Broadband
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.
An Economic Analysis of the Proposed Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger
Mergers have benefits and costs that, in theory, could lead to net…
The Effect “Over the Top” on Communications/Media Industries
Attachments The Effect “Over the Top” on Communications/Media Industries
Where Do Vendors To Cable Think The Industry Is Heading? Evidence From Cable Show Data In 2014
Scott Wallsten and Corwin Rhyan For the past five years we have…
Avoid Stifling “Big Data” Innovation
The familiar remedies often suggested to address perceived privacy issues are ill-suited to the world of big data and are potentially a serious barrier to much of the innovation we hope to see from the big data revolution, states Technology Policy Institute President Thomas Lenard in comments filed today with the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Comments filed with the Office of Science and Technology Policy on “Government Spectrum Ownership Corporation”
A Government Spectrum Ownership Corporation (GSOC) should be established to lease spectrum…
Establish “GSA” for Government Spectrum
A Government Spectrum Ownership Corporation (GSOC) should be established to lease spectrum to government agencies, much in the same way as the General Services Administration (GSA) does with real estate, explain Thomas Lenard and Lawrence White in comments filed today with the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The goal would be to provide incentives for government agencies to economize on spectrum use and free up spectrum for the private sector.
Comcast and Netflix—What’s the Big Deal?
Netflix and Comcast recently announced an agreement whereby Netflix will pay Comcast…
The FCC Tries Yet Again
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s official response to the DC Appeals Court decision…
Taking From the poor and giving to the ConnectED
Attachments Taking From the poor and giving to the ConnectED