Economists Visit FCC to Discuss National Broadband Plan

On October 9, 2009, several academic and government economists met with members of the Federal Communications Commission to discuss platform competition, network management disclosure policies, theoretical and practical implications of various pricing structures for broadband access, and consumer demand for broadband both now and in the future. Economists in attendance included Judith Chevalier (Yale), Joseph Farrell (Federal Trade Commission and UC Berkeley), Shane Greenstein (Northwestern), Gregory Rosston (Stanford), Marius Schwartz (Georgetown), and Carl Shapiro (Justice Dept. and UC Berkeley).