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The Brattle Wire: February 2023

Kim Brown — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:04:04 +0000

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Auction Authority and Spectrum Allocation in the US: Dr. Paroma Sanyal to Discuss at R Street Institute Event

Kim Brown — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:51:36 +0000

Event: Building the Pipeline: Auction Authority and Spectrum Allocation in the United States
Host: R Street Institute
Date: Monday, November 14
Time: 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Washington, DC

Senior Consultant Dr. Paroma Sanyal will join a panel to explore questions about what is being done to ensure spectrum is put to its best and highest use, and whether there is enough spectrum to keep pace with demand and innovation.

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Brattle Consultants to Join Paper Sessions and Panels at TPRC’s 50th Annual Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy

Kim Brown — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:05:23 +0000

Event: The 50^th Annual Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy
Host: Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC)
Date: September 16–17
Location: Washington, DC

Principal and Co-Leader of Brattle’s Intellectual Property practice Dr. Coleman Bazelon, Senior Consultant and Co-Leader of Brattle’s Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment practice Dr. Paroma Sanyal, Senior Associate Dr. Yong Paek, Senior Research Analyst Ryan Taylor, and Research Analyst Austin Lajoie will present their paper, “Understanding Spectrum Prices in Recent Upper Mid-Band FCC Auctions,” on September 16 from 11:36 a.m.–12:07 p.m. (ET). This paper was recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for: AARN: Human Borders – Animals, Science & Technology, & Material Culture (Topic) and AARN: Science & Technology Studies (Sub-Topic).

Dr. Sanyal will join “The Future of Reverse Auctions” panel to discuss and debate the future of using reverse auctions to award broadband funding, on September 16 from 2:15–3:45 p.m. (ET).

Dr. Bazelon, Dr. Sanyal, and former Senior Research Analyst Divya Goel will present their paper, “What’s In a Label?,” on September 16 from 5:07–5:40 p.m. (ET). This paper was recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for: AARN: Consumption & Economic Exchange (Topic) and Telecommunications & Network Models eJournal.

Dr. Bazelon, Dr. Sanyal, and Dr. Paek will present their paper, “The Anticompetitive Impacts of Exclusive Rights-of-Way and Unequal Subsidies in the Wireline Broadband Market,” on September 17 from 4:00–4:31 p.m. (ET).

Dr. Bazelon will present his paper, “Good Enough?,” on September 17 from 4:31–5:02 p.m. (ET).

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Dr. Paroma Sanyal to Discuss US Spectrum Policy at the TPI Aspen Forum

Kim Brown — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:23:00 +0000

Event: Aspen Forum
Host: Technology Policy Institute (TPI)
Date: Monday, August 15
Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m. (MT)
Location: Aspen, CO and virtual

Senior Consultant and Co-Leader of Brattle’s Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment practice Dr. Paroma Sanyal will join a moderated breakout session, “Is a Lack of Coordination Among Government Agencies Harming US Spectrum Policy?”

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Oversight and Management of Spectrum: Coleman Bazelon to Testify at US Senate Subcommittee Hearing

Kim Brown — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:31:29 +0000

Event: Hearing: Future of Spectrum
Host: US Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband
Date: Tuesday, August 2
Time: 2:30 p.m. (ET)
Location: Washington, DC and virtual

Principal Coleman Bazelon will testify at a hearing convened to discuss the oversight and management of spectrum. Congress will hear from witnesses examining coordinated agency management of spectrum and important policy considerations to ensure spectrum is utilized in the best ways to serve and benefit the public.

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Brattle Consultants Discuss Pros and Cons of Broadband Product Labels in Law360 Article

Kim Brown — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:06:37 +0000

Product labels are important tools for consumer protection, and those found on many everyday products – such as food, medications, and household goods – are standardized and governed by regulatory bodies. However, one major product used daily by most Americans is missing standardized labels: broadband internet.

In a recent article for Law360, Senior Consultant Paroma Sanyal and Principal Coleman Bazelon discuss whether the lack of a uniform label – one that includes information on price, performance, and more – for broadband service packages makes it difficult for consumers to make informed decisions about broadband products. They explore the pros and cons of using consumer broadband labels and detail their history, including the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) 2022 notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to have broadband internet service providers display detailed labels.

The full article, “Assessing the Pros and Cons of Broadband Product Labels,” is available below.

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Dr. Paroma Sanyal Quoted in Recent Communications Daily Article on the Potential Implications of NTIA’s Notice of Funding Opportunities

Kim Brown — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:24:41 +0000

Senior Consultant and Co-Leader of Brattle’s Telecommunications, Internet, Media & Entertainment practice Dr. Paroma Sanyal recently discussed the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA’s) Notice of Funding Opportunities – and what it means for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding applications – at a Technology Policy Institute (TPI) webinar. She was quoted in a recent Communications Daily article about the TPI webinar, discussing a potential third-party mechanism for program evaluation and also noting that there will be implementation concerns for smaller operators that aren’t used to the more “time-consuming” requirements of the BEAD program.

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NTIA’s NOFO and What It Means for BEAD Funding Applications: Dr. Paroma Sanyal to Discuss at Technology Policy Institute Webinar

Kim Brown — Fri, 27 May 2022 16:21:56 +0000

Event: NOFO FOMO? Unpacking NTIA’s $42 Billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Notice
Host: Technology Policy Institute (TPI)
Date: Tuesday, May 31
Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT) | 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Virtual

Brattle Senior Consultant Dr. Paroma Sanyal will join a panel of experts to discuss the ins and outs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA’s) Notice of Proposed Funding Opportunities and what it means for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding applications.

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Dr. Coleman Bazelon Weighs in on What We Can Learn from the 5G Rollout in a Recent Brookings Institution Blog Post

Kim Brown — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:00:24 +0000

Brattle Principal Dr. Coleman Bazelon was featured in a recent Brookings Institution blog post, “Hard landing: Why the 5G rollout was so contentious and what we can learn from it.” The post noted that, though the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) C-band auction and the 5G wireless broadband service it enabled was successful, the 5G rollout was blemished by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) delayed concerns about the possible flight interferences caused by 5G signals – concerns that, early on, should have been addressed by the Trump administration. Dr. Bazelon weighed in on lessons learned from the debacle.

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Brattle Matter Nominated for the Global Competition Review 2022 Awards

Kim Brown — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:37:48 +0000

A matter Brattle was involved in, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment v. Writers Guild of America, West, et al., has been nominated for the Global Competition Review (GCR) 2022 Awards in the Litigation of the year – Non-cartel defence section, which honors “creative, strategic, and innovative litigation on behalf of a defendant in a non-cartel private action.”

A February 2021 settlement marked the final step in a long-running series of disputes between screenwriters with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and a number of large talent agencies, including William Morris, Creative Artists, and United Talent Agency. A Brattle team supported the WGA throughout the litigation process, including testimony provided by Principals Coleman Bazelon and James Reitzes that focused on the relationship between showrunners and other writers in the execution of show writing responsibilities and the adverse incentives created by agency ownership of production studios. Brattle’s analyses contributed to a highly successful outcome for the WGA, as the court dismissed William Morris’s preliminary injunction motion and a favorable settlement was agreed upon.

Public voting for the GCR Awards is open until Monday, February 14, 2022.

Voting is open here

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