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"The debate about radio spectrum policy: two conceptions of the
public welfare" written in August 2008 and accepted as my Master's Thesis in the
University of Ottawa's Law and Technology Program.
This paper examines the debate between
commons-type approaches and markets in spectrum and concludes we need to run large scale
trials before we can adopt one or the other plan.
"As to the larger question that underlies the paper, the issue
remains how to conceive what spectrum control really is: a vast system for the control of
speech which incidentally engages in the use of spectrum. The conditions under which we
receive and produce information are the primary conditions of citizen participation in a
networked information economy. Spectrum policy should be seen as part of government’s
limitations on free speech. In this area, they are comprehensive. They should not last a
minute beyond what is absolutely necessary. Changed technological conditions strongly
indicate they need to be reviewed. On this, both communitarians and propertarians speak
with one voice."
"The Significance of
Next Generation Networks" written in April 2007 for my Master's in Law and
Technology Program at the University of Ottawa.
Next Generation Networks are supposed to combine the features of the
Internet with the cash-generating features of the PSTN. Is it possible entire industries
can be in the grips of a technical fantasy?
"The Changing Role
of Telephone Numbers: Do They Provide Incumbent Advantages?" first written in
September 2006 for my communications law course, Masters in Law program, University of
Ottawa.
This report looks at how telephone numbers are managed, how ENUM may
affect those arrangements, and whether telephone companies derive competitive advantages
from the existing system of numbering administration.
"A Policy, Technical and Economic Study of
Spam" by Timothy Denton, produced for Industry Canada (3 MB)
This June 2003 report looks at how spam is variously defined, what it
appears to be costing society and some industries, and looks at what can be done and has
been done to protect those interests without recourse to new legislation. In the light of
the available data I make some observations about what sorts of legislative action are not
likely to be effective. I then consider whether and how the Personal Information
Protection and Electronics Documents Act (PIPEDA) may be used against spammers and
conclude, reluctantly, that spammers are unlikely to make themselves available to the kind
of processes envisaged by the Act.
"Federal Corporate Name-Granting
in the Age of the Internet" by Timothy Denton, Dufour and François Ménard (139
KB)
In April 2002 we reviewed the policies of the federal government
regarding corporate name granting. Should Internet resource identifiers influence the
rules for naming companies in meatspace?
International Charging Arrangements for Internet Services
A consulting effort of Timothy Denton, Jim Savage and Rob Frieden for
the APEC Telecommunications Committee. Asian and Australian telecom carriers are annoyed
at having to provision lines all the way to continental United States in order to connect
to the Internet. It is not like the old days of telephony. What's fair? What is going to
happen?
Module 1 (September 1999). The complete version of Module 1 is
available here in PDF:
Module 2 (January 2000) fact gathering module. The report was
presented originally as a MS PowerPoint deck. It is also available in PDF format.
Module 3 (March 2000) conclusions: A PowerPoint Deck and the
final report are available here.
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