“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 …
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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 … |
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