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George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, FCC Overreach in Mobile Device Regulation? A Legal and Economic Analysis, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 69 (September 2024).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, The FCC is Running Out of Time for a Spectrum "Win," Notice & Comment – Yale Journal on Regulation (August 15, 2024).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, How Market Mechanisms Can Improve Government Use and Management of Spectrum, Notice & Comment – Yale Journal on Regulation (June 5, 2023).
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Phoenix Center response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's request for comments on the development of a National Spectrum Strategy (April 17, 2023).
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George S. Ford, A Comparative Analysis of Mobile Wireless Broadband Speeds in Cities Across the World, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 56 (March 2022).
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George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Policy Failures for Public Safety: New Rules For The 4.9 GHz Band, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 55 (March 2022).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, The FCC Should Not Take a Piecemeal Approach to Public Safety Spectrum, Notice & Comment – Yale Journal on Regulation (May 27, 2021).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, The FCC’s Regulatory “Bonfire of the Vanities”, Federalist Society Blog (February 1, 2021).
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George S. Ford, INSIGHT: FCC Must Move Quickly on 12 GHz Mid-Band Spectrum for 5G Goals, Bloomberg Law (July 30, 2020).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, It’s Time to Resolve the 2014 AWS-3 Auction Designated Entity Dispute, Federalist Society Blog (June 1, 2020).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford & Michael L. Stern, Interference, Sunk investment, and the Repurposing of Radio Spectrum, Information & Communications Technology Law (09 February 2020).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 20-01:
George S. Ford, Could Acceleration Payments Increase Funding for Broadband? A Review of the FCC’s C-Band Plan (February 18, 2020).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, INSIGHT: Elaine Chao Needs To Better Prioritize DOT’s Spectrum Fights, Bloomberg Law (September 25, 2019).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, How Economics Can Help Guide Our Thinking About the C-Band, Federalist Society Blog (September 17, 2019).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 19-04:
George S. Ford, Cost-Benefit Analysis at the FCC: A Look at the 900 MHz Band (September 16, 2019).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Innovation In Spectrum Repurposing: The C-Band As A Principal-Agent Problem, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 47 (September 2019).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, “Winning the Race to 5G” Is No Excuse to Ignore the Law and Economics, Federalist Society Blog (July 26, 2019).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Addressing Spectrum Holdouts With A Transaction Threshold: A Theoretical Analysis, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 46 (July 2019).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, Insight: Dish Network, T-Mobile Fight Shows Licensee Should Define “Flexible-Use,” Not FCC, Bloomberg Law (May 15, 2019).
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George S. Ford, Insight: Is the Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Deal Dead? Bloomberg Law (April 25, 2019).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 18-10:
George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Addressing Holdouts in the Repurposing of Spectrum for Broadband Services (December 19, 2018).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, The FCC Deserves Credit for its Efforts to Eliminate Outdated Satellite Regulations, Federalist Society Blog (December 17, 2018).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 18-08:
T. Randolph Beard and George S. Ford, Expediting Spectrum Repurposing Through Market Transactions (October 12, 2018).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 18-06:
George S. Ford, Potential Implications of the Sprint/T-Mobile Merger on Wholesale Markets (August 27, 2018).
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George S. Ford, Sometimes “No” is the Right Answer for Market Transactions, Federalist Society Blog (July 17, 2018).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 18-04:
George S. Ford, Stock Market Reactions to the Sprint-TMO Merger (May 23, 2018).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, The FCC Should Let the Market Work in Spectrum Repurposing, Bloomberg Law (May 10, 2018).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, SCOTUS Has A Great Opportunity to Constrain the Regulatory State in SNR Wireless v. FCC, Federalist Society Blog (April 30, 2018).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, Haste and Consequence in Regulation: The Cautionary Tale of Ligado Networks, Bloomberg Law (March 6, 2018).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, The FCC Needs to Implement a “Rocket Docket” for Wireless Spectrum, and Fast, The Hill (July 10, 2017).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Skin in the Game: Interference, Sunk Investment, and the Repurposing of Radio Spectrum, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 40 (March 2017).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael Stern, Taxation by Condition: Spectrum Repurposing at the FCC and the Prolonging of Spectrum Exhaust, 8 Hastings Science and Technology Law Journal 183 (2016).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 16-05:
George S. Ford, Proper Incentives? The Economics of Spam Management by the Mobile Wireless Industry (May 4, 2016).
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Phoenix Center Final Amicus Brief Before the D.C. Circuit in Support of Petitioners in SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC and Northstar Wireless, LLC, et al.
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 15-04:
George S. Ford and Michael Stern, Ugly is Only Skin Deep: An Analysis of the DE Program in Auction 97 (July 20, 2015).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, Obama Administration Policies Exacerbate Spectrum Exhaust, The Hill (July 8, 2015).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, How the AWS Auction Provides a Teachable Moment on the Nature of Regulation, Bloomberg BNA (April 28, 2015).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 15-02:
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Auction 97 and the Value of Spectrum (February 4, 2015).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 14-06:
George S. Ford, Have We Got it All Wrong? Forecasting Mobile Data Use and Spectrum Exhaust (October 21, 2014).
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George S. Ford, Will Net Neutrality Politics Scuttle the FCC's Upcoming Incentive Auction? The Hill (September 3, 2014).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael Stern, Market Mechanisms and the Efficient Use and Management of Scarce Spectrum Resources, 66 Federal Communications Law Journal 263 (2014).
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George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Will Bidder Exclusion Rules Lead to Higher Auction Revenue? A Review of the Evidence, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 34 (April 2014).
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George S. Ford, Shared Spectrum is a Pipe Dream, The Hill (February 06, 2014).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak, and Michael Stern, Market Mechanisms and the Efficient Use and Management of Scarce Spectrum Resources, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 46 (December 2013).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 13-04:
George S. Ford, The Economics of Bidder Exclusion Rules: A Response to Dr. Baker (July 18, 2013).
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Critique of Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 33, Equalizing Competition Among Competitors: A Review of the DOJ’s Spectrum Screen Ex Parte Filing, by Dr. Jonathan Baker filed on behalf of T-Mobile in FCC Dockets No. GN Docket No. 12-268; WT Docket No. 12-269 (filed July 8, 2013)
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 13-03:
George S. Ford, Will Bidder Exclusions Increase Auction Revenue? A Review of the Arguments (June 11, 2013).
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Testimony of Phoenix Center Chief Economist Dr. George S. Ford before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation - Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Hearing on the “State of Wireless Communications” (June 4, 2013).
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George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Equalizing Competition Among Competitors: A Review of the DOJ’s Spectrum Screen Ex Parte Filing, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 33 (May 2013).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak, and Michael Stern, Wireless Competition Under Spectrum Exhaust, 65 Federal Communications Law Journal 79 (2012).
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Testimony of Phoenix Center Chief Economist Dr. George S. Ford before the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Communications and Technology, Hearing on “Health Information Technologies: Harnessing Wireless Innovation” (March 19, 2013).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak, and Michael Stern, Taxation by Condition: Spectrum Repurposing at the FCC and the Prolonging of Spectrum Exhaust, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 44 (September 2012).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 12-04:
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Justifying the Ends: Section 706 and the Regulation of Broadband (August 13, 2011).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 12-02:
George S. Ford, A Most Egregious Act? The Impact on Consumers of Usage-Based Pricing (May 23, 2012).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael Stern, Wireless Competition Under Spectrum Exhaust, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 43 (February 2012).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak, and Michael Stern, Shocks to the Broadband Ecosystem:  Implications for Competition and Market Structure, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 30 (September 2011).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 11-05:
George S. Ford, Mobile Broadband and Job Search: An Empirical Test (September 6, 2011).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 11-03:
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Re-Auction of the D Block:  A Review of the Arguments (May 24, 2011).
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PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 11-02:
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Wireless Mergers and Employment:  A Look at the Evidence (May 10, 2011).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak, and Michael Stern, A Policy Framework for Spectrum Allocation in Mobile Communications, 63 Federal Communications Law Journal 639 (2011).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, Attention Congress: We Need More Phone Spectrum, And Soon, Forbes.com (May 4, 2011).
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T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael Stern, A Policy Framework for Spectrum Allocation in Mobile Communications, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 42 (March 2011).
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George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Public Safety or Commercial Use?  A Cost/Benefit Framework for the D Block, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 26 (March 2011).
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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).
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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)
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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).
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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).
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PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 08-02:
George S. Ford, Valuing the AWS-3 Spectrum: A Response to Comments
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PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 08-01:
George S. Ford, Calculating the Value of Unencumbered AWS-III Spectrum (June 25, 2008).
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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).
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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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George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Wireless Net Neutrality:  From Carterfone to Cable Boxes, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 17 (April 2007).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 15: Unnecessary Regulations and the Value of Spectrum: An Economic Evaluation of Lease Term Limits for the Educational Broadband Service, (February 2006).
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