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June 22, 2009
TPI Upcoming Events: Broadband Competition; Universal Service; Privacy
| For Immediate Release | Contact: Ashley Creel |
July 13: Broadband Competition Policy: What Comes After the Stimulus?
B340 RHOB, 12 noon-2, lunch will be served. Register here.
The Obama Administration is increasingly looking at approaches other countries have taken as it continues to formulate its broadband strategy. This Congressional Seminar will address key questions of how the U.S. broadband market is developing, how competition in the U.S. compares to elsewhere, and how various policy prescriptions, such as open access and functional separation, would be likely to affect investment.
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July 20: Universal Service Reform
B340 RHOB, 12 noon-2, lunch will be served. Register here.
The universal service program is coming under increasing pressure: expenditures for old-fashioned voice service, especially in the high-cost fund, are growing rapidly even as many policymakers are calling for the fund to also include broadband. Even without including broadband, consumers are already paying higher taxes for these increased expenditures. This seminar will address questions of how to reform the fund, including ways of controlling growth in the high-cost fund, such as reverse auctions, and how to incorporate broadband in an efficient and equitable manner.
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July 24: Information and Privacy: What are the Tradeoffs?
B369 RHOB, 12 noon-2, lunch will be served. Register here.
Online advertising uses customer information to target messages to consumers' interests. The resulting advertising revenues support an array of innovative new online services, which consumers can often use for free. But as the use of information online has increased, so have concerns about privacy. More privacy, however, would mean less information, less valuable advertising, and thus fewer resources available for producing new low-priced services. It is this tradeoff that Congress needs to take into account as it considers new privacy legislation. TPI has assembled a group of experts to discuss how policy makers should address the tradeoffs inherent in privacy policy.
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To Register: Please use the online form for Broadband Competition Policy, Universal Service Reform or Information and Privacy, contact Ashley Creel at 202-828-4405 or events@techpolicyinstitute.org to register.
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