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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call for Paper Proposals The Broadband Act of 2011: Designing a Communications Act for the 21st Century A by-invitation experts workshop New America Foundation, Washington, DC September 28-30, 2010 Shifts in technology and befuddled policy dependent on outdated legislation demands an overhaul of communications regulatory framework in the United States. From the release of the National Broadband Plan in March 2010, the April 2010 Appeals Court decision in Comcast v. FCC and the rising debate over Title II reclassification, ongoing deliberations on the Open Internet, and concerns raised by the Comcast-NBC merger, the current policy debates cannot be answered by legislation last updated in 1996. The last major communications amendment, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, led to a blueprint for competition in local telephony markets, universal service reform, and deregulation of media ownership rules, and continues to define the structure of the media and telecommunications industries today. However, broadband Internet, today's dominant communications networks, is barely addressed in the language. Now, 15 years later, it is clear that a new legal framework, a Broadband Act of 2011, is required to confront the challenges created by a broadband-based national network. This need has not been lost on lawmakers --Congress recently announced intentions to update the Communications Act. Action by Congress may supersede the FCC's proposal to reclassify the regulatory status of broadband and redefine the scope of the FCC's authority. Institute for Information Policy at Penn State and the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation are pleased to announce this Call for Paper Proposals (Abstracts) discussing the rationale, needed amendments, and recommended steps to be taken to bring the Communications Act of 1934 up to date for the broadband era. Selected papers will be presented and discussed during a three-day by-invitation experts workshop designed to bring together up to a dozen American and International experts, to be held at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC, September 28-30, 2010 with the goal of engaging the policy and law making community in a dialogue, and then publishing the papers in an expedited manner. Now is the opportunity to provide timely input to policy makers and for wishing to make their voices heard and participate in the national debate on the future of the Internet and broadband networks. Submissions by young scholars and new and diverse voices are particularly invited. Suggested paper topics may include, but are not limited to: · New legal theories for the regulation of broadband · Outlining and/or drafting a new section of the Communication Act · The need for network neutrality legislation · Amendments necessary to achieve universal broadband · The role of the government beyond basic provision of access · Legal responses to interconnection reform · Restructuring the Federal Communications Commission · The role of competition among broadband networks · A new approach to spectrum management/regulation · Copyright legislation in the broadband era · Advancing the goals of the National Broadband Plan · Any other aspect of the Communications Act that requires attention at this time of technological transition Abstracts of up to 500 words and a short bio of the author(s) should be submitted to [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]by June 30, 2010. Please write IIPNAFWS: YOUR NAME in the subject line. Accepted presenters will be notified by August 1, 2010. The final structure of the conference as well as financial support to participants is subject to budget approval. About the Open Technology Initiative: New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative formulates policy and regulatory reforms to support open architectures and open source innovations and facilitates the development and implementation of open technologies and communications networks. 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