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Jerry Ellig

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Jerry Ellig is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He has also served as deputy director and acting director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission.

Rural Broadband Subsidies: Another Iraq?

by Jerry Ellig on August 10, 2010 • View Comments

The majority on the FCC seems hell-bent on establishing rural broadband subsidies as a perpetual entitlement program that will never “solve” the rural availability problem because the goalposts will keep moving.

A Speed Bump on the Road to Universal Broadband?

by Jerry Ellig on July 7, 2010 • View Comments

It’s far from obvious how the FCC could legally subsidize broadband with a download speed of 4 mbps.

Good Spectrum News from the Obama Administration

by Jerry Ellig on June 29, 2010 • View Comments

The administration announced its plan to find 500 megaherz of spectrum for mobile broadband service by the end of the decade.

Do you know your broadband speed? Do you care?

by Jerry Ellig on June 17, 2010 • View Comments

The 80 percent of Americans who do not know their home broadband speeds may be “rationally ignorant.”

Hands in the Broadband Till

by Jerry Ellig on May 27, 2010 • View Comments

There’s no sense in funding broadband subsidies with a mechanism that discourages people from subscribing to broadband.

More on the FCC’s “Broadband Funding Gap” and Universal Service

by Jerry Ellig on May 19, 2010 • View Comments

A more detailed look at the technical analysis underlying the FCC’s broadband goal and the minimal roles afforded to 3G wireless and satellite.

Another Use for a Bargain Online Casket

by Jerry Ellig on May 12, 2010 • View Comments

A 62 year old former gravedigger in Britain bought a steel cakset on ebay and turned it into a sports car.

Cable Franchise Deregulation and Broadband Deployment

by Jerry Ellig on May 5, 2010 • View Comments

Statewide video franchising has increased broadband deployment.

Shortcuts That Don’t Save Time

by Jerry Ellig on April 29, 2010 • View Comments

We’d get better and quicker decisions from the FCC if it followed the same regulatory procedures as the FTC.

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