[ecrea] The future of Broadband Regulation

Call for Paper Proposals

THE FUTURE OF BROADBAND REGULATION

A by-invitation experts’ workshop organized by the Institute for 
Information Policy at Penn State University and co-sponsored by the 
Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

445 12th St. SW Washington, DC

May 28-30, 2014



The U.S. National Broadband Plan envisions the transition of the U.S. 
telecommunications infrastructure to a ubiquitous IP-based broadband 
network.   While there is a vibrant discussion of how best to manage the 
transition, there is only a nascent discussion of what the policy 
framework should look like after it is completed.  What is the long-term 
outlook (beyond the transition and into the next decade) for the 
broadband ecosystem, and how will the regulatory system have to adapt to 
a changed environment?



Advances in infrastructure technology and applications have, and will 
likely continue to push at the boundaries of current regulatory 
frameworks for telecommunications, media,   and even intellectual 
property rights. The Institute for Information Policy at Penn State 
(IIP), in collaboration with the Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC), is pleased to announce this call for paper proposals addressing 
the multiple factors in thinking about regulation for post-transition 
broadband networks.



Authors of selected papers will be invited to present and discuss them 
during a 2-day by-invitation-only workshop designed to bring together up 
to a dozen experts to be held at the Federal Communications Commissions 
on (date).  The Workshop is designed to draw together the latest 
academic thinking on these questions and to give FCC staff the 
opportunity to suggest elements of a forward-looking research agenda 
that would contribute to the policy discourse around them. The workshop 
is part of a series of events focused on “Making Policy Research 
Accessible,” organized by the IIP, with the support of the Ford 
Foundation and the Media Democracy Fund.  Presenters at the workshop 
will be invited to submit their completed papers to the Journal of 
Information Policy (www.jip-online.org).



All disciplines are welcome.  Invited topics of papers may include, but 
are not limited to:



·       Will the dominant model for delivery of broadband services be 
fixed or mobile?  How much competition will there be (especially 
wireline)?  Will there be new technologies or entrants?

·       What is the future of “over-the-top” content and CDNs?

·       What will be the impact of the “internet of things”?  What is 
its regulatory status?

·       How is the “public interest” defined in the broadband 
ecosystem?  What sorts of regulatory safeguards/interventions will be 
needed to advance the public interest?

·       How do the FCC’s broadband promotion programs interact with 
efforts of other agencies, on both the demand and supply side?

·       How should the concept of universal service evolve? What can the 
designers of universal service policies learn from efforts to stimulate 
demand for broadband?

·       What are the implications for regulatory frameworks of 
technological and other changes in the broadband ecosystem?

·       How should the division of labor between state and federal 
regulatory authorities change?

·       Are there any regulatory challenges on the horizon that are not 
yet part of the mainstream broadband regulation debate?



Abstracts of up to 500 words and a short bio of the author(s) should be 
submitted to (pennstateiip /at/ psu.edu) by (March 15, 2014).  Please write 
IIPFCCPOST: YOUR NAME in the subject line. Accepted presenters will be 
notified by (March 31, 2014).

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