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4 Technology Policy Program - Experts Jerry Brito Senior Research Fellow Adjunct Professor of Law, George Mason University Jerry Brito is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center and directs the Technology Policy Program. His primary research interests are technology and telecommunications policy, government transparency and accountability, and the regulatory process. Howard Shelanski Professor of Law at Georgetown Law School Howard Shelanski received his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and his Ph.D. in economics from Berkeley in After graduating from law school he clerked for Judge Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Adam Thierer Senior Research Fellow Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University with the Technology Policy Program. His primary research interests are technology, media, Internet, and free speech policy issues, with a particular focus on online child Kasey Higgins Research Associate, Technology Policy Program Kasey Higgins was a research associate at the technology policy program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Jerry Ellig Senior Research Fellow Jerry Ellig is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His primary research interests include the federal regulatory process, economic regulation, and telecommunications regulation.

5 Raymond Gifford Partner at the law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP Raymond L. Gifford counsels communications, electric and gas utilities and information technology companies on state and federal aspects of regulation, administrative law, and competition policy. He is an expert in public utilities law as it relates to telecommunications and energy Eli Dourado Research Fellow Eli Dourado is a research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University with the Technology Policy Program. Charts Deregulation Works: Monthly Mobile Phone Bills Hold Steady While Capital Investment Increasing Adam Thierer Dec 15, 2010 The data presented in this chart suggest that calls for more aggressive regulation of the wireless sector are unwarranted and would likely have a deleterious impact on consumer welfare. Experts Jerry Brito Jerry Brito is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center and directs the Technology Policy Program. His primary research interests are technology and telecommunications policy, government transparency and accountability, and the regulatory process.

6 Adam Thierer Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University with the Technology Policy Program. His primary research interests are technology, media, Internet, and free speech policy issues, with a particular focus on online child safety and digital privacy policy issues. Tate Watkins Tate Watkins was a research associate for the Technology Policy Program and the State and Local Policy Project. Jerry Ellig Jerry Ellig is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His primary research interests include the federal regulatory process, economic regulation, and telecommunications regulation. More Experts Videos Jerry Brito Discusses Net Neutrality Jerry Brito March 13, 2013

7 What do you need to understand about the system to grasp the debate on net neutrality? Jerry Brito explains in this MRUniversity video. More Videos Podcasts Jerry Brito Discusses Online Gambling with Bitcoins on NPR Jerry Brito February 06, 2013 Jerry Brito Discusses Online Gambling with Bitcoins on NPR Visit our Podcast Page to listen or subscribe to Mercatus shows. Recent Events The U.N. and the Internet: Previewing the World Conference on International Telecommunication Terry D. Kramer, Paul Brigner, Gary Fowlie, Milton L. Mueller, Eli Dourado November 14, 2012 Please join the Mercatus Center for a panel discussion on the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT). Once in a generation, governments from around the world gather to revise the International Telecommunication Regulations, a UN-sponsored treaty that governs international telecom practices. More Recent Events Books The Case for Internet Optimism, Part 2 Adam Thierer Jan 31, 2011

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