[Chapter-delegates] ISOC DC Broadband panel Friday

[David Vyorst]

and for those who would like to attend:
http://isoc-broadband.eventbrite.com/


On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Dave Burstein <daveb at dslprime.com> wrote:

>
> Friday April 26. Livestreamed from 9 a.m. D.C. time.
> https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/dc-broadband
>
> If you send me relevant questions by email ahead I'll make sure to ask
> them.
>  Jodie Griffin is a public interest lawyer and the other three panelists
> are pros bringing decades of experience. Presentations will be short and at
> least 3/4ths of the time will be devoted to comments and questions.
>   I'm particularly interested in three areas most can agree we need good
> answers.
>
>   Putting more spectrum to use we all agree is worthwhile. How to do it
>
>    Is it practical to have more wireline competition? Can we bring to the
> U.S. what works elsewhere?
>
>    What are innovative solutions for the last 5-10% who don't have a clear
> path to 100 meg wired and 20 meg wireless?
>
>   Panelist Robert C. Atkinson of Columbia University wrote in 2009:
>
> By 2013‐4, broadband service  providers expect to be able to serve about
> 95% of U.S. homes with at least a low speed of wired  broadband service and
> they expect to offer to about 90% of homes advertised speeds of 50 mbps
>  downstream. Service providers expect to provide many homes with access to
> these higher speeds by  2011‐2012 Wireless broadband service providers
> expect to offer wireless access at advertised speeds  ranging up to 12 mbps
> downstream...
>
>     A second conclusion that can be drawn is that a significant number of
> U.S. homes, perhaps five to ten  million (which represent 4.5 to 9 percent
> of households), will have significantly inferior choices.” CITI Broadband
> in America Report for the National Broadband Plan
>
>    See you there. Bandwidth for the Buck: The State of Broadband Access &
> Competition in the US Event Details
>
> Access to broadband internet is vital for economic innovation and growth,
> therefore ensuring the highest levels of competition and access are key to
> the future of the economy. Recently several high profile studies have
> examined the state of broadband competition in the United States and
> reached different conclusions.
>
> Please join ISOC-DC and our distinguished panel for a substantative
> discussion on broadband access and competition issues in the US:
>
> What is the state of broadband competition in the US?
>
> Do American consumers really pay more for slower speeds?
>
> What is the best way to get to universal access?
>
> What objectives should national broadband policy try to achieve?
>
> * *The Panel
>
> Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D. - President, Information Technology and
> Innovation Foundation <http://www.itif.org/people/robert-d-atkinson>
>
> Jeffrey A. Eisenach, Ph.D. - Managing Director, Navigant Economics<http://www.naviganteconomics.com/who/eisenach_pri.php>,
> Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute<http://www.aei.org/scholar/jeffrey-eisenach/>
>
> Jodie Griffin - Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge<http://www.publicknowledge.org/user/3624>
>
> Robert C. Atkinson - Director of Policy Research, CITI<http://www.citi.columbia.edu/atkinson.htm>
>
> Moderator -  Dave Burstein, Editor, DSL Prime <http://fastnetnews.com/>
>
> Schedule
>
> 8:30 - 9:10 Breakfast and Networking
>
> 9:10 - 10:20 Panel Discussion
>
> 10:20 - 11:00 Question and Answer
>
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