MetroPCS, you may or may not know, is a regional wireless carrier that has created a viable market niche with cheapish, no-contract, all-you-can-talk/text plans – and in the process, put competitive pressure on the big carriers. Hence the irony that it is now under …
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By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: 4G, FCC, Free Press, LTE, MetroPCS, tiered pricing | Category: Telecommunications Regulation |
 One commentA big question these days for smartphone users is whether telecommunications providers will continue to offer “all you can eat” data plans or switch to charging by the megabyte. The more important issue–at least from … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: 4G, AT&T, Comcast, Federal Communications Commission, smartphones, Verizon | Category: Telecommunications Regulation |
Leave a commentCongress requires the FCC to prepare an annual report on the state of competition in the cell phone industry – the 13th edition came out in January 2009. And with the unveiling of the 14th report scheduled for May 20, Verizon Wireless is making public its views on … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: 4G, Clearwire, competition, FCC, Leap, LTE, MetroPCS, Verizon | Category: Quick Takes, Telecommunications Regulation |
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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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