Tom Lenard (Technology Policy Institute) and Larry White (NYU Stern School) raised in interesting issue in Politico this week. Will broadcast television survive its technological, economic and cultural obsolescence much longer? Equally to the point, would we be better off without it? TV broadcasters are spectrum hogs, …
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Brookings, the D.C.-based think tank, just published The Need for Speed: A New Framework for Telecommunications Policy for the 21st Century, the last word to date on Internet regulation written by telecom experts Robert Litan and Hal Singer. If you’re interested in the subject, this is a must-read. For those … If you haven’t been paying close attention, you’ve been missing the dramatic impact of mobile telecom technology on developing countries – especially in Africa. Along with leapfrogging hopelessly expensive and inefficient landline systems to bring hundreds of millions of poor people into telecom networks, mobile phones are extending access to … “Within the next five years, we’ll make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high-speed wireless coverage to 98 percent of all Americans,” enthused the president in his State of the Union address. The president didn’t explain how he proposes to get us from here … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Broadband, FCC, State of the Union | Category: Broadband |
 Leave a commentVerizon Wireless announced that it will soon follow AT&T in pricing broadband data services according to usage. That’s probably inevitable; data usage varies widely by customer, and no wireless carrier can afford to be the holdout that attracts the heaviest users with all-you-can-download flat monthly pricing. But it’s … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: AT&T, tiered pricing, Verizon | Category: Broadband, Quick Takes |
Leave a commentAs part of the FCC’s National Broadband Report to Congress, Gregory Rosston, Scott Savage and Donald Waldman surveyed households to determine how much they would be willing to pay for specific features/attributes of broadband Internet service. Turns out that, across the board, people … Google has once again shaken up an IT market (this time the market for Internet service) with a plan for an experimental superfast fiber-optic network. The very best part of the announcement is the price tag to federal taxpayers: nada. Instead of lobbying Washington for a handout as an … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Google, open access, Spectrum | Category: Broadband, Internet, Telecommunications Regulation |
Leave a commentThe FCC is in the process of devising a National Broadband Strategy – something you should care about if you believe (as we do) that high-speed Internet is essential to increasing the productivity of the American economy. The commissioners’ focus is thus commendable. But we’re not enamored with the way … |
Professor Dieter Helm (Oxford) is a very fine fly fisherman, and an even better economist. If you haven’t done so, take a look at his new book “The Carbon Crunch: How We Are Getting Climate Change Wrong — and How to Fix It” for a bit of unconventional wisdom. He argues that politicians and the general public have not shown any real interest in addressing climate change. Helm argues that places like Europe should focus on setting a price for carbon that would cover consumption (and not just production), and that fracking could be a good “bridge” technology for reducing consumption of coal. The book is readable and insightful for those interested in the inside track on climate policy. 
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