BEAD’s Bidding for Broadband: Why Williamson’s 1976 Analysis Still Matters
Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
This piece is also published as a Policy Brief at the Stanford Institute for Economics Policy Research. In 2021, Congress determined that broadband connectivity in rural areas was poor and…
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New BEAD Rules Enable Efficient Spending But Make it Pointless to Try
Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s National Telecommunications Information Agency (NTIA) is trying to make the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program more efficient. We applaud its focus on…
Testimony and Filings
Proposed BEAD Alternative Broadband Technology Guidance
Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
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Overhauling the Universal Service Fund: Aligning Policy with Economic Reality
Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
Introduction The Fifth Circuit recently ruled that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF) assessments are unconstitutional, contradicting other circuit courts that said they were fine. Since the…
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Reform the ACP
Gregory L. Rosston and Bradley Wimmer
On Thursday, the Senate will hold a hearing on “The Future of Broadband Affordability.” The Affordability Connectivity Program (ACP) that provides subsidies for more than 20 million low-income households will…
Research Papers
Should Satellite Broadband Be Included in Universal Service Subsidy Programs?
Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
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How to Fix the Universal Service Fund
Scott Wallsten and Gregory L. Rosston
The Universal Service Fund (USF) spends about $8 billion a year on four broad programs plus administrative expenses: High Cost Support, Low Income Support (Lifeline), Rural Health Care, and Schools…
Testimony and Filings
Comments Filed with The National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the matter of “Development of a National Spectrum Strategy”
Sarah Oh Lam, Thomas M. Lenard, Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
Research Papers
Maximizing BEAD’s Broadband Reach
Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is beginning an epic effort to implement the broadband provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Congress allocated $42.45 billion to…
Testimony and Filings
Comments filed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Implementation”
Sarah Oh Lam, Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
