Testimony and FilingsAn Economic Analysis of the FCC’s Privacy Notice of Proposed RulemakingMay 25, 2016Thomas M. Lenard and Scott WallstenThe key question the FCC should ask in its NPRM is whether…
Testimony and FilingsComments filed with the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of Ligado’s Modification ApplicationsMay 19, 2016Thomas M. LenardThe Federal Communications Commission should approve the license modifications for Ligado’s mobile-satellite…
Testimony and FilingsComments filed with the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of Expanding Consumers’ Video Navigation Choices; Commercial Availability of Navigation DevicesApril 19, 2016Scott WallstenThe FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) should explain why the Commission…
Testimony and FilingsComments filed with the Federal Communications Commission on “LightSquared Request to Modify Its ATC Authorization” and “Comments deadlines established regarding the LightSquared Technical Working Group Report”February 17, 2016Thomas M. LenardThe need for additional spectrum for mobile broadband is well established and…
Testimony and FilingsComments filed with the European Commission on Public Consultation Regulatory Environment for Platforms, Online Intermediaries, Data and Cloud Computing and the Collaborative EconomyDecember 17, 2015Thomas M. LenardThe European Commission’s Public Consultation on the Regulatory Environment for Platforms, Online…
Testimony and FilingsComments filed with the Federal Communications Commission on Lifeline and Link-Up Reform and ModernizationAugust 31, 2015Scott Wallsten, John Mayo and Olga UkhanevaThe reforms to the Lifeline program proposed by the Federal Communications Commissions…
Testimony and FilingsWireless Broadband and the Future of Spectrum Policy. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and TransportationJuly 29, 2015Thomas M. LenardFreeing up more federal government spectrum-potentially the largest source of additional spectrum…
Testimony and FilingsComments filed with the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Nomi Technologies Inc.May 26, 2015Thomas M. LenardFrom a public policy perspective, the goal of the FTC’s enforcement actions…
Testimony and FilingsComments filed with the Government Advisory Committee on “The Protection of Geographic Names in the new gTLDs Process”November 12, 2014Thomas M. LenardA proposal to require applicants to secure approval for new geographic area…
Testimony and FilingsComments filed with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on “Big Data and Consumer Privacy in the Internet Economy”August 5, 2014Thomas M. LenardThe recent White House big data reports are inconsistent with the Consumer…