TPRC

"Beer and Broadband Mapping" was the informal name appended to a spirited and lively discussion that capped the first day of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference at George Mason School of Law on Friday, September 25.

Whether Internet service providers will accelerate early efforts to prioritize bandwidth, and what impact such measure might have upon the open Internet, were actively discussed by panelists at the Telecommunications...

Fiber to the home (FTTH) has been touted by many as the next great leap in broadband connectivity, and was discussed at the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference.

Location-based software has become one of the hottest new web applications, fueled by the expansion of smart phone users, these applications allow users to share their location with their friends or search for businesses based on the user's location.

In a panel about the socio-economic impacts of broadband, panelists all agreed that the overwhelming limiting factor in proving the benefits to broadband was the lack of solid broadband data.

Mobile broadband is the fastest growing segment of the broadband market.

TPRC is now soliciting abstracts of papers, panel proposals, student papers and posters for presentation at the 2009 conference. Proposals should be based on current theoretical or empirical research relevant to communication and information policy, and may be from any disciplinary perspective. TPRC seeks submissions of disciplinary, comparative, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary excellence. Submissions are due by March 31, 2009.

A busy week ahead.