What's New at The Phoenix Center http://www.phoenix-center.org/ Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies Feeder 1.5.10(880) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en ©2010 The Phoenix Center Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:39:53 -0800 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:39:53 -0800 PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-08, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Impossible Dream:  Forbearance After the Phoenix Order http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-08
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Impossible Dream:  Forbearance After the Phoenix Order
(December 16, 2010)
[pdf] [Press Release]

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:11:02 -0800 phoenix-center-perspective-no-1008-george-s-fo PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-07, George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Endogenous Sunk Costs, Quality Competition and Welfare: A Technical Note http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-07
George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Endogenous Sunk Costs, Quality Competition and Welfare: A Technical Note
(December 16, 2010)
[pdf

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:11:00 -0800 phoenix-center-perspective-no-1007-george-s-fo Phoenix Center Chief Economist George Ford debates Free Press Campaign Director Timothy Karr on Net NeutralityKWIX AM 1230 - Moberly, MO http://www.phoenix-center.org/KWIX.AM.1230.15Dec09.mp3 Phoenix Center Chief Economist George Ford debates Free Press Campaign Director Timothy Karr on Net Neutrality
KWIX AM 1230 - Moberly, MO
December 15, 2009
[mp3]

]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:49:28 -0800 phoenix-center-chief-economist-george-ford-debates Remarks of Congressman G.K. Butterfield, (NC-1st District) and Majority Chief Deputy Whip, at the Phoenix Center’s 2009 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium http://www.phoenix-center.org/ButterfieldRemarksatPhoenixCenterTelecomSymposium.12.03.09.pdf Remarks of Congressman G.K. Butterfield, (NC-1st District) and Majority Chief Deputy Whip, at the Phoenix Center’s 2009 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium
[pdf]

]]> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:48:28 -0800 remarks-of-congressman-gk-butterfield-nc1st-d Remarks of FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, A Spectrum Management Framework, at the Phoenix Center’s 2009 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium http://www.phoenix-center.org/DOC-294998A1.pdf Remarks of FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, A Spectrum Management Framework, at the Phoenix Center’s 2009 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium
[pdf]

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:47:20 -0800 remarks-of-fcc-commissioner-meredith-attwell-baker December 2, 2009 Ex Parte Presentation to FCC’s Broadband TaskforceInternet Use and the Reduction of Discouragement in Labor Markets http://www.phoenix-center.org/InternetUseandEmploymentExParteLetter.pdf December 2, 2009 Ex Parte Presentation to FCC’s Broadband Taskforce
Internet Use and the Reduction of Discouragement in Labor Markets
[pdf]

]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:44:05 -0800 december-2-2009-ex-parte-presentation-to-fccs-b Testimony of Lawrence J. Spiwak, President, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies,Before the New York City Council - Committee on Technology in GovernmentHearing http://www.phoenix-center.org/SpiwakNYCityCouncilFinal.pdf Testimony of Lawrence J. Spiwak
President, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Before the New York City Council - Committee on Technology in Government
Hearing on “Establishing Strong Network Neutrality Principles in Order to Protect the Internet”
(November 20, 2009).
[pdf file]

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:37 -0800 testimony-of-lawrence-j-spiwak-president-phoeni PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 09-05: George S. Ford, Whoops! Berkman Study Shows “Open Access” Reduces Broadband Consumption http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 09-05:
George S. Ford, Whoops! Berkman Study Shows “Open Access” Reduces Broadband Consumption
(November 12, 2009).
[pdf file] [Press Release]

]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:41:34 -0800 phoenix-center-perspective-no-0905-george-s-fo PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 09-04: George S. Ford, Finding the Bottom: A Review of Free Press’s Analysis of Network Neutrality and Investment http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 09-04:
George S. Ford, Finding the Bottom: A Review of Free Press’s Analysis of Network Neutrality and Investment
(October 29, 2009).
[pdf file] [Press Release]

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:40:43 -0700 phoenix-center-perspective-no-0904-george-s-fo Presentation of Phoenix Center President Lawrence J. SpiwakEmerging Market StructureColumbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) Annual Conference http://www.phoenix-center.org/CITIStateofTelecomSpiwak.pdf Presentation of Phoenix Center President Lawrence J. Spiwak
Emerging Market Structure
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) Annual Conference
State of Telecom: National Next-Generation Broadband Plans
Columbia University
(October 23, 2009).
[ppsx file] [pdf]

]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:39:07 -0700 presentation-of-phoenix-center-president-lawrence Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist Dr. George S. FordInternet Use and Depression Among the ElderlyThe University Club, Washington DC http://www.phoenix-center.org/DepressionOct152009.pdf Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist Dr. George S. Ford
Internet Use and Depression Among the Elderly
The University Club, Washington DC
(October 15, 2009).
[ppsx file] [pdf]

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:37:34 -0700 presentation-of-phoenix-center-chief-economist-dr PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 38, Internet Use and Depression Among the Elderly http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html George S. Ford and Sherry G. Ford, Internet Use and Depression Among the Elderly, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 38 (October 2009).
[pdf file] [Press Release]

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:36:36 -0700 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-38-internet-use-a PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 23, Expanding the Digital Divide: Network Management Regulations and the Size of Providers http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpb.html George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern, Expanding the Digital Divide: Network Management Regulations and the Size of Providers, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 23 (October 2009).
[pdf file] [Press Release]

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:35:35 -0700 phoenix-center-policy-bulletin-no-23-expanding-t Lawrence J. Spiwak, OECD Research Faulty: U.S. Rates for Mobile Use Not Really Higher http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/11/oecd-research-faulty/ Lawrence J. Spiwak, OECD Research Faulty: U.S. Rates for Mobile Use Not Really Higher, WASHINGTON TIMES (October 11, 2009).
[url]

]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:33:02 -0700 lawrence-j-spiwak-oecd-research-faulty-us-rat PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 37, Market Definition and the Economic Effects of Special Access Price Regulation http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Market Definition and the Economic Effects of Special Access Price Regulation, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 37 (October 2009).
[pdf file] [Press Release]

]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:31:43 -0700 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-37-market-definit T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Network Neutrality and Foreclosing Market Exchange http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=record&rec_id=24782 T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Network Neutrality and Foreclosing Market Exchange, 1 Int. J. Management and Network Economics 160 (2009).
[url]

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:30:38 -0700 t-randolph-beard-george-s-ford-thomas-m-kouts-3 Phoenix Center Chief Economist Dr. George Ford appears on Business News Network’s “Market Morning”Talk Time: How Much Americans and Canadians Really Pay for Cell Phone Use http://watch.bnn.ca/market-morning/september-2009/market-morning-september-18-2009/#clip214692 Phoenix Center Chief Economist Dr. George Ford appears on Business News Network’s “Market Morning”
Talk Time: How Much Americans and Canadians Really Pay for Cell Phone Use
September 18, 2009 (10:40 AM).
[url]

]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:29:14 -0700 phoenix-center-chief-economist-dr-george-ford-app PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 09-03: George S. Ford, Be Careful What You Ask For: A Comment on the OECD’s Mobile Price Metrics http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 09-03:
George S. Ford, Be Careful What You Ask For: A Comment on the OECD’s Mobile Price Metrics
(September 16, 2009)
[pdf]

]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:28:13 -0700 phoenix-center-perspective-no-0903-george-s-fo Lawrence J. Spiwak, This Probe Could Hit a Dead Zone http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/07/this-probe-could-hit-a-dead-zone Lawrence J. Spiwak, This Probe Could Hit a Dead Zone, WASHINGTON TIMES (August 7, 2009).
[url]

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:27:11 -0700 lawrence-j-spiwak-this-probe-could-hit-a-dead-zo Lawrence J. Spiwak, Fixing The U.S. Broadband Problem http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/04/broadband-lawrence-spiwak-intelligent-technology-internet.html Lawrence J. Spiwak, Fixing The U.S. Broadband Problem, Forbes.com (August 4, 2009).
[url]

]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:26:01 -0700 lawrence-j-spiwak-fixing-the-us-broadband-prob PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 36, The Broadband Adoption Index: Improving Measurements and Comparisons of Broadband Deployment and Adoption http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Broadband Adoption Index: Improving Measurements and Comparisons of Broadband Deployment and Adoption, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 36 (July 2009).
[pdf file]
BAI Executive Summary [pdf file]

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:23:38 -0700 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-36-the-broadband Phoenix Center 2009 Annual Report http://www.phoenix-center.org/2009AnnualReportFinal.pdf Phoenix Center 2009 Annual Report
[pdf]

]]> Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:21:52 -0800 phoenix-center-2009-annual-report Lawrence J. Spiwak, Bright Lines, Big Problems http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/12/networl-neutrality-european-union-fcc-opinions-contributors-lawrence-j-spiwak.html Lawrence J. Spiwak, Bright Lines, Big Problems, Forbes.com (January 12, 2010).
[url]

]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:20:44 -0800 lawrence-j-spiwak-bright-lines-big-problems PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 39, Internet Use and Job Search http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Richard P. Saba, Internet Use and Job Search, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 39
(January 2010).
[pdf] [Press Release]

]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:19:31 -0800 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-39-internet-use-a PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-01: George S. Ford, Internet Use and Job Search: More Evidence http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-01:
George S. Ford, Internet Use and Job Search: More Evidence
(January 26, 2010).
[pdf file]

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:16:32 -0800 phoenix-center-perspective-no-1001-george-s-fo T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, A Valley of Death in the Innovation Sequence: An Economic Investigation, 18 Research Evaluation 343-356 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/beech/rev/2009/00000018/00000005;jsessionid=18wc0em7exdvs.alice T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, A Valley of Death in the Innovation Sequence: An Economic Investigation, 18 Research Evaluation 343-356 (2009)
[url]

]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:15:08 -0800 t-randolph-beard-george-s-ford-thomas-m-kouts-2 PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-02: George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Sabotaging Content Competition: Do Proposed Net Neutrality Regulations Promote Exclusion? http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-02:
George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Sabotaging Content Competition: Do Proposed Net Neutrality Regulations Promote Exclusion?
(March 4, 2010)
[pdf file] [Press Release]

]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:12:33 -0800 phoenix-center-perspective-no-1002-george-s-fo PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 24, Evaluating Broadband Stimulus and the National Broadband Plan: Establishing Expectations for Broadband Rankings http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpb.html George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Evaluating Broadband Stimulus and the National Broadband Plan: Establishing Expectations for Broadband Rankings, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 24 (March 2010).
[pdf file] [Press Release]

]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:11:12 -0700 phoenix-center-policy-bulletin-no-24-evaluating PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-03: George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Non-Discrimination or Just Non-Sense: A Law and Economics Review of the FCC’s New Net Neutrality Principle http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-03:
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Non-Discrimination or Just Non-Sense: A Law and Economics Review of the FCC’s New Net Neutrality Principle
(March 24, 2010).
[pdf file] [Press Release]

]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:52:53 -0700 phoenix-center-perspective-no-1003-nondiscrimi PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-04: George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Substantial Profits in the Broadband Ecosystem: A Look at the Evidence http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No 10-04:
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Substantial Profits in the Broadband Ecosystem: A Look at the Evidence
(April 22, 2010)
[pdf] [Press Release]

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:49:10 -0700 phoenix-center-perspective-no-1004-george-s-for Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Separating Politics from Policy in FCC Merger Reviews: A Basic Legal Primer of the “Public Interest” Standard http://commlaw.cua.edu/res/docs/05-Koutsky-Spiwak-Final.pdf Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Separating Politics from Policy in FCC Merger Reviews: A Basic Legal Primer of the “Public Interest” Standard, 18 CommLaw Conspectus 329 (2010).
[pdf]

]]> Sat, 22 May 2010 18:46:38 -0700 thomas-m-koutsky-and-lawrence-j-spiwak-separati PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 40, The Broadband Credibility Gap http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Broadband Credibility Gap, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 40
(June 2010).
[pdf] [Press Release]

]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:43:28 -0700 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-40-the-broadband T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky, Lawrence J. Spiwak, Quantifying the Cost of Substandard Patents: Some Preliminary Evidence http://www.yjolt.org/12/spring/beard-240 T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky, Lawrence J. Spiwak, Quantifying the Cost of Substandard Patents: Some Preliminary Evidence, 12 Yale Journal of Law and Technology 240 (2010).
[pdf]

]]> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:41:38 -0700 t-randolph-beard-george-s-ford-thomas-m-kouts-1 PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-05: George S. Ford, Fabricating a Broadband Crisis? More Evidence on the Misleading Inferences from OECD Rankings http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-05:
George S. Ford, Fabricating a Broadband Crisis? More Evidence on the Misleading Inferences from OECD Rankings
(July 7, 2010).
[pdf] [Press Release]

]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:38:34 -0700 phoenix-center-perspective-no-1005-george-s-fo T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Pricing of Pole Attachments: Implications and Recommendations http://www.bepress.com/rne/vol9/iss3/3/ T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Pricing of Pole Attachments: Implications and Recommendations, 9 Review of Network Economics 3 (2010).
[url]

]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:37:23 -0700 t-randolph-beard-george-s-ford-and-lawrence-j T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Tort Liability For Software Developers: A Law & Economics Perspective, http://www.phoenix-center.org/JCILTortLiability.pdf T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Tort Liability For Software Developers: A Law & Economics Perspective, 27 John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law 199 (2010).
[pdf]

]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:36:14 -0700 t-randolph-beard-george-s-ford-thomas-m-kouts PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 25, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Communications Policy and Employment Effects in the Information Sector http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpb.html T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Hyeongwoo Kim, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Communications Policy and Employment Effects in the Information Sector, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 25 (October 2010).
[pdf] [Press Release]

]]> Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:34:28 -0700 phoenix-center-policy-bulletin-no-25-jobs-jobs PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-06: George S. Ford, Be Careful What You Ask For (Redux): A Comment on the New America Foundation’s Mobile Price Metrics http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-06:
George S. Ford, Be Careful What You Ask For (Redux): A Comment on the New America Foundation’s Mobile Price Metrics
(November 11, 2010).
[pdf]

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:32:00 -0800 phoenix-center-perspective-no-1006-george-s-fo PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 41, Wobbling Back to the Fire: Economic Efficiency and the Creation of a Retail Market for Set-Top Boxes http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak, and Michael Stern, Wobbling Back to the Fire: Economic Efficiency and the Creation of a Retail Market for Set-Top Boxes, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 41 (December 2010).
[pdf & Press Release]

]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:01:13 -0800 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-41 PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 35, The Need for Better Analysis of High Capacity Services http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html 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]

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:42:17 +0200 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-35-the-need-for Phoenix Center Workshop:Understanding Broadband Metrics: The Broadband Adoption Index http://www.phoenix-center.org/BAIBriefing.pdf 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]

]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:38:19 +0200 phoenix-center-workshopunderstanding-broadband-me George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky, & Lawrence J. Spiwak, A Policy And Economic Exploration of Wireless Carterfone Regulation http://www.phoenix-center.org/FKSSantaClaraCarterfone.pdf 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
June 2009 [pdf file]

]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:25:25 +0200 george-s-ford-thomas-m-koutsky-lawrence-j-s Lawrence J. Spiwak, Is YOUR Broadband Access About to Go Bye Bye? http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/06/02/spiwak_broadband_congress 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)

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:29:03 +0200 lawrence-j-spiwak-is-your-broadband-access-about Phoenix Center Research Memorandum: Applicability of Phoenix Center Research to the FCC’s National Broadband Plan Notice Of Inquiry (GN Docket No. 09-51) http://www.phoenix-center.org/BroadbandNOIFinal.pdf 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]

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:12:14 +0200 phoenix-center-research-memorandum-applicability Lawrence J. Spiwak, Broadcasting Diversity, WASHINGTON TIMES http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/15/broadcasting-diversity Broadcasting Diversity, WASHINGTON TIMES]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 03:04:07 +0200 lawrence-j-spiwak-broadcasting-diversity-washin PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 09-02: George S. Ford, Econometric Analysis of Broadband Subscriptions: A Note on Specification http://www.phoenix-center.org/perspectives/Perspective09-02Final.pdf PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 09-02:
George S. Ford, Econometric Analysis of Broadband Subscriptions: A Note on Specification
May 12, 2009 [pdf file]

]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 03:02:54 +0200 phoenix-center-perspectives-no-0902-george-s-f PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 09-01: George S. Ford, Normalizing Broadband Connections http://www.phoenix-center.org/perspectives/Perspective09-01Final.pdf PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 09-01:
George S. Ford, Normalizing Broadband Connections
May 12, 2009 [pdf file]

]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 03:01:33 +0200 phoenix-center-perspectives-no-0901-george-s-f Testimony of George S. Ford, PhD, Chief Economist, Before the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and CommerceSubcommittee Telecommunications and the InternetHearing http://www.phoenix-center.org/FordWirelessTestimonyMay2009%20Final.pdf 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]

]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 02:59:43 +0200 testimony-of-george-s-ford-phd-chief-economist-3 Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford before the OECD Expert Workshop on Measuring Mobile/Wireless Service Data http://www.phoenix-center.org/FordOECDLisbon.pdf 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]

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:57:08 +0100 whats-new-at-the-phoenix-center-1 Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford before the 36th Annual Public Utility Research Center (PURC) Conference http://www.phoenix-center.org/UofFPresentationFeb2009.pdf 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]

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:57:50 +0100 whats-new-at-the-phoenix-center PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 34, The Pricing of Pole Attachments: Implications and Recommendations, http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html 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]

]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:42:43 +0100 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-34-the-pricing-of Phoenix Center for Advance Legal & Economics Policy Studies Twitter Page http://twitter.com/lawandeconomics Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:39:48 +0100 phoenix-center-for-advance-legal-economics-polic Updated Agenda The Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies’ 2008 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium http://www.phoenix-center.org/sym08.html New Agenda Online - The Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies’ 2008 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium And the Presentation of the Phoenix Center’s 2008 Jerry B. Duvall Public Service Award to Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy United States Department of State. Tuesday, 18 November 2008

National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C.

]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:28:36 +0100 updated-agenda-he-phoenix-center-for-advanced-lega Presentation of Phoenix Center Resident Scholar Thomas M. Koutsky before the Federal Communications Commission’s Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services http://www.phoenix-center.org/koutsky_tom_11-6-08.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]

]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:26:47 +0100 presentation-of-phoenix-center-resident-scholar-th Presentation of Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford before the Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association http://www.phoenix-center.org/FordVoDAEA2008.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]

]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:25:56 +0100 presentation-of-phoenix-center-chief-economist-geo The Phoenix Center's 2008 Annual U.S. Telecoms SymposiumThe Phoenix Center's 2008 Annual U.S. Telecoms SymposiumThe Phoenix Center's 2008 Annual U.S. Telecoms SymposiumThe Phoenix Center's 2008 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium http://www.phoenix-center.org/sym08.html You are Cordially Invited to Attend The Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies’ 2008 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium And the Presentation of the Phoenix Center’s 2008 Jerry B. Duvall Public Service Award to Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy United States Department of State. Tuesday, 18 November 2008

National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C.

]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:33:37 +0200 the-phoenix-centers-2008-annual-us-telecoms-sym PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 22, Do High Call Termination Rates Deter Broadband Deployment? http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpb.html T. Randolph Beard and George S. Ford, Do High Call Termination Rates Deter Broadband Deployment? PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 22 (October 2008).
[pdf]

]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:13:13 +0200 phoenix-center-policy-bulletin-no-22-do-high-cal PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-03, Broadband Expectations and the Convergence of Ranks http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-03:
George S. Ford, Broadband Expectations and the Convergence of Ranks
(September 17, 2008)
[pdf]

]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:51:36 +0200 phoenix-center-perspectives-no-0803-broadband-e PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 21, Consumers and Wireless Carterfone: An Economic Perspective http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpb.html 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]

]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:17:48 +0200 phoenix-center-policy-bulletin-no-21-consumers-a Developing a “National Broadband Strategy”:Understanding the OECD Rankings and the Drivers of Broadband Adoption, {power point} http://www.phoenix-center.org/PC_HlllEventJuly28_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]

]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:14:04 +0200 developing-a-national-broadband-strategyunderst Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford Developing A National Wireless Regulatory Framework - A Law And Economics Approach, http://www.phoenix-center.org/CommLawConspectusNationalWirelessFramework.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

]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:24:49 +0200 developing-a-national-wireless-regulatory-framewor T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-02,Valuing the AWS-3 Spectrum: A Response to Comments http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-02:
George S. Ford, Valuing the AWS-3 Spectrum: A Response to Comments
(July 21, 2008) [pdf]

]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:44:05 +0200 phoenix-center-perspectives-no-0802valuing-the Slide presentation of Phoenix Center President Lawrence J. Spiwak, West Africa ICT Roadmap to Opportunities Conference http://www.phoenix-center.org/SpiwakGhana.ppt Slide presentation of Phoenix Center President Lawrence J. Spiwak
West Africa ICT Roadmap to Opportunities Conference
Ghana, Africa - July 9, 2008
[ppt]

]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:42:47 +0200 slide-presentation-of-phoenix-center-president-law PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-01, Calculating the Value of Unencumbered AWS-III Spectrum http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcper.html PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES No. 08-01:
George S. Ford, Calculating the Value of Unencumbered AWS-III Spectrum (June 25, 2008).
[pdf]

]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:05:58 +0200 phoenix-center-perspectives-no-0801 PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 33, The Broadband Efficiency Index: What Really Drives Broadband Adoption Across the OECD? http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html 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]

]]> Wed, 28 May 2008 03:03:42 +0200 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-33-the-broadban Testimony of George S. Ford, PhD, Chief Economist, Phoenix Center Before the House Committee on Commerce and Energy - Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on “Digital Future of the United States: Part IV: Broadband Lessons from Abroad” http://www.phoenix-center.org/FordNetManagementTestimonyFinal.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]

]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:04:16 +0200 testimony-of-george-s-ford-phd-chief-economist-2 PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 20, Using Auction Results to Forecast the Impact of Wireless Carterfone Regulation on Wireless Networks http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpb.html 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 (April 2008).
[pdf] & [docx]
(Second Edition) (May 2008)

]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 22:59:36 +0200 using-auction-results-to-forecast-the-impact-of-wi PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 32, The Welfare Impacts of Broadband Network Management: Can Broadband Service Providers be Trusted? http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html 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] & [doc]

]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:00:00 -0700 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-32-the-welfare-im PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 31, The Demographic and Economic Drivers of Broadband Adoption in the United States http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Demographic and Economic Drivers of Broadband Adoption in the United States, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 31 (November 2007).
[pdf] [doc]

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:57:54 +0100 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-31-he-demographic PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 19, An Economic Approach to Evaluating a National Wireless Regulatory Framework http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpb.html George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, An Economic Approach to Evaluating a National Wireless Regulatory Framework, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 19 (October 2007).
File Types: [pdf] [docx]

]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:07:04 +0200 phoenix-center-policy-bulletin-no-19-an-economic George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak Phoenix Center Resident Scholar Thomas M. Koutsky re-appointed to chair the North American Numbering Council. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-4080A1.pdf Phoenix Center Resident Scholar Thomas M. Koutsky re-appointed to chair the North American Numbering Council.
[pdf]

]]> Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:21:06 +0200 phoenix-center-resident-scholar-thomas-m-koutsky International Telecommunication Union puts PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 21 on its recommended reading list for the 2009 World Telecommunication Policy Forum http://www.itu.int/osg/csd/wtpf/wtpf2009/resources/convergence.phtml International Telecommunication Union puts PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 21, Competition After Unbundling: Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence on its recommended reading list for the 2009 World Telecommunication Policy Forum.
[html]

]]> Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:20:28 +0200 international-telecommunication-union-puts-phoenix The Impact of Video Service Regulation on the Construction of Broadband Networks to Low-Income Households http://www.phoenix-center.org/I-S_Journal.pdf George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Impact of Video Service Regulation on the Construction of Broadband Networks to Low-Income Households, 3 I/S: A JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY FOR THE INFORMATION SOCIETY 13 (2007).
[pdf]

]]> Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:19:40 +0200 the-impact-of-video-service-regulation-on-the-cons George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 30: Quantifying the Cost of Substandard Patents: Some Preliminary Evidence http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp.html George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Quantifying the Cost of Substandard Patents: Some Preliminary Evidence, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 30 (September 2007).
[pdf] [doc]

]]> Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:26:40 +0200 phoenix-center-policy-paper-no-30-<i>quantifying George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak THE ECONOMIST magazine profiles the Phoenix Center’s “Broadband Performance Index”. http://www.phoenix-center.org/TheEconomist27July2007.pdf THE ECONOMIST magazine profiles the Phoenix Center’s “Broadband Performance Index”.
[pdf]

]]> Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:24:40 +0200 the-economist-magazine-profiles-the-phoenix-center THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell cites the Phoenix Center’s research in a WALL STREET JOURNAL op-ed. http://www.phoenix-center.org/McDowellCommentaryWSJ_24July07.pdf FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell cites the Phoenix Center’s research in a WALL STREET JOURNAL op-ed.
[pdf]

]]> Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:23:27 +0200 fcc-commissioner-robert-mcdowell-cites-the-phoenix WALL STREET JOURNAL PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 29: The Broadband Performance Index: A Policy-Relevant Method of Comparing Broadband Adoption Among Countries http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp/PCPP29Final.pdf Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:56:20 +0200 the-broadband-performance-index-a-policyrelevan George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak Hon. Seth Hammett, Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, names Phoenix Center Chief Economist George S. Ford to Alabama House Interim Committee to Study Broadband Internet Access. http://www.phoenix-center.org/FordInvitationLetter.pdf Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:55:31 +0200 hon-seth-hammett-speaker-of-the-alabama-house-of Hon. Seth Hammett, Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Testimony of George S. Ford, PhD, Chief Economist, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy StudiesBefore the House Committee on Commerce and Energy - Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on “Digital Future of the United States: Part IV: Broadband Lessons from Abroad” http://www.phoenix-center.org/FordBroadbandMappingTestimony507.pdf 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 H.R. ___
A Discussion Draft Addressing Broadband Mapping and Data Collection
May 17, 2007

]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:54:36 +0200 testimony-of-george-s-ford-phd-chief-economist-1 George S. Ford, PhD PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 17: Wireless Net Neutrality: From Carterfone to Cable Boxes http://www.phoenix-center.org/PolicyBulletin/PCPB17Final.pdf Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:14:56 +0200 wireless-net-neutrality-from-carterfone-to-cable George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak Wiring America, The Hill (Aril 24, 2007). http://www.phoenix-center.org/oped/TheHill24April2007.pdf Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:33:22 +0200 lawrence-j-spiwak-wiring-america-the-hill-aril Lawrence J. Spiwak Testimony of George S. Ford, PhD, Chief Economist, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy StudiesBefore the House Committee on Commerce and Energy - Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on “Digital Future of the United States: Part IV: Broadband Lessons from Abroad” http://www.phoenix-center.org/FordRankingTestimony24April2007.pdf Testimony of George S. Ford, PhD, Chief Economist, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Before the House Committee on Commerce and Energy - Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on “Digital Future of the United States: Part IV: Broadband Lessons from Abroad” [pdf file]

]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:32:20 +0200 testimony-of-george-s-ford-phd-chief-economist The Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies Competition After Unbundling: Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence http://www.phoenix-center.org/FCLJCompetitionAfterUnbundling.pdf Competition After Unbundling: Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence, 59 Federal Communications Law Journal 331 (2007).]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:44:55 +0200 competition-after-unbundling-entry-industry-stru George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak Network Neutrality and Industry Structure http://www.phoenix-center.org/CommEntNetworkNeutrality.pdf Network Neutrality and Industry Structure, 29 Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal 149 (2007).]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:46:17 +0200 network-neutrality-and-industry-structure T. Randolph Beard, Ph.D, George S. Ford, Ph.D. Thomas M. Koutsky, Esq., Lawrence J. Spiwak, Esq. A La Carte And “Family Tiers” as a Response to a Market Defect in the Multichannel Video Programming Market http://www.phoenix-center.org/CommLawConspectus_a_laCarte.pdf A La Carte And “Family Tiers” as a Response to a Market Defect in the Multichannel Video Programming Market, 15 Commlaw Conspectus 31 (2007). [pdf file]]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:03:04 +0200 a-la-carte-and-family-tiers-as-a-response-to-a T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, and Thomas M. Koutsk Phoenix Center 2006 Annual Report http://www.phoenix-center.org/2006AnnualReportFinal.pdf Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:04:20 +0200 phoenix-center-2006-annual-report The Phoenix Center University of Florida Study Shows Only Winners from Network Neutrality Regulation to be Content Providers, Consumers Lose http://www.phoenix-center.org/perspectives/Perspective07-01Final.pdf University of Florida Study Shows Only Winners from Network Neutrality Regulation to be Content Providers, Consumers Lose (March 14, 2007)]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100 university-of-florida-study-shows-only-winners-fro George S. Ford PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 28: Network Neutrality and Foreclosing Market Exchange: A Transaction Cost Analysis http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp/PCPP28Final.pdf Network Neutrality and Foreclosing Market Exchange: A Transaction Cost Analysis, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 28 (March 2007)]]> Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100 network-neutrality-and-foreclosing-market-exchange George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak Final Slides from Phoenix Center and Georgetown University’s Center for Business and Public Policy Capitol Hill Inter-Active Workshop http://www.phoenix-center.org/MayoSlides16Feb2007.ppt Final Slides from Phoenix Center and Georgetown University’s Center for Business and Public Policy Capitol Hill Inter-Active Workshop:
Sound Internet Policy for the 21st Century: Understanding the Economic Fundamentals.
Professor John Mayo – Professor of Economics, Business and Public Policy Georgetown University

]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 final-slides-from-phoenix-center-and-georgetown-un Professor John Mayo – Professor of Economics, Business and Public Policy Georgetown University Final Slides from Phoenix Center and Georgetown University’s Center for Business and Public Policy Capitol Hill Inter-Active Workshop http://www.phoenix-center.org/FordSlides16Feb2007.ppt Final Slides from Phoenix Center and Georgetown University’s Center for Business and Public Policy Capitol Hill Inter-Active Workshop:
Sound Internet Policy for the 21st Century: Understanding the Economic Fundamentals.
Dr. George Ford Chief Economist, The Phoenix Center

]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 final-slides-from-phoenix-center-and-georgetown-un-1 Dr. George Ford Chief Economist, The Phoenix Center PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 27: Tort Liability for Software Developers: A Law & Economics Perspective http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp/PCPP27Final.pdf Tort Liability for Software Developers: A Law & Economics Perspective, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 27 (January 2007)]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:15:52 +0100 tort-liability-for-software-developers-a-law-ec George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 22: The Consumer Welfare Cost of Cable “Build-out” Rules, (Third Release, January 2007) http://www.phoenix-center.org/pcpp/PCPP22_Third_Release.pdf The Consumer Welfare Cost of Cable “Build-out” Rules, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 22 (Third Release, January 2007).]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 the-consumer-welfare-cost-of-cable-buildout-rul George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak