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June 22, 2021

The Virtues and Pitfalls of Economic Models

Dirk Auer

Interrogations concerning the role that economic theory should play in policy decisions are nothing new. Milton Friedman famously drew a distinction between “positive” and “normative” economics, notably arguing that theoretical…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

June 22, 2021

What Lina Khan’s appointment means for the House antitrust bills

Samuel Bowman

Lina Khan’s appointment as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a remarkable accomplishment. At 32 years old, she is the youngest chair ever. Her longstanding criticisms of the Consumer…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

June 21, 2021

The Supreme Court Misses the Big Consumer Welfare Picture in NCAA v. Alston

Alden Abbott

In its June 21 opinion in NCAA v. Alston, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and thereby upheld a district court injunction finding…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

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 13, 2021

NY ‘Abuse of Dominance’ Bill Attacks Consumer Welfare and the US Antitrust Tradition

Alden Abbott

U.S. antitrust law is designed to protect competition, not individual competitors. That simple observation lies at the heart of the Consumer Welfare Standard that for years has been the cornerstone…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

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 9, 2021

Bad Blood at the FTC

Thomas Lambert

John Carreyrou’s marvelous book Bad Blood chronicles the rise and fall of Theranos, the one-time Silicon Valley darling that was revealed to be a house of cards.[1] Theranos’s Svengali-like founder, Elizabeth…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

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

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