Telecommunications Policy Research Conference -- call for papers

The Twenty-second Annual
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
RESEARCH CONFERENCE October 1-3, 1994

HOLIDAY INN, SOLOMONS, MARYLAND The Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) is an annual forum for dialogue among scholars engaged in publishable research on policy-relevant telecommunications issues and public and private sector decisionmakers engagedin making telecommunications policy. The purpose of the conference is to acquaint policymakers with the best of recent research in telecommunications, and to familiarize researchers with the knowledge needs of policymakers.

TPRC is soliciting research papers for presentation at its 22nd annual conference. TPRC welcomes paper abstracts that are U.S. and non-U.S. in origin concerning national, international or comparative studies. Subject areas of particular interest include (but are not limited to):

Spectrum Auction Design
Competitive Entry in the Local Loop
Competitive Entry in Video Markets
Interconnection of Networks
Network Standards and Intellectual Property Rights Patent Reform and the Information Infrastructure Economic Development and Information Infrastructure Political Economy of Global Alliances in Communications Industries Experiences with Alternatives to Rate Regulation Impact of Re-regulation of Cable Television Internet Pricing and Interconnection Agreements Effect of Regulation on Innovation
Universal Service
Market Structure and Ownership Diversity in the Mass Media The Future of Libraries in the Digital Age The First Amendment as a Form of Regulation Self vs. Government Regulation of Sex and Violence in the Mass Media

Papers should be based on current research on theoretical and/or empirical issues relevant to the making of telecommunications policy. Submissions should consist only of abstracts of the proposed paper, typewritten, double-spaced, and no more than 500 words. Submissions must be received no later than March 30, 1994. Please address all submissions to: Conference Coordinator, TPRC, Inc., P.O. Box 19203, Washington, DC 20036. If you should have any questions please call Dawn Higgins at (202)452-9033. Received on Sat Jan 22 1994 - 19:51:14 GMT