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Esbin, Barbara S. - 2013

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cohen v. U.S. (No. 08-5088) rebuffed an attempt by the IRS to treat as a general statement of policy a Notice by which it both conceded its refund obligation for certain improperly collected telephone excise taxes and established a binding and exclusive...

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Chinese Telecommunications Policy Examined : The Case for Reform

Zielinski, Richard - 2007

China's entry into the World Trade Organization offers China a rare opportunity to advance its communications capabilities, but the government must recognize that protecting its favored domestic companies and funding antiquated technology won't allow the country to benefit from everything WTO...

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Risky Business : Philadelphia's Plan for Providing Wi-Fi Service

Thierer, Adam D. - 2015

more subscribers in any network that therefore operates by allocation.Constructive alternatives to municipalization are …

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Wireless Philadelphia : A Leap into the Unknown

Lenard, Thomas M. - 2007

The plan announced last week in Philadelphia to create a government-owned wireless broadband network isn't needed, is economically and technologically unsound and will put the city's taxpayers at great financial risk. The Wireless Philadelphia Business Plan promises (1) ubiquitous broadband...

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Telephone Number Allocation : A Property Rights Approach

Haucap, Justus - 2002

This paper analyzes the coordination, competition and resource allocation problems associated with telephone numbers …, and it analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of various allocation mechanisms from a property rights perspective. The … paper proposes to move away from current administrative number allocation procedures to a market-based auction mechanism …

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Towards Effective U.S. Broadband Policies

Wallsten, Scott - 2013

Although recent international broadband penetration rankings have Congress concerned about U.S. broadband policy, these statistics should not play a large role in forming U.S. broadband policy, as they fail to take into account geographic factors, demographic factors and consumer preferences...

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