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Telecom & Cable

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.

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.”

AT&T announces price cuts for most data customers

by Jerry Brito on June 2, 2010 • View Comments

AT&T’s data plan changes will actually be a price-cut for me and the majority of AT&T customers. Yup, real evil.

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.

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.

Jerry Ellig on the National Broadband Plan

by Jerry Brito on April 26, 2010 • View Comments

Episode 16: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jerry Ellig, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and contributor to the Surprisingly Free blog, talks about the National Broadband Plan. He also discusses network economics, railroads, and electricity distribution.

Bruce Yandle on the rise of national TV and the spread of social regulation

by Jerry Brito on April 19, 2010 • View Comments

Episode 15: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus at Clemson College of Business and Behavioral Sciences and Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Economics for the Mercatus Center’s Capital Hill Campus, discusses the rise of national TV broadcasting and the spread of health, safety, and environmental regulation in mid-20th century America.

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