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July 29, 2021

tl;dr - Internet Speed: What Do Consumers Actually Demand?

Background... President Joe Biden has called for “future-proof” broadband infrastructure as part of his Build Back Better plan, and some members of the U.S. Senate want the Federal Communications Commission…

Telecommunications

July 15, 2021

Issue Brief: Pole Attachments and Broadband Build-out

Ben Sperry & Kristian Stout

President Joe Biden has made broadband build-out part of his Build Back Better plan, arguing that it constitutes essential infrastructure, much like electricity and water. The plan calls for $100…

Telecommunications

June 28, 2021

Build Broadband Better: Focus on Competition, Not Competitors

Geoffrey A. Manne & Ben Sperry

President Joe Biden named his post-COVID-19 agenda “Build Back Better,” but his proposals to prioritize support for government-run broadband service “with less pressure to turn profits” and to “reduce Internet…

Telecommunications

June 21, 2021

tl;dr - Encouraging Broadband Deployment: Removing Regulatory Barriers

Kristian Stout & Ben Sperry

Background... As part of its ongoing debate over infrastructure spending, Congress should consider how to best encourage broadband deployment. Lawmakers have been considering ways to fund deployment, particularly through subsidies…

Telecommunications

June 21, 2021

tl;dr - The Problems with Municipal Broadband

Kristian Stout & Ben Sperry

Background... President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan calls for “future proof” broadband infrastructure, with priority for broadband networks “owned, operated by, or affiliated with local governments, non-profits, and co-operatives―providers with…

Telecommunications

June 10, 2021

ITSA Foreshadows Final Act in 5.9GHz Fight

Ian Adams & Harold Feld

It’s a telecom tale as old as time: industry gets a prime slice of radio spectrum and falls in love with it, only to take it for granted. Then, faced…

Telecommunications

June 3, 2021

A Dynamic Analysis of Broadband Competition

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout & Ben Sperry

The instinct to promote broadband network buildout is understandable, but precisely how that infrastructure funding is deployed will determine whether such proposals succeed or fail.

Telecommunications

June 2, 2021

tl;dr - Build Broadband Better: Focus on Competition, Not Competitors

Kristian Stout & Ben Sperry

Background... Claims that the U.S. broadband market is insufficiently competitive have prompted public policy proposals to stimulate market entry, including through subsidies to government-run broadband service. The White House has…

Telecommunications

May 11, 2021

tl;dr - Principles to Guide Broadband Infrastructure Build-Out

Kristian Stout & Geoffrey A. Manne

Background... The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the resilience of U.S. broadband infrastructure, the extent to which we rely on that infrastructure, and the geographies and communities where broadband build-out lags…

Telecommunications

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