What's New at The Phoenix Center http://www.phoenix-center.org/ Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies Feeder 1.5.3(378) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en ©2007 The Phoenix Center Fri, 09 May 2008 00:33:14 +0200 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:33:14 +0200 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)
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]]> 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).
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]]> 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).
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]]> 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).
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]]> 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).
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]]> 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.
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]]> 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.
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]]> 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).
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]]> 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).
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]]> 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”.
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]]> 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.
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]]> 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