Aspen Summit Sort of Blogging
ASPEN -- This hasn't exactly been live blogging, but there have been a few highlights from the Progress and Freedom Foundation summit this week that should not go without mention.
Scott Wallersten, senior fellow for communication policy at PFF, opened the first panel with strong motivation to keep the 10-minute opening speeches on track, warning those who go over may mysteriously find their return flights canceled. Some didn't look too worried about the prospect of remaining in Aspen.
Stanford University economics professor Roger Noll, who spoke about telecommunications policy in a converged world, said that threat didn't mean much for him as he drove to Aspen. The freedom also expanded to his speech.
Noll said the FCC "is not working," He cited one action as evidence that the FCC delayed digital radio, but fined Clear Channel "a few million bucks for taking payola." Noll also referred to the opening presentation by Harvard's Dale Jorgenson who showed charts to prove his point that job loss due to IT innovation ultimately boosted productivity.
"If the FCC is eliminated, I know you guys would be out of work, but as Dale's chart shows, there will productive jobs for all of you," Noll said as FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell sat at the panel on the far end of the table.
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