Carlos Kirjner's Presentation at Emerging Communication Conference & Awards 2010 America

THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN

Carlos Kirjner

[email protected]@gmail.com

1. Why National Broadband Plan?

2. A few “Ahas”

3. Homework: How You Can Make the Plan Better

TODAY

For the Whole Plan: http://www.broadband.gov/plan

1. Congress Mandated - It is the Law

2. We Can Do Better

3. Transformation Now

1. WHY NBP? WHY CARE?

GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGIES

Connectivity = necessary but not sufficient

IDEA 1

Applications, Devices, Networks

Fixed and Mobile

Consumer, Business, Government

Economics, Technology, Law

IDEA 2: ROLE OF GOVERNMENT

1. Competition Policy

2. Assets: Spectrum, Rights of Way, R&D Funding

3. Universal Service Mechanism

4. Laws, Rules and Standards for Key Sectors

IDEA 3

A.Competition is about Actual Competitive Behavior of Firms

B. Actual Competitive Behavior Can be Tracked and Analyzed

COMPETITION IN THE PLAN

Track and Benchmark Actual Firm Behavior

Empower Consumers

Lower Barriers to Entry and Investment: Spectrum, ROW, Wholesale Reform

Device Competition (e.g., Video)

Application Innovation: Consumer Control of Personal Information

IDEA 4:

Innovation and Privacy Are Friends

IDEA 5: ALL MEDIA OVER BROADBAND

VOICE OVER (IP OVER) BROADBAND

VIDEO OVER (IP OVER) BROADBAND

OTHER STUFF/DATA OVER (IP OVER) BROADBAND

END OF THE PSTN

NEW MEDIA

NEW TECH. AND NETWORK ARCHITECTURES

IDEA 6: BROADBAND WILL CHANGE THE WORLD - HEALTH ANALOGY

Source: NIH

HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE PLAN BETTER

1. (Optional) Read it to identify shortcomings you care about

2. Engage Substantively in Ongoing Process:

REAL DATA beats ANALYSES beats OPINION beats

VAGUE POLICY STATEMENTS

3. Engage Directly: don’t outsource if it matters to you

THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN

Carlos Kirjner

[email protected]@gmail.com