
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Need for Better Analysis of High Capacity Services, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 35 (June 2009).
[pdf file]
Phoenix Center Workshop:
Understanding Broadband Metrics: The Broadband Adoption Index
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 • 8:30 am – 11:30 am
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
Full Invitation and Agenda [pdf file]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky, & Lawrence J. Spiwak, A Policy And Economic Exploration of Wireless Carterfone Regulation, 25 Santa Clara Computer & High
Tech. L.J. 647 (2009) [pdf file]
Phoenix Center Research Memorandum:
Applicability of Phoenix Center Research to the FCC’s National Broadband Plan Notice Of Inquiry (GN Docket No. 09-51)
(June 2, 2009) [pdf file]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Is YOUR Broadband Access About to Go Bye Bye?, FOX FORUM
(June 2, 2009)
(http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/02/spiwak_broadband_congress)
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Broadcasting Diversity, WASHINGTON TIMES
(May 15, 2009)
(http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/15/broadcasting-diversity)
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 09-02:
George S. Ford, Econometric Analysis of Broadband Subscriptions: A Note on Specification
(May 12, 2009) [pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 09-01:
George S. Ford, Normalizing Broadband Connections
(May 12, 2009) [pdf file]
Testimony of George S. Ford, PhD
Chief Economist
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Before the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee Telecommunications and the Internet
Hearing on “An Examination of Competition in the Wireless Industry”
(May 7, 2009) [pdf file]
Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford before the OECD Expert Workshop on Measuring Mobile/Wireless Service Data:
Evaluating Broadband Adoption
19 and 20 February 2009 – Lisbon, Portugal [pdf file]
Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford before the 36th Annual Public Utility Research Center (PURC) Conference:
Broadband Rankings, Broadband Policy
February 4, 2009 – University of Florida [pdf file]
Phoenix Center 2008 Annual Report [pdf file]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Pricing of Pole Attachments: Implications and Recommendations,
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 34 (December 2008).
[pdf]
Presentation of Phoenix Center Resident Scholar Thomas M. Koutsky before the Federal Communications Commission’s Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services:
Demand Side Drivers of Broadband Adoption
6 November 2006 - San Jose, CA
[pdf]
Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford before the Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association:
A Valley of Death in the Innovation Sequence: An Economic Investigation
6 November 2008 – Denver Colorado
[pdf]
T. Randolph Beard and George S. Ford, Do High Call Termination Rates Deter Broadband Deployment? PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 22 (October 2008).
[pdf]
Phoenix Center to Hold Joint Conference with the Istituto Bruno Leoni
Comparing Broadband Regulatory Models Between the United States and Europe
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Oratorio del Gonfalone – Rome
http://www.brunoleoni.it/dettaglio-eventi.aspx?ID=62
Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford to Participate in a Conference Sponsored by Santa Clara University School of Law
Carterfone and Open Access in the Digital Era
Friday, 17 October 2008
http://law.scu.edu/hightech/carterfone-symposium.cfm
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-03 (Second Edition):
George S. Ford, Broadband Expectations and the Convergence of Ranks
(October 1, 2008)
[pdf]
Portuguese Regulator ANACOM Invites Phoenix Center Chief Economist George Ford to Present Research on International Broadband Rankings
[http://www.icp.pt/render.jsp?contentId=648019]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Consumers and Wireless Carterfone: An Economic Perspective, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 21 (September 2008).
[pdf]
Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford:
Developing a “National Broadband Strategy” - Understanding the OECD Rankings and the Drivers of Broadband Adoption
July 28, 2008 • B-340 Rayburn House Office Building
[pdf]
T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak,
Developing A National Wireless Regulatory Framework: A Law And Economics Approach,
16 COMMLAW CONSPECTUS 391 (2008) [pdf]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-02:
George S. Ford, Valuing the AWS-3 Spectrum: A Response to Comments
(July 21, 2008) [pdf]
Slide presentation of Phoenix Center President Lawrence J. Spiwak
West Africa ICT Roadmap to Opportunities Conference
Ghana, Africa - July 9, 2008
[ppt]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-01:
George S. Ford, Calculating the Value of Unencumbered AWS-III Spectrum
(June 25, 2008).
[pdf]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Broadband Efficiency Index: What Really Drives Broadband Adoption Across the OECD? PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 33 (May 2008).
[pdf]
Testimony of George S. Ford, PhD
Chief Economist
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Before the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Meeting on Network Neutrality and Broadband Network Management
Stanford University (April 17, 2008).
[pdf]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Using Auction Results to Forecast the Impact of Wireless Carterfone Regulation on Wireless Networks, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 20 (Second Edition) (May 2008).
[pdf] [docx]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Welfare Impacts of Broadband Network Management: Can Broadband Service Providers be Trusted? PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 32 (March 2008).
[pdf] [docx]
United States Department of Commerce releases Phoenix Center study entitled:
A Valley of Death in the Innovation Sequence: An Economic Investigation.
[pdf]
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