TPRC 2024: The 52nd Research Conference on Communications...

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TPRC 2024: The 52nd Research Conference on Communications, Information and Inter

9:00am EDT

Graduate Student Workshop (by invitation) Washington College of Law

2:00pm EDT

Emerging Cybersecurity Policy for Emerging Technologies Room NT01

8:15am EDT

Registration Claudio Grossman Hall

9:00am EDT

Cross-Border Data Flow: A Trilemma of Mobility, Monetization, and Privacy Room Y402 Competitive Effects of T-Mobile/Sprint: Analysis of a "4-to-3" Merger Room NT08 The Hitchhiker's Guide to Analyzing of the FCC Broadband Data Collection Room YT17 Auctions in Space? Launching Markets in Satellite Spectrum Room Y403 First Party Spectrum Rights: The Potential to Expand Indoor-Only Shared Access Room NT01

9:33am EDT

Exploring Market Dynamics: Canada's Flanker Brands and American MVNOs Room NT08 Filling in the Blanks: How Incorporating Rural Community Behavior Data into the National Broadband Map Supports Effective Policy Decisions Room YT17 Ground Station Filings to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): the Unsung Link to Space Room Y403 Institutional Diversity in Spectrum Sharing: Exclusive and Nonexclusive Property-Rights Regimes Room NT01 National Threats and Responses Toward Digital Social Media: The Case of Global TikTok Regulations Room Y402

10:05am EDT

Interoperability for number-independent interpersonal communications services under the DMA: More harm than good? Room NT08 Broadband Network Usage Fees: Empirical and Theoretical Analysis Versus Observed Broadband Investment and Content Development. Insight from Korea and the Rest of the World. Room YT17 Assessing Commercialization Strategies for Evolving Network Demand (ASCEND) in the NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program Room Y403 The Theoretical and Empirical Relationship Between Spectrum Concentration and Downstream Service Quality Room NT01

10:35am EDT

Coffee Break and Networking Claudio Grossman Hall

11:00am EDT

Regulatory Treatment of Specialized Services Room NT08 A Call for Promoting Algorithmic Literacy Room Y402 Dangers From the Regulatory Vacuums in Outer, Inner, and Near Space Room Y403 Estimating the impact of Value Added Tax exemptions on smartphone penetration in Colombia using the synthetic control method Room YT17 Event Detection and Sharing in 6, 7 and 12 GHz bands Room NT01

11:33am EDT

Antitrust and the Internet Markets: Bork’s Deception Room NT08 Algorithmic Bias, Marketplaces, and Diversity Regulation Room Y402 Cyber sovereignty and space sustainability: A case study of mega-constellations Room Y403 5G Telecom Infrastructure Investment in Technology Emergent Markets: An Economic Revision for Vendor Partners Selection Room YT17

11:35am EDT

Automating Spectrum Sharing from the Ground Up Room NT01

12:05pm EDT

Media Ownership and Concentration in the United States of America 1984-2022 Room NT08 Same goal, different paths: Contrasting approaches to AI regulation in China and India Room Y402 Assessing the Impacts of Low-Earth Orbital Satellite Systems in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Case Study in Canada's Northwest Territories Room Y403 Disaggregating Digital Inequalities: Survey-based Estimates of Ownership and Use of Digital Technologies in Low- and Middle-income Economies Room YT17

12:45pm EDT

Lunch and Keynote, Ellen Goodman Claudio Grossman Hall

2:05pm EDT

Digital Regulatory Agencies: Reboot, Retrofit, and Reform. Perspectives from regulators in USA, EU, Asia, Latin America and Africa Room Y402 How Do We Define “Good” Broadband in the Future? Evolving Internet Performance Metrics to Support the Policy Objectives of Broadband Universal Service Room YT17 Policy dimensions to commercialization strategies in NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program Room NT08 Towards 6G Room NT01

3:35pm EDT

Coffee Break and Networking Claudio Grossman Hall

4:00pm EDT

Rethinking AI Governance: The Political Economy of the Digital Ecosystem Room Y402 The Economics of DDoS Mitigation and Changing Internet Protocols Room YT17 Smart Cities and data governance models Room Y403 Who Pays for Internet Traffic? Navigating the Economics of ISP and Content Provider Interconnections Room NT08 An open-access market for global communications Room NT01

4:33pm EDT

AI governance: Compromising democracy or democratising AI? Room Y402 Does Pricing of Internet Usage Steer Consumers or Meter Usage? Evidence from a Pricing Experiment Room NT08 The Impact of Internet Connectivity in Navigating Online Social Networks: A Cross-Country Analysis Room YT17 Cities, AI and Local Policies: Laboratories of Limitation Room Y403 Dynamical electrospacetime model as a tool for spectrum management Room NT01

5:05pm EDT

Aligned with the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights? An AI Transparency Evaluation of Company Privacy Notices and Explanations Room Y402 Moving Toward a Continuum Model for Broadband Affordability Room NT08 (Reimagining) Resilience Goals for the Internet Room YT17 Deployment and testing of a Digital Rights Platform that grants smart city residents more agency over their personal data Room Y403 Decolonizing Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Room NT01

5:30pm EDT

QAnon Platform Migration: Comparing Group Participation on Twitter, Parler, & Dotwin Claudio Grossman Hall An Analysis of Incorrectly Issued Public Key Certificates Claudio Grossman Hall From Twttr to 'X': Tracing Twitter's Journey as a Platform for Free Speech and Social Mobilization in the US and Nigeria Claudio Grossman Hall Pratt Adventure & Beyond: A Public Library - Public University Partnership to Bridge the Digital Divide in Maryland Claudio Grossman Hall The case for a Critical Media Infrastructure Monitor: Analyzing the control points reshaping the media model and market Claudio Grossman Hall

5:45pm EDT

Reception Claudio Grossman Hall

6:30pm EDT

Dinner and Keynote - Johannes Bauer Claudio Grossman Hall

9:00am EDT

The BEAD Challenge Process: A Viable Route to Public Involvement in Improving Broadband Infrastructure? Room NT08 Beyond Access and Infrastructure: Evaluating the Impact of Local Contexts on Digital Equity Strategies through the Lens of the Digital Opportunities Compass Room NT07 Critical Analysis of the Inclusivity of Crowdsourced Internet Measurement Apps Room Y116 Evaluating The National Spectrum Strategy Room NT01 Twin Transitions Across Enterprises: Do Digital Technologies and Sustainability Go Together? Room YT17

9:33am EDT

Police Power and Utilities Law: Regulatory Conflicts Between BEAD Funding and State Preemption Statutes Restricting Municipal Broadband Room NT08 Broadband Affordability: The Metrics that Drive and Divide Us Room NT07 Measurement of Internet access latency: A cross-dataset comparison Room Y116 Winning the 6G sweepstakes: Comparative analysis of national innovation strategies and industrial policy Room NT01 ICT Sustainability Reporting Strategies of Large Tech Companies: Changes in Format, Scope, and Content Room YT17

10:05am EDT

Anchor Institutions as the Nexus: The Role of Community Anchor Institutions in State BEAD and Digital Equity Strategies and Policies Room NT08 The Economics of Universal Service Fund Reform Room YT17 Investment and Usage of the Subsea Internet Cable Network Room NT08 The Impact of Spectrum Set-Asides on Private and Public Mobile Networks Room NT01 Mapping Cellular Network Evolution and Infrastructure Criticality: A Nationwide Analysis Room YT17

10:35am EDT

Coffee Break and Networking Claudio Grossman Hall

11:00am EDT

Unlocking Platform Data for Research Room YT17 Investigating Health Outcomes Among Recipients of the Affordable Connectivity Program Room NT08 PKI Incident Reporting Trends: What Can We Learn From Community Reporting? Room Y116 Understanding People’s Personalized and Contextual Choices of Differential Privacy: A Proof-of-Concept Survey Room NT01 Too much fibre, too many companies? An exploratory analysis of altnets in the UK Room NT07

11:33am EDT

A Preliminary Impact Evaluation of the ACP Program Room NT07 The Publication Fate of Conference Papers Room YT17 Identifying Current Barriers in RPKI Adoption Room Y116 Incentives for Industry and Benefits for Users: Post-Roe Data Privacy Room NT01 Did those most vulnerable to COVID-19 in the U.S. receive timely and accessible public health information? Room NT08

12:05pm EDT

Predicting the rate of adoption of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among eligible households: A diffusion model with panel data Room NT07 “Everything is technology”: examining technology access and use among returning citizens Room YT17 From Connection to Coordination: High-Speed Internet and Protests in Africa Room Y116 Exploring the Limits of Differential Privacy Room NT01

12:45pm EDT

Lunch and Awards Claudio Grossman Hall

2:00pm EDT

Spectrum Management and Wireless Policy Challenges and Opportunities Room NT01 The State of AI Governance in the African Union Room YT17

3:30pm EDT

Coffee Break and Networking Claudio Grossman Hall

4:00pm EDT

Algorithmic Profiling and the Threat to Religious Expression: The Case of Muslim Pro Room NT01 Analyzing Broadband Reliability: Insights from Alaskan Arctic Communities Room NT07 Modelling the Economic Impact of Cloud for Development: An Analysis of Banking, E-Commerce and Telecoms in Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey Room Y116 Digital Jurors: Social Media Communal Content Moderation as Civic Participation Room NT08 India’s Digital Divide: A Multivariate and Geospatial Analysis Room YT17

4:33pm EDT

Public Libraries, Digital Equity Coalitions, and The Public Good Room YT17 The Case for (Meta)data Privacy: Applying Carpenter to Browser Fingerprints Room NT01 Mobile Internet Services in Northern Indigenous contexts: Exploring mobile access, usage and dependencies in rural/remote communities in the Northwest Territories, Canada Room NT07 Reporting Image-Based Sexual Violence: Deepfakes, #ProtectTaylorSwift, and Platform Responsibility Room NT08 Governance Implications Toward Safer Online Blockchain Communities: A Case Study of Bored Ape NFTs Room Y116

5:05pm EDT

The contribution of US broadband infrastructure subsidy and investment programs to GDP using Input-Output modeling Room YT17 Exploring Paths to a U.S. Digital Skills Framework (And Why We Need One)A Framework for Measuring Digital Literacy Rates in the United States Room NT01 Rural and Indigenous Broadband: An Analysis of Funding Strategies in the U.S. and Canada Room NT07 A path forward: Improving Internet routing security by enabling zones of trust Room Y116 Deepfaking Medical Images: Eroding Trust in Medical Diagnosis Room NT08