Broadband Competition Policy: After the Stimulus and in the Shadow of the DOJ

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Date: Jul 13 2009 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Broadband Competition Policy: After the Stimulus and in the Shadow of the DOJ

The Technology Policy Institute
Rayburn House Office Building
Room B340
Washington, DC 20515
Monday, July 13th
12 noon - 2 p.m.

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.

Harold Feld, Public Knowledge
David Hill, Verizon
Michael Katz, New York University
William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scott Wallsten, Technology Policy Institute
Joseph W. Waz, Jr., Comcast Corporation

To Register: contact Ashley Creel at 202-828-4405 or events@techpolicyinstitute.org to register.

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