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September

23
2014

1:30 pm EDT - 3:30 pm EDT

Past Event

New Directions for Public Sector Spectrum Policy

  • Tuesday, September 23, 2014

    1:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT

The Brookings Institution
Falk Auditorium

1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

The boom in wireless applications and the growth in their economic importance compel new policy approaches to manage spectrum. One potential source of greater commercial spectrum availability is through more efficient use of spectrum that is controlled by federal agencies for their use. However, the lack of incentives for federal spectrum users and other barriers can lead to foregone opportunities to share or relinquish underutilized spectrum while maintaining mission performance. This project has commissioned pragmatic policy proposals by highly regarded experts with expertise in public management, organizational behavior, and economics. The papers bring fresh and credible voices to the challenge of realizing the full economic potential of spectrum resources.

 

On September 23, Economic Studies at Brookings hosted an event to release three papers suggesting ways to foster more efficient federal spectrum use. The event began with keynote addresses by White House Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Jason Furman, and White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Telecommunications at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Tom Power.

 

See Adele Morris’s paper “Greasing the Wheels of Federal Spectrum Deals” »
See Dorothy Robyn’s paper “Buildings and Bandwidth: Lessons for Spectrum Policy from Federal Property Management” »
See Joel Brockner’s paper “Towards Gaining Support for Federal Spectrum Reform” »

Agenda

  • September 23
    • Keynotes

      Jason Furman Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy - Harvard University, Nonresident Senior Fellow - Peterson Institute for International Economics, Former Brookings Expert
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      Tom Power Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Telecommunications - Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House
    • Presentations and Panel Discussion

      adele morris
      Adele Morris Former Senior Fellow - Economic Studies
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      Dorothy Robyn Senior Fellow - Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy
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      Joel Brockner Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business - Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
      Wallsten
      Scott Wallsten President and Senior Fellow - Technology Policy Institute