High-speed data connections, or broadband, are critical to the economy. Our work on broadband covers a wide range of topics, including the digital divide, wireline and wireless provision, spectrum, net neutrality, competition, and more.
TPI Comments Warn FCC Space Licensing Reforms May Worsen Congestion Without Market Mechanisms
TPI
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 22, 2026) — The FCC’s proposal to modernize satellite…
TPI Proposes Market-Based Auction to Consolidate Rural Carriers and Reduce USF Costs
TPI
WASHINGTON D.C. (January 21, 2026) — The FCC’s IP interconnection transition creates…
Comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of Space Modernization for the 21st Century
Thomas M. Lenard
The FCC has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “to modernize the…
Announcing the 2026 TPI Winter Spectrum Series
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Join us for the 2026 TPI Winter Spectrum Series, a four-part virtual…
The Voluntary IP Service Transition Auction (VISTA)
Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten
The IP interconnection transition generates unavoidable costs for ICC-dependent rural carriers, and…
Advanced Spectrum Policy Primer
Sarah Oh Lam
TPI Senior Fellow Sarah Oh Lam just finished recording a series of…
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…
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…
Starlink and DOGE: The $42 Billion Conflict of Interest in Rural Broadband
