Going Mobile: Technology and Policy Issues in the Mobile Internet

Going Mobile: Technology and Policy Issues in the Mobile Internet

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
http://www.itif.org/index.php?id=336

The Internet is changing. In a few short years, Internet use will come predominately from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets rather than traditional PCs using fixed broadband. A fully mobile broadband Internet offers exciting opportunities for innovation in networks, devices, and applications with enormous benefits for the economy and society.

The shift from a wire-centric Internet to a mobile one has profound implications for technology, policy, and applications. A new report by ITIF Research Fellow Richard Bennett explains how mobile networks are changing as they become part of the Internet, the implications mobile networking has for public policy, and how policymakers can facilitate the transition to mobile broadband.

Moderator:
Robert Atkinson
President, The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Presenter:
Richard Bennett
Research Fellow, The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Respondents: Harold Feld
Legal Director, Public Knowledge

Morgan Reed
Executive Director, Association for Competitive Technology Invited

Barbara Esbin
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Communications and Competition Policy