Workshops
- E-Gov/Civic Engagement (8/6/09)
- Deployment
- Wired - General (8/12/09)
- Wireless - General (8/12/09)
- Unserved/Underserved (8/12/09)
- Technology/Fixed Broadband (8/13/09)
- Technology/Wireless (8/13/09)
- International Lessons (8/18/09)
- Opportunities for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses (8/18/09)
- Adoption/Utilization
- Broadband Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities (8/20/09)
- Education (8/20/09)
- Public Safety and Homeland Security (8/25/09)
- Smart Grid, Broadband and Climate Change (8/25/09)
- Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Private Investment (8/26/09)
- Job Training (8/26/09)
- Technology/Applications and Devices (8/27/09)
- State and Local Governments: Toolkits and Best Practices (9/1/09)
- Benchmarks (9/2/09)
- Big Ideas with Potential to Substantially Change the Internet (9/3/09)
- Broadband Consumer Context (9/9/09)
- Health Care (9/15/09)
- The Role of Content in the Broadband Ecosystem (9/17/09)
- Spectrum (9/17/09)
- Cyber Security (9/30/09)
- Diversity and Civil Rights Issues in Broadband Policy (10/2/09)
- Economic Issues in Broadband Competition (10/9/09)
- Broadband Accessibility for People with Disabilities II: Barriers, Opportunities and Policy Recommendations (10/20/09)
- Capitalization Strategies for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses (11/12/09)
- Future Fiber Architectures and Local Deployment Choices (11/19/09)
- Research Recommendations for the Broadband Task Force (11/23/09)
- Lessons for the National Broadband Plan from Local Officials Representing Under-served Communities (12/9/09)
- Global Broadband Connects America and the World: Infrastructure, Services and Applications (12/10/09)
- Review and Discussion of Broadband Deployment Research (12/10/09)
- Broadband and New Media Strategies for Minority Radio (1/26/10)
- The Broadband Availability Gap (5/6/10)
Workshop: Benchmarks
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Location & Coordinators
Date: 9/2/09
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Room TW-C305 (Commission Meeting Room)
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
Directions
Coordinator: Nick Maynard
Phone: (202) 418-2047
Agenda and Participant Bios
Frequently Asked Questions
The goal of this workshop will be to explore various metrics or benchmarks for evaluating the various dimensions of broadband across geographic areas and across time. The workshop will consider various metrics to measure such important variables as broadband deployment and adoption, the price and quality of broadband services, and the level of competition. Where appropriate, the workshop will also discuss formulas that compare these metrics for different broadband technologies or services offered under varying terms and conditions.
The workshop will also examine sector-specific metrics, such as how best to measure the deployment and adoption of health IT or smart grid technologies. These sector-specific benchmarks will build on prior workshops that focused on more specific issues, with the goal of identifying those metrics that will be most important and useful for tracking the implementation and impact of the National Broadband Plan.
The workshop’s goal is to identify those metrics that are most likely to be useful in assessing the broadband sector, tracking changes in the US broadband sector over time, and comparing US broadband performance against the performance of other countries.
Topics
The following are some of the preliminary topics that will be covered at this workshop. If you would like to discuss any other topics, please send us your suggestions.
- Review of key metrics for US broadband deployment, adoption, price, usage, and competition
- Metrics for sector-specific broadband adoption, such as health IT, smart grid, or transportation
- Methodologies for measuring US broadband progress over time, as well as international comparisons
- Limits of benchmarking for policy decisions and program evaluation
- Data collection
- Data dissemination
- Tying data to course corrections
Agenda
1:30 pm | Workshop Introduction, Moderator, Donald K. Stockdale, Deputy Chief and Bureau Chief Economist, WCB |
1:35 pm | Presentations from Panelists Gregory L. Rosston, Deputy Director, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Richard N. Clarke, Assistant Vice President, Public Policy, AT&T Scott Berendt, Director, Research, Evaluation and Documentation, One Economy Harold Feld, Legal Director, Public Knowledge Catherine Sandoval, Assistant Professor of Law, Santa Clara University Jon Eisenberg, Director, Computer Science and Telecommunication Board, The National Academies |
2:40 pm | Questions from Moderator |
2:50 pm | Questions from Audience/Responses from Panelists |
3:30 pm | Closing Statements, Moderator |
3:35 pm | Adjournment |
Related Documents
September 2, 2009
Benchmarks
Gregory L. Rosston
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Benchmarking Broadband: Making it meaningful
Richard N. Clarke, Assistant Vice President - Public Policy, AT&T
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FCC Workshop: Benchmarks
Scott Berendt, Director of Research, Evaluation, and Documentation
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FCC Workshop: Benchmarks
Harold Feld, Legal Director, Public Knowledge
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Measuring Internet Access Substitutes and Service Gaps
Catherine J.K. Sandoval, Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law
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Results from CSTB studies apropos broadband benchmarks
Jon Eisenberg, Director, CSTB
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Workshop Transcript
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