PTC’08 Honors Research Paper Award Winners

HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2008 research paper prizes. SANG WON LEE, Doctoral Student, Mass Communications, University of Florida, is awarded the O.S. Braunstein Prize for the best student research paper, entitled "The Determinants of the Global Broadband Deployment: An Empirical Analysis." The prize, valued at over $1700, offers $500 cash, conference registration, and up to $1000 for travel and accommodations. It is funded principally by Dr. Yale Braunstein, a long-time PTC member and son of the late O.S. Braunstein.

“Looking at the Facts: What we Know (and Don't Know) about the Chinese Internet Protocol TV Market”

NIR KSHETRI, Assistant Professor, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina–Greensboro, is the first recipient of the Meheroo Jussawalla Research Paper Prize which recognizes the best overall participant research. Entitled "Looking at the Facts: What we Know (and Don't Know) about the Chinese Internet Protocol TV Market,” the paper wins a cash prize of $1000. Named after international telecommunications scholar Meheroo Jussawalla, the prize is funded principally by Dr. Richard Taylor, Palmer Chair in Telecommunications Studies at the Pennsylvania State University and Affiliate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology.

Both winning papers will be presented at PTC’08, January 13-16 in Honolulu.

Discount registration is available through December 15. For information, contact (808) 941-3789 or click www.ptc.org/ptc08. PTC’08 is organized by the Pacific Telecommunications Council and is sponsored by Verizon Business, AT&T Wholesale, VSNL International/Teleglobe, AirTel, Stealth Communications, Arbinet, Asia Netcom, CITIC Telecom 1616, France Telecom-Orange, iBasis, INTELSAT, Macquarie Telecom, Qwest, Rostelecom, Sprint, Telx, CPCNet, Global Crossing, KT, Matrix Cable System, Orbital Communications International, REDCOM, Level 3 Communications, IDT Asia, SubOptic, GCI and PaulHastings.

Established in 1978, the Pacific Telecommunications Council is an international, non-profit, non-government membership organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Its mission is to promote the development, understanding, and beneficial use of telecommunications and information technology throughout the Pacific region. PTC creates opportunities for networking and the sharing of ideas and information through its annual telecommunications conference, regional seminars, and various activities and task groups.