Carlos Kirjner's Presentation at Emerging Communication Conference & Awards 2010 America

THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN Carlos Kirjner [email_address] [email_address]

Why National Broadband Plan?
2. A few “Ahas”
3. Homework: How You Can Make the Plan Better
TODAY For the Whole Plan: http://www.broadband.gov/plan

Congress Mandated - It is the Law
2. We Can Do Better
3. Transformation Now
WHY NBP? WHY CARE?

GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGIES

Connectivity = necessary but not sufficient IDEA 1

Applications, Devices, Networks Fixed and Mobile Consumer, Business, Government Economics, Technology, Law

IDEA 2: ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
Competition Policy
Assets: Spectrum, Rights of Way, R&D Funding
Universal Service Mechanism
Laws, Rules and Standards for Key Sectors

IDEA 3
Competition is about Actual Competitive Behavior of Firms
Actual Competitive Behavior C an be Tracked and Analyzed

COMPETITION IN THE PLAN Track and Benchmark Actual Firm Behavior Empower Consumers Lower Barriers to Entry and Investment: Spectrum, ROW, Wholesale Reform Device Competition (e.g., Video) Application Innovation: Consumer Control of Personal Information

IDEA 4: Innovation and Privacy Are Friends

IDEA 5: ALL MEDIA OVER BROADBAND VOICE OVER (IP OVER) BROADBAND VIDEO OVER (IP OVER) BROADBAND OTHER STUFF/DATA OVER (IP OVER) BROADBAND END OF THE PSTN NEW MEDIA NEW TECH. AND NETWORK ARCHITECTURES

IDEA 6: BROADBAND WILL CHANGE THE WORLD - HEALTH ANALOGY Source: NIH

HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE PLAN BETTER
(Optional) Read it to identify shortcomings you care about
Engage Substantively in Ongoing Process:
REAL DATA beats ANALYSES beats OPINION beats
VAGUE POLICY STATEMENTS
3. Engage Directly: don ’t outsource if it matters to you

THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN Carlos Kirjner [email_address] [email_address]

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