Broadband Network Rivalry in the U.S.: April 19 Conference at GMU Law

Date: Friday, April 19

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Venue: George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia

Continental Breakfast served at 8:00 a.m.; Lunch served at Noon.

Morning Keynote: Commissioner Joshua Wright, Federal Trade Commission

Lunch Keynote: Dr. Robert Crandall, Brookings Institution

You are invited to attend. Admission is free but space is limited. Please reserve your seat on the IEP website. The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 1:30 p.m. A continental breakfast will be served at 8:00 a.m. and lunch will be provided at noon.

Two morning panels will discuss scholarship and market trends related to broadband competitiveness and the social value of faster networks.

Panel I - Competition and Monopoly in Broadband Markets

Eli Noam, Columbia Business School

Babette Boliek, Pepperdine University School of Law

Marius Schwartz, Georgetown University, former FCC Chief Economist

Panel II - The Social Value of Ultra-Fast Broadband

Robert Kenny, Communications Chambers (U.K.)

Scott Wallsten, Technology Policy Institute

The GMU School of Law is located a few blocks from the Virginia Square Metro Station in Arlington, Virginia. More information and a conference agenda are available here.