Why the FCC Should Stay Out of Data Plan Pricing

A 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 …

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Rosston, Savage and Waldman on Broadband

As 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 …

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More is Less

The 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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