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2010
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]
New Phoenix Center Workshop:
The Broadband Credibility Gap
Thursday, July 8, 2010 • 8:30 am – 11:00 am
The University Club
1135 16th Street, NW • Washington, DC 20036
Click here for full agenda and registration information
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]
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Broadband Credibility Gap, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 40
(June 2010).
[pdf] [Press Release]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 10-01:
George S. Ford, Internet Use and Job Search: More Evidence
(January 26, 2010).
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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]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Bright Lines, Big Problems, Forbes.com (January 12, 2010).
[url]
Phoenix Center 2009 Annual Report
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2009
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]
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]
Remarks of FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, A Spectrum Management Framework, at the Phoenix Center’s 2009 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium
[pdf]
December 2, 2009 Ex Parte Presentation to FCC’s Broadband Taskforce
Internet Use and the Reduction of Discouragement in Labor Markets
[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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, OECD Research Faulty: U.S. Rates for Mobile Use Not Really Higher, WASHINGTON TIMES (October 11, 2009).
[url]
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]
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]
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]
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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Lawrence J. Spiwak, This Probe Could Hit a Dead Zone, WASHINGTON TIMES (August 7, 2009).
[url]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Fixing The U.S. Broadband Problem, Forbes.com (August 4, 2009).
[url]
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]
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 PERSPECTIVE No. 09-02:
George S. Ford, Econometric Analysis of Broadband Subscriptions: A Note on Specification
(May 12, 2009) [pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE 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]
2008
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]
The Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies’ 2008 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium
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 PERSPECTIVE 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 PERSPECTIVE 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 PERSPECTIVE 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]
2007
United States Department of Commerce releases Phoenix Center study entitled: A Valley of Death in the Innovation Sequence: An Economic Investigation.
[pdf]
2007 ANNUAL REPORT (pdf file)
Cesar V. Conda & Lawrence J. Spiwak, Kevin Martin’s Pro-Market FCC, National Review On-Line (27 November 2007).
[pdf]
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]
Phoenix Center to hold an Interactive Breakfast Workshop at 2007 NARUC Annual Convention The State Broadband Performance Index: Is Your State Meeting Expectations for Broadband Penetration?
Monday, November 12, 2007 • 7:30 – 9:00 am
Suite 315 (Palms Tower, 3rd Floor) • Anaheim Marriott
Full Invitation [pdf]
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).
[pdf] [docx]
Phoenix
Center Resident Scholar Thomas M. Koutsky re-appointed to chair the North
American Numbering Council.
[pdf]
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]
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]
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]
THE ECONOMIST magazine profiles the Phoenix Center’s “Broadband
Performance Index”.
[pdf]
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell cites the Phoenix Center’s research
in a WALL STREET JOURNAL op-ed.
[pdf]
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).
[pdf] [doc]
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
[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, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 18 (Second
Release, May 2007).
[pdf] [doc]
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).
[pdf] [doc]
Lawrence
J. Spiwak, Wiring America, The Hill (April 24, 2007).
[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”
April 24, 2007
[pdf]
George S. Ford, Thomas
M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Competition
After Unbundling: Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence, 59
Federal Communications Law Journal 331 (2007).
[pdf]
T. Randolph Beard, Ph.D, George S. Ford, Ph.D. Thomas M. Koutsky, Esq.,
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Esq., Network Neutrality and Industry Structure,
29 Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal 149 (2007).
[pdf]
T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, and Thomas M. Koutsky, 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]
Phoenix Center 2006 Annual Report
[pdf]
George S. Ford,
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PERSPECTIVE No. 07-01, University
of Florida Study Shows Only Winners from Network Neutrality Regulation to
be Content Providers, Consumers Lose (March 14, 2007)
[pdf] [doc]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Network
Neutrality and Foreclosing Market Exchange: A Transaction Cost Analysis,
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 28 (March 2007)
[pdf] [doc]
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 [ppt]
- Dr. George Ford – Chief Economist, The Phoenix Center [ppt]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Tort Liability
for Software Developers: A Law & Economics Perspective, PHOENIX
CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 27 (January 2007)
[pdf] [doc]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Consumer
Welfare Cost of Cable “Build-out” Rules, PHOENIX CENTER
POLICY PAPER No. 22 (Third Release, January 2007).
[pdf] [doc]
2006
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Franchise Reform: A No-Brainer,
WASHINGTON TIMES (22 December 2006).
[pdf]
Phoenix Center 2006 Symposium Presentations and Pictures
Final Slides
Phoenix Center Breakfast Workshop at 2006 NARUC Annual Meeting
A Primer on Competitive Bidding for Universal Service
[pdf]
Phoenix Center to Hold Breakfast Workshop at NARUC Annual Meeting:
A Primer on Universal Service Auctions
Monday, November 13, 2006 • 7:30 – 9:30 am
Triton Room (Third Level) • Loews Miami Beach Hotel
Full Information [pdf] [doc]
ADDENDUM: PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 23, Franchising and the
Digital Divide — The Maryland Experience.
[pdf file] [doc]
Senator Mel Martinez cites Phoenix Center research on the floor of the
U.S. Senate in support of the Communications Act of 2006 (HR 5252).
[pdf file] [doc]
George S. Ford, An Investigation into the Influence of Retail Gas
Prices on Oil Company Profits, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 26
(August 2006).
[pdf file] [doc]
Phoenix Center to Hold an Inter-Active Breakfast Workshop at the 2006
NARUC Summer Meeting: Network Neutrality and its Unintended Consequences
Monday, July 31, 2006 • 8:30 – 10:00 am
Sierra Room J (5th Floor) • San Francisco Marriott Invitation.
[pdf file]
The Phoenix Center to Hold an Inter-Active Lunch Workshop on Capitol Hill: Network
Neutrality and its Unintended Consequences
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 • 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Dirksen Senate Office Building • Room 562 Invitation.
[pdf file]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Burden
of Network Neutrality Mandates on Rural Broadband Deployment, PHOENIX
CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 25 (July 2006).
[pdf file]
A Response to Dr. Roycroft (Redux) (July 2006).
[pdf file]
Trevor Roycroft, Network Neutrality, Product Differentiation, and
Social Welfare: Response to Phoenix Center’s Reply (June 2006).
[pdf file]
Lawrence Spiwak, How to Turn a Fast Lane into a Slow Lane, CNET
NEWS.COM (20 June 2006).
[pdf file]
Chairman Fred Upton cites Phoenix Center research on the floor of the
U.S. House of Representatives in support of COPE Act.
[pdf file]
Senator John McCain cites Phoenix Center research on the floor of the
U.S. Senate in support of CHOICE Act.
[pdf file]
Phoenix Center “one pager” on Network Neutrality prepared
for the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee.
[pdf file]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Efficiency
Risk of Network Neutrality Rules, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN
No. 16 (May 2006).
[pdf file]
Trevor R. Roycroft, PhD, Roycroft Consulting White Paper, Network
Neutrality, Product Differentiation, and Social Welfare: A Response to
Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 24 (3 May 2006).
[pdf file]
Network Neutrality and Scale Economies: A Response to Dr. Roycroft (May
2006).
[pdf file]
Thomas M. Koutsky, Rules Cripple Cable Competition, ST. PETERSBURG
TIMES (22 April 2006).
[pdf file]
Testimony of Phoenix Center Resident Scholar Thomas M. Koutsky before
the Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee (18 April 2006).
[pdf file]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Network
Neutrality and Industry Structure, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No.
24 (April 2006).
[pdf file]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Economics
of Build-Out Rules in Cable Television, 28 HASTINGS COMMUNICATIONS
AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL 207 (2006).
[pdf file]
23 March 2006 Testimony of Phoenix Center Resident Scholar Thomas Koutsky before the Florida House Committee on Utilities and Telecommunications:
George S. Ford and Thomas M. Koutsky, A La Carte and “Family Tiers” as a Response to a Market Defect in the Multichannel Video Programming Market, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 14 (February 2006).[pdf file]
George S. Ford and Thomas M. Koutsky, “In Delay There Is No
Plenty”: The Consumer Welfare Cost of Franchise Reform Delay,
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 13 (January 2006).
[pdf file]
Phoenix Center President Lawrence J. Spiwak debates Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) in the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER on the merits of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s inquiry into the feasibility of a la carte cable pricing. Mr. Spiwak supports the Chairman’s inquiry; Congresswoman Sanchez does not.
- Mr. Spiwak’s commentary in support of Chairman Martin’s inquiry [pdf file]
- Congresswoman Sanchez’s commentary opposing Chairman Martin’s inquiry [pdf file]
2005
Phoenix Center holds its Fifth Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium. For conference
materials and pictures of the event, please click here.
Phoenix Center holds its Second Annual State Educational Retreat. For conference materials and pictures of the event, please click here.
George S. Ford and Thomas M. Koutsky, Franchise Fee Revenues After
Video Competition: The “Competition Dividend” for Local Governments,
Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 12 (November 2005).
[pdf file]
Phoenix Center to Hold Inter-Active Breakfast Briefing on Monday, November
15th at the NARUC Annual Convention, Palm Springs California. Click here
for Agenda and RSVP Instructions.
[pdf file]
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, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 23 (September
2005).
[pdf file]
George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Competition
After Unbundling: Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence, PHOENIX
CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 21 (July 2005).
[pdf file]
Phoenix Center Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee “One-Pager” Briefing: Blocking
VoIP Calls: Foreboding Harbinger or Benign Fluke? (18 April 2005).
[pdf file]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Outside view: The case for Ryan-Sununu, UNITED
PRESS INTERNATIONAL and reprinted in the WASHINGTON TIMES (12 April 2005).
[pdf file]
U.S. Telecoms 2004 Anuual Symposium.
[html]
Phoenix Center 2004 Annual Report.
[pdf file]
2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Internet’s Biggest Foe, CNET.com (15 December 2004)[pdf file]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Telecom Tussle: Panel Should Probe Landscape,
THE OKLAHOMAN (12 December 2004).
[pdf file]
T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Quantity-Discount
Contracts as a Barrier to Entry, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 20
(November 2004). [pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 04-05: George S. Ford, You’re Not Impaired Because You Are Impaired (10 November 2004). [pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 04-04: Lawrence J. Spiwak, The Creeping Tide of the Gathering Storm (10 November 2004). [pdf file]
Conference Material, 2004 State Regulator Retreat.
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 19: The Positive Effects of Unbundling
on Broadband Deployment, (September 2004).
[pdf file]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Interim Rules Buck Telecom Act, LEGAL TIMES
(30 August 2004).
[pdf file]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Outside View: Bush Lacking Broadband, UNITED
PRESS INTERNATIONAL (7 August 2004).
[pdf file]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Net Neutrality: Now More than Ever, CNET NEWS.COM
(27 July 2004).
[pdf file]
Lawrence J. Spiwak, Bad Tech Advice for the President, CNET NEWS.COM
(8 July 2004).
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 04-03: Lawrence J. Spiwak, A Little
Intellectual Honesty Please… (15 June 2004).
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 11: Higher Prices Expected from
the Cingular/AT&T Wireless Merger (26 May 2004).
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 04-02: George S. Ford, The Public’s
Network? (13 May 2004).
[pdf file]
SBC “cease and desist” letter claiming intellectual property
infringement over the Phoenix Center’s use of the descriptive phrase “all-distance”/all
you can eat” competition in POLICY BULLETIN No. 8, The $10 Billion
Benefit of Unbundling: Consumer Surplus Gains from Competitive Pricing
Innovations.
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER PERSPECTIVE No. 04-01: Lawrence J. Spiwak, Remembering
What the Fight is About (26 April 2004).
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 10: Fixed-Mobile “Intermodal” Competition
in Telecommunications: Fact or Fiction?, (30 March 2004).
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 9: Federalism in Telecommunications
Regulation: Effectiveness and Accuracy of State Commission Implementation
of TELRIC in Local Telecoms Markets (9 March 2004).
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 8: The $10 Billion Benefit of Unbundling:
Consumer Surplus Gains from Competitive Pricing Innovations (27 January
2004).
[pdf file]
2003
Phoenix Center 2003 Annual Report[pdf file]
Phoenix Center's 2003 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium
[HTML]
House Judiciary Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner Delivers the Keynote Address at the Phoenix Center’s 2003 Annual U.S. Telecoms Symposium (click here for full text).
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 7: The Positive Effects of Competition on Employment in the Telecommunications Industry (15 October 2003).
[pdf file]
- Comments of Robert W. Crandall and Hal J. Singer [pdf file]
- A Response to Drs. Crandall and Singer [pdf file]
[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 6: UNE-P Drives Bell Investment - A Synthesis Model (17 September 2003)
[pdf file]
- Comments of Drs. Thomas Hazlett (the Manhattan Institute), Arthur Havenner
(Univ. California - Davis), and Coleman Bazelon (HHB I)
[pdf file] - R. Carter Hill Comments
[pdf file] - Further Comments of Drs. Thomas Hazlett (the Manhattan Institute),
Arthur Havenner (Univ. California - Davis), and Coleman Bazelon (Analysis
Group) (HHB II)
[pdf file] - A Response to Drs. Hazlett, Havenner and Bazelon
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 18, Set It and Forget It? Market Power and the Consequences of Premature Deregulation in Telecommunications Markets (July 2003).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 5: Competition and Bell Company Investment in Telecommunications Plant: The Effects of UNE-P (Originally released 9 July 2003 and updated 17 September 2003).
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- Hazlett, Havenner and Bazelon Comments
[pdf file] - R. Carter Hill Comments
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- Response: PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 6: UNE-P Drives Bell Investment
- A Synthesis Model (17 September 2003)
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 3: The Broadband Loophole - Is Symmetrical Regulation in the Face of Asymmetrical Market Power Good Public Policy ? (19 March 2003).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 2: Telecommunications Stocks and the FCC's Triennial Review (11 March 2003).
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Phoenix Center holds National Press Club Roundtable on the impact of telecoms competition on U.S. small businesses and entrepreneurs. (Click here for program and transcript of this event.)
2002
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN No. 1: In their Own Words (17 December 2002).[pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 17: Bell Companies as Profitable Wholesale Firms: The Financial Implications of UNE-P (November 2002). [pdf file]
PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 16: What Determines Wholesale Prices for Network Elements in Telephony? An Econometric Evaluation (September 2002).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 15: A Fox in the Hen House: An Evaluation of Bell Company Proposals to Eliminate their Monopoly Position in Local Telecommunications Markets (September 2002).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 14: Make or Buy? Unbundled Elements as Substitutes for Competitive Facilities in the Local Exchange Network (September 2002).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 13; The Telecoms Twilight Zone: Navigating the Legal Morass Among the Supreme Court, the D.C. Circuit, and the Federal Communications Commission (August 2002).
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Lawrence J. Spiwak, COMMUNICATIONS WEEK INTERNATIONAL, Opinion: US Competition Policy -- The Four Horsemen of the Broadband Apocalypse (01 April 2002).
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PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 12: Why ADCo? Why Now? An Economic
Exploration into the Future Industry Structure for the "Last Mile" in
Local Telecommunications Markets.
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