Is More Regulation of Wireless Services Necessary?
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America’s wireless communications industry has grown dramatically in the last decade, as market competition and technological change have improved service quality and driven down prices. These improvements have come about in a relatively low-key regulatory environment. But the maturing industry now faces increased scrutiny and calls for more regulation on a variety of fronts. This Joint Center conference will examine the role of state and federal regulation in shaping the future of this vital industry.

Agenda

8:45 a.m.

Registration

9:00

Introduction

Welcome:

Robert W. Hahn, Joint Center

Speaker:

Representative W. J. "Billy" Tauzin (R-LA), Chairman, House Committee on Energy and Commerce

9:45

Panel I:

Are California’s Proposed "Consumer Protection" Regulations a Model for the Country?

Moderator:

Scott Wallsten, Joint Center

Panelists:

James Conran, California Small Business Association

Ray Gifford, Progress and Freedom Foundation

Peter Passell, Milken Institute

Panel II: Federalism and Regulation: Is There a Right Answer?
Panelists: Anne Boyle, Nebraska Public Service Commission
C. Boyden Gray, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
Thomas W. Hazlett, Manhattan Institute

12:15 p.m.

Luncheon Address

Speaker:

Kathleen Abernathy, commissioner, FCC

1:45

Adjournment