Regulatory Credibility and the FCC

Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
8:30 am -- 12:30 pm

Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 am: Welcome and Overview - Lawrence J. Spiwak, President, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies

9:15 - 9:45 am: Presentation of Recent Research - Eroding the Rule of Law: Regulation as Cooperative Bargaining at the FCC - Dr. George Ford, Chief Economist, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies

9:45 - 10:45 am: Panel Discussion - Regulatory Revival and its Effect on the Communications Industry
• Tim Brennan, Professor of Economics - UMBC and former Chief Economist - Federal Communications Commission;
• Jeff Lanning, Vice President of Federal Regulatory Affairs - CenturyLink;
• Frank Louthan, Equity Research Associate - Raymond James Financial;
• Hal Singer, Senior Fellow - Progressive Policy Institute

10:45 - 11:00 am: Coffee and Networking Break

11:00 - 12:00 pm: Panel Discussion - Regulatory Credibility, the Rule of Law and Potential Legislative Remedies
• Robert Quinn, Senior Vice President, Federal Regulatory and Chief Privacy Officer - AT&T;
• Bryan Tramont, Managing Partner - Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP and former Chief of Staff - Federal Communications Commission;
• David Redl, Chief Counsel - House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, House Energy and Commerce Committee;
• Mary Brown, Senior Director, Government Affairs - Cisco

12:00 - 12:30 pm: Presentation of the 2015 Jerry B. Duvall Public Service Award to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai.

12:30 pm: Conference Adjourns