TPRC47

September 19-21, 2019

American University, Washington College of Law

Washington, D.C.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Pre-Conference Session

10:30 am Graduate Student Consortium (by invitation)

1 pm Capitol Hill Briefing

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

8:00 am Registration

9-10:40 am Paper Session I
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session.)

10:40-11:05 am Coffee Break

11:05-12:45 pm Paper Session II
(Six simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session.)

12:45-2:15 pm Lunch and Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Jerry McNerney
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman representing 9th District of California
                
2:15-3:45 pm Panel Sessions

3:45-4:10 pm Coffee Break

4:10 pm Paper Session III
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session.)

5:50 pm Reception and Poster Session

6:45 pm Dinner and Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Grace Koh (invited)
U.S. Representative to ITU WRC-19, Head of Delegation

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

8:00 am Continental Breakfast

9-10:40 am Paper Session IV
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session.)

10:40-11:10 am Coffee Break

11:10-12:50 pm Paper Session V
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session.)

12:50-2:00 pm Lunch and Student Paper Awards, Benton Award

2:00-3:30 pm Panel Sessions

3:30-4:00 pm Coffee Break

4:00-5:40 pm Paper Session VI
(Five simultaneous tracks of 3 papers per session.)

Friday Papers, September 20, 9:00 am - 10:40 am 

5G

Moderator: Roslyn Layton, American Enterprise Institute

• IMT Spectrum Identification: An Obstacle for 5G Deployments?, Mohamed El-Moghazi, NTRA of Egypt, Jason Whalley, University of Northumbria at Newcastle

• Beyond 5G: The Role of THz Spectrum, Rohit Singh, Carnegie Mellon University; William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Douglas Sicker, Carnegie Mellon University, Kazi Mohammed Saidul Huq, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes

• WRC-19 and 5G Spectrum Planning, Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University

• The Role of Regulation in 5G Market Design, Johannes Bauer, Michigan State University; and Erik Bohlin, Chalmers University of Technology

Antitrust

Moderator: Kristian Stout, International Center for Law and Economics

• Multisided Markets and Platform Dominance, James Alleman, University of Colorado Boulder; Edmond Baranes, University of Montpellier; and Paul Rappoport, Temple University

• Applying Antitrust in Digital Markets, Mark Jamison, University of Florida

• Can Antitrust Enforcement Improve Privacy Protection? Privacy as a Parameter of Competition in Merger Reviews, Mark MacCarthy, Georgetown University

Digital Divide

Moderator: Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation

• Tribal Technology Assessment: The State of Internet Service on Tribal Lands, Traci Morris, Arizona State University; and Brian Howard, Arizona State University 

• Cell Phones, Security and Social Capital: Examining How Perceptions of Data Privacy Violations Among Cell-Mostly Internet Users Impact Attitudes and Behavior, Gwen Shaffer, California State University Long Beach; and Jan Fernback, Temple University

• Digital Reentry: Uses of and Barriers to ICTs in the Prisoner Reentry Process, Bianca Reisdorf, UNC Charlotte; Julia DeCook, Michigan State University; Megan Foster, UNC Charlotte; Jennifer Cobbina, Michigan State University; and Ashleigh LaCourse, Michigan State University

International

Moderator: Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh

• Expanding Telecommunications Services in a New Age: How Legal Traditions and Licensing Procedures Impact Telecommunications Industries Around the World, Frederick Steimling, University of Colorado Law School STUDENT PAPER AWARD

• Cloud Control: China’s 2017 Cybersecurity Law and its Role in US Data Standardization, Aynne Kokas, University of Virginia

• Internet governance in Russia - Sovereign Basics for Independent Runet, Ilona Stadnik, Saint-Petersburg State University           

Broadband

Moderator: John Horrigan, Technology Policy Institute

• Scoping New Policy Frameworks for Local Broadband Networks, Sharon Strover, University of Texas at Austin; Martin Johannes Riedl, University of Texas at Austin; Selena Dickey, University of Texas at Austin

• Does the Multilevel Governance of State Aid Encourage Broadband Diffusion? Evidence from Three European Countries, Paolo Gerli, Northumbria University; Julio Navio Marco, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia and Jason Whalley, Northumbria University

• How Telecommunication Regulations Can Contribute to the Alleviation of Traffic Explosion in the Japanese NGN, Masatsugu Tsuji, Kobe International University; and Sobee Shinohara, KDDI Research

• Quality Competition at the Competitive Margin in US Residential Broadband Markets, Kenneth Flamm, University of Texas at Austin and Pablo Varas, University of Texas at Austin

Friday, September 20, 11:05 am - 12:45 pm

5G

Moderator: Jason Whalley, Northumbria University

• 5G Mobile Broadband: Spectrum Challenges for Rural Regions, Heather Hudson, University of Alaska Anchorage

• Not Over My Backyard: The Regulatory Conflict between 5G Rollout and Environmental and Historic Preservation, Benjamin W. Cramer, The Pennsylvania State University

• Imagining Future Cities: Design Guidelines for Wireless Small Cells in Urban Landscapes, Irena Stevens, University of Colorado Boulder; and David Reed, University of Colorado Boulder

• 5G and Net Neutrality, Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania; Jesse Lambert, University of Pennsylvania

Platforms

Moderator: Bronwyn Howell, Victoria University Wellington

• Old School Goes Online: Exploring Fiduciary Obligations of Care and Loyalty in the Platforms Era, Richard Whitt, GLIA Foundation

• Regulation When Platforms are Layered, William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; kc Claffy, UCSD; and Steven Bauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• What Are the Pro- and Anti-Competitive Claims Driving the European Commission’s Platform Policies? A Case Study Based Analysis of the European Commission’s Take on Platform Cases, Adelaida Afilipoaie, imec-SMIT-VUB; Karen Donders, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; and Pieter Ballon, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Digital Divide

Moderator: Nicol Turner-Lee, Brookings Institution

• Quantified Global Broadband Strategies for Connecting Unconnected Communities, Edward Oughton, University of Oxford

• Building Our Own Bridges; How a Distressed Urban Neighborhood Bridges the Digital Divide, Bibi Reisdorf, UNC Charlotte; Laleah Fernandez, Michigan State University; and Ruth Shillair, Michigan State University

• Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users: A Comparison Framework for Curriculum and Competencies, Stacey Wedlake, University of Washington; David Keyes, City of Seattle; and Karah Lothian, University of Washington

International

Moderator: Hernan Galperin, Annenburg/USC

• Critical Communication Infrastructures and Huawei, Olav Lysne, Simula Metropolitan CDE; Ahmed Elmokashfi, Simula Metropolitan CDE; Niels Nagelhus Schia, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI); Lars Gjesvik, NUPI; and Karsten Friis,NUPI

• Impact of Free Trade Agreements on Internet Domain Name Arbitration Cases: A Cross-National Comparison of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy, Bumgi Min, The Pennsylvania State University; Ryan Yang Wang, The Pennsylvania State University; Yang Bai, The Pennsylvania State University; Jenna Grzeslo, State University of New York New Platz and Krishna Jayakar, The Pennsylvania State University

• A Tale of Two Countries: Mobile Communications, the Internet and the Digital Economy in China and India, Rekha Jain, IIM Ahmedabad; Prabir Neogi, Carleton University; and Krishna Jayakar, The Pennsylvania State University

Broadband

Moderator: Mark Walker, CableLabs

• The Rewards of Municipal Broadband: An Econometric Analysis of the Labor Market, George Ford, Phoenix Center; and Alan Seals, Auburn University

• What are the Economic Effects of Municipal Broadband?, Sarah Oh, Technology Policy Institute

• Predicting Broadband Expansion: An Analysis of Geographic and Demographic Influences, E.K. Itoku, Columbia University; Aman Varma Mantena, Columbia University; Aaron Sadholz, Columbia University; Anna Zhou, Columbia University; and Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University

• How Data Gaps (re)Make Rural Broadband Gaps, Helen Hambly, University of Guelph; and Reza Rajabiun, Ryerson University

Friday, September 20, 4:10 pm - 5:45 pm

Spectrum

Moderator: Kelly O’Keefe, U.S. State Department

• The Impact of Spectrum Prices on Consumers, Pau Castells, GSMA; and Kalvin Bahia, GSMA

• Market Disputes | Legal, Social, and Long-Term Implications for an Evolving Spectrum Market, J. Stephanie Rose, University of Pittsburgh; Martin B.H. Weiss, University of Pittsburgh; Taieb Znati, University of Pittsburgh; Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh; Debarun Das, University of Pittsburgh; and Pedro Bustamante, University of Pittsburgh 

• Spectrum sharing analysis for unlicensed use in 6 GHz using Risk-Informed Interference Assessment, Nadia Yoza Mitsuishi, University of Colorado Boulder; Peter Mathys, University of Colorado at Boulder; and David Reed, University of Colorado Boulder

Content

Moderator: Silvia Elaluf Calderwood, Syracuse University

• Content and Access Bundling: Simulating Complex Scenarios, Petrus H. Potgieter, University of South Africa and Bronwyn E. Howell, Victoria University of Wellington

• Online Video: Content Models, Emerging Market Structure, and Regulatory Policy Solutions, Eli Noam, Columbia University

• What Unregulated Algorithm Industry Wants from New Digital Audience Measurement: Institutional Perspective on Personal Data Surveillance Yong Jin Park, Howard University

Policy

Moderator: Giulia McHenry, FCC

• Increasing Low-Income Broadband Adoption through Private Incentives,Gregory Rosston, Stanford University and Scott Wallsten, Technology Policy Institute

• Any Sirious Concerns Yet? - An Empirical Analysis of Voice Assistants’ Impact on Consumer Behavior and Assessment of Emerging Policy Challenges, Rene Arnold, WIK and Bruegel; Serpil Tas, WIK; Christian Hildebrandt, WIK; and Anna Schneider, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences

• Public vs. Private Mobile Services: An Analysis of a Tortured History, Scott Jordan, University of California, Irvine

Privacy

Moderator: Jamie Hine, FTC

• Disaster Privacy/Privacy Disaster, Madelyn Sanfilippo, Princeton University; Yan Shvartzshnaider, New York University; Irwin Reyes, University of California Berkeley; Helen Nissenbaum, Cornell Tech and Serge Egelman, University of California Berkeley

• Life, Law, and New Privacy in a World of Illusions and Manipulations, Andrew Odlyzko, University of Minnesota

• Have Your Privacy Cake and Eat It Too: How New Technologies May Help Resolve the Inherent Tension in the Privacy Policy Debate, Mark Walker, CableLabs; Kelton Shockey, CableLabs; and Brian Scriber, CableLabs

Internet

Moderator: William Lehr, MIT

• The Hidden Standards War: Economic Factors Affecting IPv6 Deployment, Brenden Kuerbis, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Milton Mueller, Georgia Institute of Technology

• How DNS over HTTPS is Reshaping Privacy, Performance, and Policy in the Internet Ecosystem, Tithi Chattopadhyay, Princeton University; Paul Schmitt, Princeton University; Kevin Borgolte, Princeton University; Jordan Holland, Princeton University; Austin Hounsel, Princeton University; and Nick Feamster, Princeton University, and Mihir Kshirsagar, Princeton University

• Navigating the Landscape of Programmable Networks: Looking beyond the Regulatory Status Quo, Apoorv Shukla, TU Berlinand and Volker Stocker, MPI-Informatics, Saarbrücken/TU Berlin

Saturday Paper sessions, September 21, 9:00 am - 10:40 am

Spectrum

Moderator: Reza Arefi, Intel

• Technology Adoption in Spectrum Sharing: Estimating the Impact on Incumbents in the 3.5GHz Band, Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh; Martin Weiss, University of Pittsburgh; Seongmin Park, University of Pittsburgh; and Prashant Krishnamurthy, University of Pittsburgh

• Design of Institutions for Spectrum Governance: Lessons from Spectrum Trading in India, Rekha Jain, IIM Ahmedabad

• Assessing the Sharing Potential in the 3.5 GHz band: An Analytical Approach, Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh; Jacek Kibilda, Trinity College, The University of Dublin; Martin Weiss, University of Pittsburgh; and Luiz DaSilva, Trinity College, The University of Dublin

Digital Divide

Moderator: Shiv Bashki, Ericsson

• Tolls on the Bridge Over the Digital Divide? An Economic and Regulatory Analysis of Over-the-Top Services in a Developing Market, Martin Saint, Carnegie Mellon University; and Obed Shema, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority

• Internet Usage Subnational Disparity Measure in Mexico: a Gender-digital-divide Approach, Francisco García García, Data Lab Mx; and Adán Morales Pedroza, Data Lab Mx

• Developing a Digital Inclusion Index at the State Level: the Case of Mexico, Manuel Ochoa, University of California Berkeley; and Brandie Nonnecke, University of California Berkeley

Data

Moderator: Aleecia McDonald, Carnegie Mellon University

• Open Data and the Core Competences of Government: Lessons from Flanders, Belgium, Nils Walravens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Pieter Ballon, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Mathias Van Compernolle, UGent; Pieter Colpaert, UGent; Lieven De Marez, UGent

• Big data, Machine Learning, Privacy and Consumer Protection, Rory Macmillan, Macmillan Keck Attorneys & Solicitors

• Data-driven Market Power: An Overview of Economic Benefits and Competitive Advantages from Big Data Use, Victoria Fast, University of Passau; Daniel Schnurr, University of Passau; and Michael Wohlfarth, University of Passau

Net Neutrality

Moderator: Randolph May, Free State Foundation

• The Regulation of Archives and Society’s Memory, Noam Tirosh, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; and Amit Schejter, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Penn State

• Net Neutrality and Its' Repeal: Small Firms' Shareholders Shrug While Large Firms' Shareholders Turn, David Gabel, Queens College; Joan Nix, Queens College; and Bruce McNevin, New York University 

• Zero-rating and sponsored data strategies of Internet service providers: A systematic review of the literature, Christian Hildebrandt, Goethe University Frankfurt; and Lukas Wiewiorra, Goethe University Frankfurt

Social Networks

Moderator: Derrick Cogburn, American University

• Connective Ambition and Creative Caution: Facebook Use among Unstably Housed Adults in Chicago, Will Marler, Northwestern University STUDENT PAPER AWARD

• The Political Outcomes of Unfriending: Social Network Curation, Network Agreeability, and Political Participation,  Laleah Fernandez, Michigan State University; and Ruth Shillair, Michigan State University; Craig Robertson, Michigan State University

• Five Free Expression Safeguards from a Facebook User's Perspective, Zak Rogoff, Georgetown University

Saturday, September 21, 11:10 am - 12:50 pm

Blockchain

Moderator: John Lebovitz, Columbia Capital

• A Collaborative Enforcement Mechanism for Spectrum Sharing Using Blockchain and Smart Contracts: An Application for the 1695-1710MHz Band, Pedro Bustamante, University of Pittsburgh; Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh; Martin Weiss, University of Pittsburgh; Taieb Znati, University of Pittsburgh; J. Stephanie Rose, University of Pittsburgh; and Debarun Das, University of Pittsburgh

• Open-source or Open-slather? Governing Blockchain Applications as Common-pool Resources, Bronwyn Howell, Victoria University Wellington; Petrus Potgieter, University of South Africa; and Bert Sadowski, Eindhoven University of Technology

• Is Blockchain the Next Step in the Evolution Chain of [Market] Intermediaries?, Marcela Gomez, University of Pittsburgh; Pedro Bustamante, University of Pittsburgh; Martin Weiss, Univer-sity of Pittsburgh; Herminio Bodon, University of Pittsburgh; Prashant Krishnamurthy, University of Pittsburgh; Michael Madison, University of Pittsburgh; Tymofiy Mylovanov, University of Pittsburgh; Wilson Law, Baylor University; Ilia Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh

Internet

Moderator: Jennifer Manner, EchoStar

• Toward a Theory of Harms in the Internet Ecosystem, David Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and kc Claffy, University of California San Diego

• Does Accessible Design Benefit General Users of E-Government? Examining the Relationship between Website Usability and Accessibility, Yang Bai, The Pennsylvania State University; Jenna Grzeslo, State University of New York - New Platz; Bumgi Min, The Pennsylvania State University; Yang Wang, The Pennsylvania State University; and Krishna Jayakar, The Pennsylvania State University

• Characteristics of At-Scale mHealth Projects in the Global South: A Case Study Approach, Muge Haseki, University of Pennsylvania; Sharada Srinivasan, University of Pennsylvania; and Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania

Measurement

Moderator: Jeff Prince, Indiana University

• Disparities in Purposeful Internet Use in U.S. States: Spatiotemporal Patterns and Socioeconomic Influences, Avijit Sarkar, University of Redlands; and James Pick, University of Redlands

• The Balance of Market Power and Efficiency in the U.S. Mobile Services Industry: A Panel Data Analysis, Glenn Woroch, University of California Berkeley

• The Nuanced Effects of Internet Use on International Trade: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Trade Data Yang Bai, The Pennsylvania State University STUDENT PAPER AWARD

Privacy

Moderator: BC Kim, University of Alabama

• Online Dis-trust? Relationships between Cybersecurity and Online Transactions, Roxana Barrantes Cáceres, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Aileen Agüero García, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos; Paulo Matos Trifu, Innovations for Poverty Action; and Diego Aguilar, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos

• Not a Zero Sum Game: How to Simultaneously Maximize Efficiency and Privacy in Data-driven Urban Governance, Chintan Vaishnav, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Karen Sollins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Nikita Kodali, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Apps, Code, Culture, and Market Reform: Examining Influences on Android Permissions in the United States, South Korea, and Germany, Jonathan Schubauer, Indiana University Bloomington; David Argast, Indiana University Bloomington; Jean Camp, Indiana University Bloomington; and Sameer Patil, Indiana University Bloomington 

Social Networks

Moderator: Martha Garcia-Murillo, Syracuse University

• Ontology of Digital Asset After Death: Policy Complexities, Suggestions, and Critique of Digital Platforms, Yong Jin Park, Howard University; Yoonmo Sang, University of Canberra; Hoon Lee, Kyunghee University; and S Mo Jang-Jones, University of South Carolina

• Are Deep Fakes a Shallow Concern? A Critical Analysis of the Likely Societal Reaction to Deep Fakes, Jeffrey Westling, R Street Institute

• Touched by the Trolls, Patrick Warren, Clemson University; and Darren Linvill, Clemson University

Saturday, September 21, 4:00 pm - 5:50 pm

Innovation

Moderator: Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University

• Can Piracy Increase Innovation? The Software Industry’s Response to Online File Sharing, Wendy Bradley, Southern Methodist University and Julian Kolev, Southern Methodist University

• Addressing Privacy and Security Concerns with Distributed Tech without Impeding Innovation, Krisztina Pusok, American Consumer Institute

• Technical, Economic, and Social Coordination Requirements of Internet-based Innovation, Johannes Bauer, Michigan State University

International

Moderator: Heather Hudson, University of Alaska

• Zero-Rating and Other Initiatives by Over-The-Top Players in Africa: Do They Contribute to Universal Access and Service? Emmanuel Arakpogun, Northumbria University; Jason Whalley, Northumbria University; and Roseline Wanjiru, Northumbria University

• An Analysis of Consumer Preferences for Mobile Telephony and Over-the-top (OTT) Communications Services: A Case of Thailand, Monarat Jirakasem, Waseda University

• Diversity without Disagreeability: A Multi-national Examination of Social Networks and Participation in Political Dialog, Ruth Shillair, Michigan State University; and Laleah Fernandez, Michigan State University

Measurement

Moderator: Jon Peha, Carnegie Mellon University

• Competition, Technological Change and Productivity Gains: the Contribution of Information Technologies François Jeanjean, Orange and Stephane Ciriani, Orange

• Urban Competitiveness and the Smart City: An empirical analysis in a Developing Country Context, Xiaoyue Peng, Pennsylvania State University

• Assessing Cost Effectiveness of Digital Development Projects, Muge Haseki, University of Pennsylvania; Sharada Srinivasan, University of Pennsylvania; and Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania

Privacy

Moderator: Carolyn Gideon, Tufts University

• Privacy Preserving Policy Framework: User-Aware and User-Driven, Sanchari Das, Indiana University Bloomington; Jean Camp, Indiana University Bloomington; and Jayati Dev, Indiana University Bloomington

• Internalizing the Harm of Privacy Breaches: How Effective are Disclosure Policies in Providing Incentives to Improve Data Protection? An Event Study, Sam Lee, Tilburg University

• Privacy Policies Caught between the Legal and the Ethical: European Media and Third Party Trackers before and after GDPR, Jannick Kirk Sorensen, Aalborg University; Hilde Van den Bulk, Drexel University; and Sokol Kosta, Aalborg University

New Technology

Moderator: Petrus Potgeiter, University of South Africa

• Can Machines Learn whether Machines are Learning to Collude?, Jonathan Cave, University of Warwick

• Making the IoT Worthy of Human Trust, Nicolas Serrano, Indiana University Bloomington; Hilda Hadan, Indiana University Bloomington; and Jean Camp, Indiana University Bloomington; Sanchari Das, Indiana University Bloomington

• A Complete Study of P.K.I. (PKI’s Known Incidents), Nicolas Serrano, Indiana University Bloomington; Hilda Hadan, Indiana University Bloomington; and Jean Camp, Indiana University Bloomington