He worked on Y2K, and other high tech issues. The luncheon at which he spoke was held in a conference room of this firm. Most of Mehlman's address was devoted to outlining the high tech policy issues that are coming up, and what are the policy goals of the different high tech industry sectors. Scarcity issues include spectrum, workers, bandwidth, and teachers. That doesn't accelerate broadband.
Control includes intellectual property, distribution, and government jurisdictions.
He focused on distribution issues. He also took a shot at state and federal protectionist laws that make it illegal to buy alcohol over the Internet. Liquor distributors argue that such laws protect children. Mehlman then summarized the major policy interests of different high tech sectors. ILEC s want regulatory relief from the 1996 Telecommunications Act.