Network Industries

 

Winter, 2013

 

Randal C. Picker

James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law

The Law School, The University of Chicago

 

Readings: Set 1; Set 2; Set 3; Set 4; Set 5; Set 6; Set 7; Set 8

 

Date

#

Topics/Issues

Cases/Materials

Pages

Slides

M, 1/7

1

Introduction: The Problem of Natural Monopoly and the Duties of the Public Enterprise

New State Ice Co.

1-14

Slides

W, 1/9

2

Introduction: The Duties of a Common Carrier

The Express Cases

15-30

Slides

Th, 1/10

3

Introduction: Public Networks

Post Office Act of 1845, Council of Greenburgh

31-46

Slides

M, 1/14

4

Introduction: Creating Public Infrastructure

Selections from 1916 and 1956 Highway Acts

47-56

Slides

W, 1/16

5

Introduction: Networks and Access

Terminal Railroad

57-70

Slides

Th, 1/17

6

Pricing: The Constitutional Framework

Smyth, Southwestern Bell, Hope, Duquesne

71-94

Slides

W, 1/23

7

Pricing: A Traditional Rate-of-Return Regulation Case

Thornburg I, Thornburg II

95-112

Slides

Th, 1/24

8

Pricing: Price Caps

National Rural Telecom Ass’n, Bell Atlantic, U.S. Telephone Ass’n, TOPUC, FCC Order, Verizon

113-138

Slides

M, 1/28

9

Pricing: Unbundling and Pricing Standards under the 1996 Telcom Act

Iowa Utilities, Verizon

139-164

Slides

W, 1/30

10

Pricing: Cont.

Covad

163-178

Slides

Th, 1/31

11

Pricing: Competition-Based Approaches

WorldCom, FCC Special Access Order

179-206

Slides

M, 2/4

12

Engineering Electricity Markets: California

California AB 1890, FERC 1996 Cal Order, Cal Power Exchange, Cal ISO

207-232

Slides

W, 2/6

13

Cont.

Morgan Stanley

233-250

Slides

Th, 2/7

14

Adding Capacity and Connections

Southern Natural Gas, FERC Gas Pipeline Order

251-272

Slides

M, 2/11

15

Platforms: Patents and Standard Setting

DOJ DVD Business Review Letters

273-288

Slides

W, 2/13

16

Cont.

EU Horizontal Co-Operation Agreement Guidelines

289-310

Slides

Th, 2/14

17

Cont.

FTC Google documents (here, here, here), DOJ/USPTO Statement

 

Slides

M, 2/18

18

Platforms: API Access

Google API Letter to FTC, Twitter API documents (here, here and here)

 

Slides

W, 2/20

19

Platforms: Digital TV Standards and Spectrum

FCC 4th Advanced TV Order, FCC 5th Advanced TV Order, Budget Act of 1997 Selection, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Selection

311-334

Slides

Th, 2/21

20

Broadband: Legal Framework

Gulf Power, Brand X

335-362

Slides

M, 2/25

21

Broadband: Network Neutrality

FCC Comcast Press Release, FCC Open Internet NOPR, Comcast

364-383

Slides

W, 2/27

22

Cont.

FCC Open Internet Rulemaking

385-412

Slides

Th, 2/28

23

Broadband: Incentive Spectrum Auctions

FCC Incentive Auctions NOPR

413-432

Slides

M, 3/4

24

Broadband: Interconnection and Data Roaming

Cellco

433-448

Slides

W, 3/6

25

Commons: Unlicensed Spectrum

FCC Spread Spectrum Order, FCC Unlicensed Devices Order, FCC Unlicensed Devices Press Release (Extra: Wifi History)

449-470

Slides

Th, 3/7

26

Commons: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Executive Order, H.R. 624 (Extra: EFF on CISPA)

471-488

Slides

M, 3/11

27

Review

 

 

Slides Full Set