September 27, 2002
A WorldCom Phoenix: Is Bankruptcy a Tool for Competitive Advantage?
The WorldCom financial debacle has had a profound impact on the telecommunications sector and stands to hinder chances of the American economy emerging from its current recession. While so much has already been written and said about the WorldCom bankruptcy, this New Millennium Research Council roundtable discussion took a unique, forward-looking approach. Rather than focus on the scandal itself and events of the past, the NMRC discussion examined the role of bankruptcy policy in shaping WorldCom's fate and the implications for the telecommunications industry.
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[ Agenda and Speaker Presentations ]

February 25, 2002 -
Building a Nationwide Broadband Network: Speeding Job Growth
Report by Stephen B. Pociask and Media Event at the Rayburn House Office Building. A first-of-its-kind study released today by the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC) estimates that building a nationwide broadband network will contribute to the creation of more than 1.2 million new and permanent jobs for the US economy. The study demonstrates the positive impact of investing and building a nationwide broadband network through job creation.
[ Corning, Inc. Press Release Supporting Report Findings ]

June 19, 2002 - Price Regulation: A Model for Consumer Benefits
	NMRC investigation into how price cap regulation compares with traditional rate of return regulation in today's competitive telecom environment

May 22, 2002 - Broadband and Americans with Disabilities

Dr. Frank Bowe of Hofstra University recommends that the US develop policies that will accelerate the availability of affordable broadband connections for all as well as insisting that broadband content and end-user products are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities. Policy, rather than technology, is holding us back from truly universal deployment of broadband, says Dr. Bowe. [ NAD Press Release ] [ Press Release Issued by Senators Cleland and Kennedy ]

May 10, 2002 - -
Summary of Strategic Trends in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
Joseph Kraemer, Ph.D., LECG, compiled and edited a draft report he presented at The New State of Competition in the Telecommunications Industry, an NMRC event held on November 15, 2001at the National Press Club. Strategic Trends presents perspectives shared by a wide range of industry participants on what has occurred, is occurring, and, most importantly, can be expected to occur in the telecommunications industry. The document has two objectives: (1) bring some degree of consensus out of the confusing strategic situation of late 2001; and (2) provide input to the strategic planning processes of companies struggling to survive the current downturn and then thrive during the recovery.