Over the past twenty years we have seen the emergence of an important phenomenon in the practice of modern regulation — cooperative bargaining between the regulator and the regulated over a “bundle” of seemingly unrelated issues. Because of the multiplicity of issues being adjudicated...

For the last twenty years, promoting broadband adoption has been a focal point of communications policy around the world. Despite significant advances, there is still much work to be done. To help bridge this adoption gap, in many countries private communications companies are now offering...

When a terrestrial radio station plays a song during its over-the-air broadcast, the artists and their record labels receive no compensation for the sound recording right. Yet radio's digital competitors — including streaming services and satellite radio — do pay performance royalties to...

In the regulatory setting of rates for statutory-licensed music services, the question of value-based versus cost-based rate setting for the component-rights of a musical performance arises. In this article, we have demonstrated this value-or-cost question is a distinction without a difference....

Market definition is an essential ingredient to competitive and regulatory analysis. Yet, there is significant disparity regarding the definition of the relevant geographic market for high-capacity circuits, commonly referred to as Special Access services. Given the present debate over expanding...

Using Vector Autoregression Model (“VAR”), I find significant, causal relationships between the financial health of the rail industry and its investment behavior. While my analysis by no means addresses the full complexity of the issue, I hope this evidence serves as a valuable contribution...

In this PERSPECTIVE, I consider this concern but conclude that the Commission's plan for the C-Band will not reduce the funds available for the Treasury to fund social programs. In fact, the Commission's proposal is designed purposely not to do so. Based on best estimates, the Agency's C-Band...

A consortium of satellite service providers have proposed to repurpose by private sale a large portion of a 500 MHz swath of mid-band spectrum known as the C-Band. As is common, the plan faces some resistance, with much of the opposition preferring a public auction rather than a private sale. In...

Explaining non-adoption for Internet service has led to a debate about whether non-adopters place a low value on Internet use or whether the price of connectivity is too high. A thorough analysis of survey data reveals that non-price factors dominate price as the determining factor for not using...

I attempt to quantify, by statistical means, the magnitude of the overstatement of broadband availability resulting from the all-in assumption. Given the computational demands, I estimate the overstatement rate using the Form 477 data for six states (California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas,...