountability & Anonymity at the Application Layer
    Josephine Wolff,* Massachusetts Institute of Technology (student paper winner)

Saturday, 11:10-12:50 pm

Governance 2    

Moderator: David Ribes, Georgetown University

Empirical Studies of Bottom-Up Internet Governance
     Jesse Horton Sowell,* Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG) and Its Role in Internet Governance
    Kaleb August Sieh, BITAG and Dale N. Hatfield*, BITAG 
A Deference to Protocol: Fashioning a Three-Dimensional Public Policy Framework for the Internet Age, presentation slides
     Richard S. Whitt,* Motorola Mobility LLC/Google Inc.

Broadband 2    

Moderator: Peter Stenberg; USDA-Economic Research

Online and on Point: Broadband Usage in Canada and the United States
     Prabir K. Neogi*, Industry Canada; Josie Broccab, Industry Canada; James W. McConnaughey, NTIA; Rafi Goldberg, NTIA
Spillover Effects of Broadband in Schools and the Critical Role of Children
     Rodrigo Belo*, Carnegie Mellon University and Pedro Ferreira, Carnegie Mellon University
If You Build It-Will they Come? Understanding the Information Needs of Users of BTOP Funded Broadband Internet Public Computer Centers
    Amit M. Schejter,* Pennsylvania State University and Brandie Martin, Pennsylvania State University

Media 1 

Moderator: William Youmans, GWU

Communicating Communications Policy
     Kristen Jakobsen Osenga,* University of Richmond
Reporter’s Privilege in the Era of the Internet
     Tuomo Mora*, University of Helsinki and Päivi Tiilikka, University of Helsinki
Social Resources, Media Multiplexity and Civic Engagement
     Meng-Hao Li,* University of Illinois at Chicago

Spectrum 2  

Moderator: Charla Rath, Verizon

An American Solution to an American Problem
    Gregory Taylor,* Ryerson University
Spectrum Value, presentation slides
    Coleman Bazelon, Brattle Group* and Giulia McHenry, Brattle Group
Appreciating Wireless Dynamism
    Charles Davidson, New York Law School and Michael Santorelli,* New York Law School

Privacy 2    

Moderator: Rebecca Green, William & Mary

The Right to Be Forgotten Across the Pond
     Meg Leta Ambrose, University of Colorado and Jef Ausloos,* ICRI
Facebook and User-Controlled Privacy: Evaluating Privacy Settings as Notice-and-Consent
    David Gebhart Krone,* Georgetown University
Privacy, Option Value, and Feedback
    Wendy Seltzer,* Yale Law School

Saturday, 2:00 - 3:40 pm

Governance 3  

Moderator: Sandra Braman, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Moving Beyond Dichotomy: Comparing Composite Telecommunications Regulatory Governance Indices
     Brandie Martin,* Pennsylvania State University and Krishna Jayakar, Pennsylvania State University
Private Equity Leveraged Buy-Outs and Public Values: The Bankruptcy of Eircom, Ireland
    Wolter Lemstra,* Delft University of Technology and John Groenewegen, Delft University of Technology
Will They Fly?: Different Forms of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in New Zealand’s UFB Initiative
    Bert M. Sadowski,* Eindhoven University of Technology and Bronwyn E. Howell, Victoria University of Wellington

Broadband 3    

Moderator: Paroma Sanyal, FCC

Competition and Regulation Policy in Antipodean Government-Funded Ultrafast Fibre Broadband Markets
    Bronwyn E. Howell,* Victoria University of Wellington
Empirical Analysis of Factors Promoting Broadband Deployment in OECD 30 Countries
    Masatsugu Tsuji,* University of Hyogo; Sobee Shinohara, National Cheng Cung University; and Yuji Akematsu, Osaka University 
Multilevel Governance and Broadband Infrastructure Development: Evidence from Canada
    Reza Rajabiun,* Ryerson University

Media 2    

Moderator: Yu-Li Liu, National Chengchi University

Intermediation and Diversity in the Market for Online News
     Lisa Megargle George, Hunter College and Christiaan Hogendorn,* Wesleyan University
Basic Cable Network Segmentation Toward Minorities and Other Niche Audiences in a Digital World: Primary Results of an Empirical Study of Cable Advertising, presentation slides
    Haizhen Lin,* Indiana University; David Waterman, Indiana University; Sung Wook Ji, Michigan State University
The Economics of Online Television: Revenue Models, Aggregation, and "TV Everywhere", presentation slides
    David Waterman, Indiana University; Ryland Sherman, Indiana University; Sung Wook Ji, Michigan State University

Spectrum 3  

Moderator: Bob Pavlak, FCC

World Radiocommunication Conference 12: Implications for the Spectrum Eco-System
    Mohamed El-Moghazi,* University of Strathclyde Glasgow; Jason Whalley, Universiy of Strathclyde Glasgow; and James Irvine, University of Strathclyde Glasgow 
Smart Radios vs. Dumb Cattle: Back to Basics Approach to the Efficient Use of Government Spectrum
    Mike Chartier,* Intel Corporation
Shared Spectrum, Sunspots, and the Birthday Paradox: Lessons Learned from Sharing of the 5.4-5.7 GHz Frequency Band
    Brett Glass,* LARIAT.net

Privacy 3  

Moderator: Rohan Samarajiva, LirneASIA

Nano-Notice: Privacy Disclosure at a Mobile Scale
    Aleecia M. McDonald*, Stanford Law School
The Intersection of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Open Internet's 'Reasonable Network Management' Exception: A Potential Analytical Framework for Case-by-case Analysis
    Robert Cannon*, Cybertelecom
Privacy and Utility in Data Sets
    Felix T. Wu,* Cardoza School of Law

Saturday,  4:10 - 5:50 pm

Governance 4    

Moderator: Susan Singer, FCC

Illuminating the Road from Engineering and Policy to Radio Regulation
     Ljiljana Simic, RWTH Aachen Universityähönen, Petri Mahonen, RWTH Aachen University; Marina Petrova*, RWTH Aachen University;  and J. Pierre de Vries, Silicon Flatirons Center
Competing Small Commons: A Governance Model for Network Sharing
    Pablo Garcia Arabehety*
License Renewal of Mobile Phone Services: What a Country Should Not Do (A Case Study of Bangladesh)
    Faheem Hussain,* LIRNEasia

Broadband 4    

Moderator: Darleen Fisher, NFS

Usability of Broadband Performance Measurements for Statistical Surveys
     Hendrik Rood*, David Yoshikawa, René Wevers, René Post, Arend-Jan Tetteroo, Andries Kuipers and Rik Schurmann
Promoting Next Generation Network Investment Through Adapted Performance Indices
    Mathieu Tahon,* Ghent University; Koen Casier, Ghent University; Sofie Verbrugge, Ghent University; Didier Colle, Ghent University and Mario Pickavet, Ghent University
The Broadband Provision Tensor 
    Tony H. Grubesic,* Drexel University

Competition 1    

Moderator: Ankur Tamacha, IDC

The Impact of Mobile Number Portability on Switching Costs and Pricing Strategy
     Daegon Cho,* Carnegie Mellon University; Pedro Ferreira, Carnegie Mellon University; and Rahul Telang, Carnegie Mellon University
The Transformation of Personal Communications and the Erosion of Traditional Voice Provider Dominance
    Patrick Brogan*, USTelecom
The Roots of Monopoly Power and Universal Service and the Limits of Government Ownership: Insights from the OFT Overlooked Nationalization of the U.S. Telephone System During World War I
    Christopher S. Yoo and Michael Janson*

Adoption and Use 1    

Moderator: Nicol Turner-Lee

Measuring Socio-Economic Digitization: A Paradigm Shift
     Raul L. Katz,* Columbia Institute for Tele-Information and Pantelis Koutroumpis, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
Recent Tech Adoption Trends and Implications for the Digital Divide
    John B. Horrigan,* Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies 
Bridging the Disability Divide: Success Factors and Challenges
    Krishna Jayakar,* Pennsylvania State University

Security

Moderator: Ari Schwartz, Department of Commerce

Certificate Authority Collapse: Regulating Systemic Vulnerabilities in the HTTPS Value Chain, presentation slides
    Axel Arnbak, University of Amsterdam; Nico van Eijk,* University of Amsterdam

From Real-Time Intercepts to Stored Records: Why Encryption Drives the Government to Seek Access to the Cloud , presentation slides
    Peter P. Swire,* Ohio State University

Reputation as Public Policy for Internet Security
    John S. Quarterman,* Quarterman Creations; Leigh L. Linden, University of Texas at Austin; Qian Tang, University of Texas at Austin; Andrew B. Whinston, University of Texas at Austin

Sunday, September 23, 9:00-10:40 am

Governance 5    

Moderator: Jason Whalley, Strathclyde University

Bribery and Correption in Telecommunications: Best Practice in Prevention and Remedies 
     Ewan Sutherland,* University of Witwatersrand
Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami for Researchers and Policy Makers: Legal and Regulatory Comparative of the Role of Telecommunications in Disaster Planning and Response in the US and Japan
     James Miller,* Washington College of Law
Promoting Fair Local Organizing for Broadband Delivery: Suggestions for Community-Level Action in Persistently Underserved Communities
     Michael William-Patrick Fortunato,* Pennsylvania State University; Jeffrey C. Bridger, Pennsylvania State University; Theodore R. Alter, Pennsylvania State University; Grace M. Emmerling, Pennsylvania State University;Kathryn J. Ortbal, Pennsylvania State University; Myron R. Schwartz, Pennsylvania State University; Glenn E. Sterner, Pennsylvania State University; and William Shuffstall, Pennsylvania State University

Broadband 5    

Moderator: Greg Bryan, Telegeography

An Analysis of Prerequisites for Japan’s Approach to Network Neutrality
     Toshiya Jitsuzumi,* Kyushu University
Net Neutrality and Fairness: An Empirical Investigation of Consumers' Appreciation of Quality of Service in Internet Access
     Jan Kraemer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; and Lukas Wiewiorra,* Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Payment Innovation at the Content/Carriage Interface
     James B. Speta,* Northwestern University School of Law 

Competition 2    

Moderator: Robert Albon, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Search Engines: Antitrust Law in the Feedback Economy
     Adam Candeub, Michigan State University and Steven S. Wildman,* Michigan State University
Regulating the Cloud: More, Less or Different Regulation and Competing Agendas
     Jonathan Cave,* RAND; Neil Robinson, RAND; Svitlana Kobzar, RAND; and Rebecca Schindler, RAND
American Media Concentration Trends in Global Context: A Comparative Analysis
     Eli M. Noam,* Columbia Business School

Adoption & Use 2    

Moderator: Derrick Cogburn, American University

Universal Service in China and India: Legitimating the State?
     Krishna Jayakar, Pennsylvania State University; and Chun Liu,* Southwest Jiaotong University

Towards a More Inclusive Information Society: A Case Study of a Digital Inclusion Initiative in Jalisco, Mexico
         Anne F. Peacock,* University of Essex
Beyond Africa’s Cellular Phone Euphoria
    Patience Akpan-Obong,* Arizona State University

Copyright    

Moderator: Kristelia Garcia, GWU

A Regulatory Framework for Dealing with Online Copyright Infringement
     Winston James Maxwell,* Hogan Lovells
Charting a Course for Video Accessibility Through the First Amendment and Copyright Law 
    Blake Ellis Reid,* Georgetown University
The Baidu Music Settlement: A Turning Point for Copyright Reform in China?, presentation slides
     Xue Dong,* Pennsylvania State University; and Krishna Jayakar, Pennsylvania State University

Sunday, 11:10-12:50 pm  

Governance 6    

Moderator: Annemijn van Gorp

Modularity and Internet Policy
    Christopher S. Yoo,* University of Pennsylvania Law School
Organizing for Policy Impact in Telecommunications: A Framework for Action
     Sujata N. Gamage, LIRNEasia; Nilusha Kapugama, LIRNEasia; and Rohan Samarajiva,* LIRNEasia
Political Drivers and Signaling in Independent Agency Voting: Evidence from the Federal Communications Commission
     Adam Candeub,* Michigan State University

Broadband 6  

Moderator: Walter Johnston, FCC

Dynamics of Quality Improvement in US Broadband Networks:  An Exploratory Study
     Kenneth Flamm,* University of Texas at Austin
A Data Driven Exploration of Broadband Traffic Issues: Growth, Management, and Policy
    Steven Bauer,* Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and David D. Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A Qualitative Risk Assessment Framework for Sharing Computer Network Data
     Scott Coull,* RedJack LLC; and Erin E. Kenneally, Elchemy

Competition 3    

Moderator: Russell Pittman, Department of Justice

Price Squeeze and Monopoly Maintenance in Regulated Industries
     Germain Gaudin,* TELECOM Paris Tech
The Effects of Cable Clustering on the Flow of Cable Programming Networks
     Sung Wook Ji,* Michigan State University
Public Policy and the Regulatory Environment in Mexico and the World: Bridging the Digital Divide?
     Cristina Casanueva-Reguart,* Universidad Iberoamericana; and Sergio Sandoval-Cervera, Universidad Iberoamericana

Adoption & Use 3  

Moderator: JP Singh, George Mason University

An Experiment in Hiring Discrimination Via Online Social Networks
     Alessandro Acquisti,* Carnegie Mellon University; and Christina M. Fong, Carnegie Mellon University
Digital Detecting: Tracking and Identifying Cyberaggression
     Lynne Edwards,* Ursinus College; and April Kontostathis, Ursinus College
The Impact of Internet Access at Home and/or School on Students’ Academic Performance in Brazil
     Narine Badasyan, Murray State University; and Simone Silva,* Murray State University

Governance 7  

Moderator: Jan Pappalardo, FTC

Further Erosion of State Consumer Protection Remedies for U.S. Telecommunications Services: Flawed Federal Preemption Under AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
     Barbara A. Cherry,* Indiana University
The Mixed Blessing of a Deregulatory Endpoint for the Public Switched Telephone Network
     Rob Frieden,* Pennsylvania State University
The Need for a New Approach to Regulation of Device Attachment
     Gwen Lisa Shaffer, California State University, Long Beach; Scott Jordan,* University of California, Irvine

 * indicates paper presenter