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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.
| 8:45 a.m. | Registration | |
| 9:00 | Introduction | |
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| Welcome: | Robert W. Hahn, Joint Center |
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| 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? |
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| Moderator: | Scott Wallsten, Joint Center |
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| Panelists: | James Conran, California Small Business Association |
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| Ray Gifford, Progress and Freedom Foundation |
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| 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 | |
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| Speaker: | Kathleen Abernathy, commissioner, FCC |
| 1:45 | Adjournment | |


