Silicon Flatirons - Conference - Spectrum Hall of Shame: The Worst (and Best) Radio Policy Decisions

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When Thursday, September 6, 2018
1:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location Wittemyer Courtroom
For Public; Faculty; Staff; Students; Alumni; CLE Credit
Cost Free, please register in advance

Spectrum policy changes to fit changing circumstances, but new policies don't always work out as planned. There have been great successes and striking failures - though opinion may differ about whether something was a success or a failure. This conference will try to learn from past policy decisions to inform current and future rule-makings. The conference will consist of two keynote speeches, three panel discussions, and a wrap-up session to draw conclusions. A report will be prepared by students of the University of Colorado Law School. The first panel will attempt to define factors that determine the success or failure of spectrum policies. Considerations might include efficient use, consumer benefit, and scientific progress. Other questions include how much time must pass before one can draw conclusions, and how to weigh benefits against unintended side effects. The second panel will focus attention on policy successes, particularly underappreciated ones. (We'll take it as given that flexible license auctions and unlicensed spread spectrum were successes.) The third panel will explore some policy failures. Candidates for discussion include allowing cellular operation in land mobile radio bands, ultra-wideband, TV white spaces, allowing terrestrial operation in satellite bands, auction set-asides, a hard date for the digital television transition, and the D Block public safety auction. In a short closing session, the panel moderators will reconvene to identify highlights, conclusions, and themes of the conference.

More Information

Contact Vanessa Copple
vanessa.copple@colorado.edu
Website https://siliconflatirons.org/events/spectrumhallofshame/
CLE Credits
General: 0
Ethics: 0