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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
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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
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PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVES 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, The Broadband Efficiency Index: What Really Drives Broadband Adoption Across the OECD? PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 33 (May 2008).
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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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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, 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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United States Department of Commerce releases Phoenix Center study entitled:
A Valley of Death in the Innovation Sequence: An Economic Investigation.
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2007 ANNUAL REPORT (pdf file)

Cesar V. Conda & Lawrence J. Spiwak, Kevin Martin’s Pro-Market FCC, National Review On-Line (27 November 2007).
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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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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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Phoenix Center Resident Scholar Thomas M. Koutsky re-appointed to chair the North American Numbering Council.
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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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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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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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THE ECONOMIST magazine profiles the Phoenix Center’s “Broadband Performance Index”.
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FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell cites the Phoenix Center’s research in a WALL STREET JOURNAL op-ed.
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George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Broadband Performance Index: A Policy-Relevant Method of Comparing Broadband Adoption Among Countries, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 29 (July 2007).
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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.
Invitation Letter [pdf]
About the Committee [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
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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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Lawrence J. Spiwak, Wiring America, The Hill (April 24, 2007).
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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”
April 24, 2007
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