Brattle Economists to Join the TPRC54 Conference
TPRC 54: The Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy
Host: TPRC
Date: Friday, September 25–Saturday, September 26
Location: Washington, DC
Consultants from Brattle’s Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment (TME) practice will join several sessions as presenters, facilitators, moderators, and discussants throughout the TPRC 2026 Conference.
Friday, September 25
Brattle Principals Dr. Coleman Bazelon and Dr. Paroma Sanyal, Associate Dr. Angela Gunn, Research Associate Preetul Sen, Senior Research Analyst Nicole Chiu, and Research Analyst Kaavya Pal will present their coauthored paper, “Understanding the Geographic Dimension of Spectrum Values for Mid-Band Spectrum” for discussion from 2:00–2:35 p.m. (ET).
Dr. Sanyal will moderate the three Spectrum Markets panels from 4:00–5:40 p.m. (ET).
Dr. Sanyal, Senior Associate Dr. Yong Paek, and Research Analyst Ellie Price will join their coauthors to present their paper, “Entrant Type and Incumbent Network Upgrades: Cable Operators’ DOCSIS 4.0 Deployment under Fiber and Fixed Wireless Entry,” for discussion from 4:35–5:10 p.m. (ET).
Saturday, September 26
Dr. Bazelon, Dr. Sanyal, Managing Energy Associate Dr. Wonjun Chang, and Research Associate Natasha Abrol will present their coauthored paper, “Beyond Waste, Fraud and Abuse: The Economic Impact of Increasing Compliance Hurdles for the FCC’s Lifeline Program” for discussion from 10:05–10:35 a.m. (ET).
Dr. Bazelon, Dr. Sanyal, Dr. Paek, Dr. Chang, and Ms. Abrol will present their coauthored paper, “Technology Neutrality Is Not Economic Neutrality: A General Equilibrium Analysis of BEAD Broadband Deployment,” for discussion from 2:35–3:05 p.m. (ET).
