Lawrence J. Spiwak

Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies

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1.

A Valley of Death in the Innovation Sequence: An Economic Investigation

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2018
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Valley of Death, Innovation, Innovation Sequence, Basic Research, Funding Gap

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Network Neutrality and Industry Structure

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Network Neutrality and Industry Structure

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 24
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 May 2006
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Network Neutrality, Commoditization, Entry, Broadband

Network Neutrality and Industry Structure

Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 29, p. 149, 2007
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 May 2007
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 205 (283,211)
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Network Neutrality, Industry Structure, John Sutton, commoditization

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Competition after Unbundling: Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence

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Competition after Unbundling: Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 21
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Aug 2005
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 234 (249,809)
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Entry, Market Concentration, facilities-based competition, inter-modal competition

Competition After Unbundling: Entry, Industry Structure and Convergence

Federal Communications Law Journal, Vol. 59, p. 331, 2007
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 May 2007
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Industry structure, market equilibrium, John Sutton, convergence, facilities-based competition

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Separating Politics from Policy in FCC Merger Reviews: A Basic Legal Primer of the 'Public Interest' Standard

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Separating Politics from Policy in FCC Merger Reviews: A Basic Legal Primer of the 'Public Interest' Standard

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 18
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 10 May 2007
Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 172 (332,394)
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Federal Communications Commission, merger review, public interest

Separating Politics from Policy in FCC Merger Reviews: A Basic Legal Primer of the 'Public Interest' Standard

CommLaw Conspectus - Journal of Communications Law and Policy, Vol. 18, 2010
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 19 Jun 2010
Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Federal Communications Commission, mergers and acquisitions, public interest

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The Positive Effects of Unbundling on Broadband Deployment

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 07 Oct 2004
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 251 (234,280)
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, Entry, 1996 Act, Broadband deployment

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Wireless Net Neutrality: From Carterfone to Cable Boxes

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 17
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 08 May 2007
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Network Neutrality, Carterfone, Tim Wu, Wireless Network Neutrality

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Why Adco? Why Now? An Economic Exploration into the Future of Industry Structure for the "Last Mile" in Local Telecommunications Markets

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Why Adco? Why Now? An Economic Exploration into the Future of Industry Structure for the "Last Mile" in Local Telecommunications Markets

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 18 Feb 2004
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, 1996 Act

Why Adco? Why Now? An Economic Exploration into the Future of Industry Structure for the "Last Mile" in Local Telecommunications Markets

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Feb 2004
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 101 (507,876)
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, 1996 Act

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The Broadband Performance Index: A Policy-Relevant Method of Assessing Broadband Adoption Among Countries

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 29
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 26 Aug 2007
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 219 (267,231)
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Broadband Performance Index, Broadband, International Rankings, OECD

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Set it and Forget it? Market Power and the Consequences of Premature Deregulation in Telecommunications Markets

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Jan 2004
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 217 (269,468)
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Special access, telecommunications, market power, de-regulation

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Antitrust, the "Public Interest" and Competition Policy: The Search for Meaningful Definitions in a Sea of Analytical Rhetoric

Antitrust Report, December 1997
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Oct 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Public interest, antitrust

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Is the Price Squeeze Doctrine Still Viable in Fully-Regulated Energy Markets?

Federal Energy Law Journal, Vol. 14, No. 75, 1993
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Oct 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Electric utilities, price squeeze, Sherman act section 2, FERC

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The Broadband Adoption Index: Improving Measurements and Comparisons of Broadband Deployment and Adoption

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The Broadband Adoption Index: Improving Measurements and Comparisons of Broadband Deployment and Adoption

Federal Communications Law Journal, Vol. 62, 2010
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 19 Jun 2010
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Broadband Adoption Index, OECD, ranks, broadband

The Broadband Adoption Index: Improving Measurements and Comparisons of Broadband Deployment and Adoption

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 36
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 19 Aug 2009
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Broadband, Broadband Adoption Index, OECD, Broadband Ranking, International Ranking, Per Capita, Social Value

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The Efficiency Risk of Network Neutrality Rules

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 16
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 22 Aug 2006
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Network Neutrality, stupid network

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A Policy Framework for Spectrum Allocation in Mobile Communications

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A Policy Framework for Spectrum Allocation in Mobile Communications

Federal Communications Law Journal, Vol. 62, p. 630, 2010
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Aug 2012
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Spectrum, Spectrum Exhaust, wireless, broadband, Federal Communications Commission, incumbent exclusion rules, auctions

A Policy Framework for Spectrum Allocation in Mobile Communications

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 42
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 Apr 2011
George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak, Michael L. Stern and Thomas Randolph Beard
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Auburn University and Auburn University - Department of Economics
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Mobile, Communications, Cellular, Telecommunications, FCC, Spectrum, Spectrum Cap, Spectrum Auctions

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The Pricing of Pole Attachments: Implications and Recommendations

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 34
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Mar 2009
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Pole Attachments, Ramsey Pricing, broadband

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The Price Effects of Intra-Brand Competition in the Automobile Industry: An Econometric Analysis

Phoenix Center Policy Paper Number 48
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Feb 2017
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Automobile, Competition, Intrabrand, Interbrand, Car Prices, Econometric, Antitrust

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The Broadband Efficiency Index: What Really Drives Broadband Adoption Across the OECD?

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 33
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 Jul 2008
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Broadband Efficiency Index, OECD, broadband rankings, broadband adoption

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Quantity-Discount Contracts as a Barrier to Entry

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 08 Jan 2005
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Special Access, Telecommunications, Market Power, De-Regulation

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Quantifying the Cost of Substandard Patents: Some Preliminary Evidence

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Quantifying the Cost of Substandard Patents: Some Preliminary Evidence

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 30
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Sep 2007
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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patents, substandard patents, loose patents

Quantifying the Cost of Substandard Patents: Some Preliminary Evidence

Yale Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 12, p. 240, 2010
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 19 Jun 2010
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Patents, substandard patents

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The Law and Economics of Municipal Broadband

73 Federal Communications Law Journal 1 (2020)
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 06 Apr 2021
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University - Department of Economics
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Municiplal broadband, preemption, due process, predation, cross-subsidization

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The Burden of Network Neutrality Mandates on Rural Broadband Deployment

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 25
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Aug 2006
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Network Neutrality, stupid network, rural broadband

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The Demographic and Economic Drivers of Broadband Adoption in the United States

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Feb 2008
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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broadband deployment, demand-side drivers, income, income inequality, Gini Coefficient

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Eeurope Means Nothing Without Eentry: Regulatory Harmonisation, Subsidiarity and the Realisation of the Information Society

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 09 Sep 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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eEurope, subsidiarity, regulatory harmonization, European Union

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Network Neutrality and Foreclosing Market Exchange: Transaction Cost Analysis

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 28
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Mar 2007
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Network Neutrality, two-sided markets, transaction cost economics

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Non-Discrimination or Just Non-Sense: A Law and Economics Review of the FCC’s New Net Neutrality Principle

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 28 Apr 2010
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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FCC, Broadband, Network Neutrality, Internet, Communications, Discrimination

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The Impact of Video Service Regulation on the Construction of Broadband Networks to Low-Income Households

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 23
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Nov 2005
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 131 (415,610)
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franchising, digital divide, entry, fiber, build-out requirements, cable television, video

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The Truth About Telecommunications Investment after the Telecommunications Act of 1996

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 18 Feb 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, Investment

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Ferc Merger Analysis Post-Order No. 888: Where Do We Go from Here?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Oct 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Electric Utilities, FERC, mergers

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The Welfare Impacts of Broadband Network Management: Can Broadband Service Providers Be Trusted?

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 32
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 Mar 2008
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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network neutrality, congestion, externalities, reasonable network management

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What are the Bounds of the FCC's Authority Over Broadband Service Providers? A Review of the Recent Case Law

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Jul 2014
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Downloads 114 (461,808)
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net neutrality, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Title I, Title II, Section 706, reclassification

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Reconsidering Copyright: A Spatial Model of Differentiated Competition and Infringement

TPRC 43: The 43rd Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy Paper
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 28 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2016
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Gilad Sorek and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Auburn University and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Intellectual Property, Copyright

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A Little Analytical Honesty Please...

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 11 Jul 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications Act, intermodal competition, commercial negotiations

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A Poor Case for a “Digital Platform Agency”

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 29 Mar 2021
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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antitrust; "big tech"; regulation, Digital Platform Agency; common law

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Regulatory Implications of Turning Internet Platforms into Common Carriers

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 23 Aug 2023
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Common carrier, internet platforms, public utility, regulation

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The Telecoms Twilight Zone: Navigating the Legal Morass Among the Supreme Court, the D.C. Circuit, and the Federal Communications Commission

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Feb 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, 1996 Act

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The Economics of Build-Out Rules in Cable Television

Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 28, p. 207, 2006
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 May 2006
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Cable Television, Build-out Rules, Entry, Franchising

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The Broadband Loophole: Is Symmetrical Regulation in the Face of Asymmetrical Market Power Good Public Policy?

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 18 Feb 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, Investment, Broadband

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Can Short Term Limits on Strategic Vertical Restraints Improve Long Term Cable Industry Market Performance?

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Oct 2004
James W. Olson and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Independent and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Cable, vertical integration, program access, multichannel delivered video programming

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Regulatory Expenditures, Economic Growth and Jobs: An Empirical Study

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin, No. 28
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 May 2011 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2011
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Hyeongwoo Kim and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Auburn University and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Regulation, Cost of Regulation, Jobs, Employment, Government, Budget, Deficit

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From International Competitive Carrier to the WTO: A Survey of the Fcc's International Telecommunications Policy Initiatives 1985-1998

Number of pages: 116 Posted: 22 Apr 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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International Telecommunications, World Trade Organization

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The Broadband Credibility Gap

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The Broadband Credibility Gap

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Jun 2010
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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network neutrality, Third Way, Title I, Title II, Communications Act, Comcast v. FCC, Broadband Credibility Gap, Investment, broadband

The Broadband Credibility Gap

19 CommLaw Conspectus - Journal of Communications Law and Policy 75 (2010)
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Aug 2012
George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Net Neutrality, broadband, third way, investment, Federal Communications Commission

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Market Definition and the Economic Effects of Special Access Price Regulation

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 37
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 19 Nov 2009
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Special Access, bilateral monopoly, market definition, Federal Communications Commission

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You Say ISO, I Say Transco . Let's Call the Whole Thing Off: Why Current Electric Utility Unbundling Initiatives Won't Work Without Fundamental Change

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Sep 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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FERC, Electric Utilitry Restructuring, Transmission, ISO, Transco

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Expanding the Digital Divide: Network Management Regulations and the Size of Providers

Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Bulletin No. 23
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 21 May 2014
George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
Downloads 92 (535,623)
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Network Neutrality, Digital Divide, rural broadband, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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Section 10 Forbearance: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers

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Section 10 Forbearance: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers

2014 TPRC Conference Paper
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 22 May 2017
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Forbearance, Section 10

Section 10 Forbearance: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 37
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Feb 2017
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Deregulation, Regulation, Forbearance, Section 10, FCC, Federal Communications Commission

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The Consumer Welfare Cost of Cable 'Build-Out' Rules

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 22
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Aug 2005
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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cable franchises, build-out requirements

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Tariffing Internet Termination: Pricing Implications of Classifying Broadband as a Title II Telecommunications Service

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 36
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 Sep 2014
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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net neutrality, Title II, common carrier, forbearance, Section 10, tariff, Internet, broadband

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The Need for Better Analysis of High Capacity Services

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The Need for Better Analysis of High Capacity Services

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Aug 2009
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Special Access, ARMIS, Market Concentration, High Capacity Circuits

The Need for Better Analysis of High Capacity Services

John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Vol. 28, p. 343, 2011
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Aug 2012
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Special Access, ARMIS, Market Concentration, High Capacity Circuits, broadband, deregulation, FCC

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Telecommunications Stocks and the Fcc's Triennial Review

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Feb 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, Stock Market

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Consumers and Wireless Carterfone: An Economic Perspective

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 21
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Mar 2009
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Wireless, wireless Carterfone, early termination fees, complementarity

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Wireless Competition Under Spectrum Exhaust

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 43
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Aug 2012
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Spectrum Exhaust, Spectrum, Wireless, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Cournot

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Shocks to the Broadband Ecosystem: Implications for Competition and Market Structure

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 30
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 27 Oct 2011
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Broadband, Telecommunications, Competition, FCC, Network Neutrality, Edge Devices, Innovation

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Evaluating Broadband Stimulus and the National Broadband Plan: Establishing Expectations for Broadband Rankings

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 24
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 24 Mar 2010
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Utility Entry into Telecommunications: Exactly How Serious are We?

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 22 Oct 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Electric utilities, telecommunications, entry, barriers to entry

55.

Using Auction Results to Forecast the Impact of Wireless Carterfone Regulation on Wireless Networks (Second Edition)

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 30 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2013
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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network neutrality, auctions, spectrum policy, open platforms, wireless Carterfone

56.

An Economic Approach for Evaluating a National Wireless Regulatory Framework

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 19
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 16 Nov 2007
George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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wireless, Federalism, national framework, telecommunications

57.

Developing a National Wireless Regulatory Framework: A Law and Economics Approach

CommLaw Conspectus - Journal of Communications Law and Policy, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2008
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 31 Jul 2008
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Thomas Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, USAID Global Development Lab and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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wireless, federalism, national wireless framework

58.

Justifying the Ends: Section 706 and the Regulation of Broadband

Phoenix Center Policy Perspective No. 12-04
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2012
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Section 706, FCC. broadband, regulation

59.

An Economic Framework for Retransmission Consent

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 47
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Jan 2014
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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retransmission consent, must carry, copyright, broadcasting, cable television

60.

Can Government Spending Get America Working Again? An Empirical Investigation

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 31
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 18 Aug 2012
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Hyeongwoo Kim and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Auburn University and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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stimulus, jobs, investment

61.

Lessons Learned from the U.S. Unbundling Experience

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 45
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Jan 2014
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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unbundling, telecommunications, broadband

62.

What is the Effect of Regulation on Broadband Investment? Regulatory Certainty and the Expectation of Returns

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 24 May 2013
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Broadband, Internet, Uncertainty, Regulatory Uncertainty, Regulation, Investment

63.

Expanding the Ferc's Jurisdiction to Review Utility Mergers

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Jan 2005
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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PUHCA, Federal Power Act, FERC, SEC, Mergers

64.

Substantial Profits in the Broadband Ecosystem: A Look at the Evidence

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Apr 2010
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Net Neutrality, broadband service provider, profits

65.

Reconcentration of Telecommunications Markets after the 1996 Act: Implications for Long Term Market Performance

Antitrust Report, p. 17, May, 1997 (Matthew Bender & Co.)
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 08 Jan 2005
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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mergers, reconcentration, telecommunications, 1996 Act

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Addendum, from International Competitive Carrier to the WTO: A Survey of the Fcc's International Telecommunications Policy Initiatives 1985-1998

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 01 Jun 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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International Telecommunications, World Trade Oreganization, Benchmarks

67.

Social Well-Being and IP Theft: A Dynamic Economic Analysis

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 32
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 18 Aug 2012
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Intelectual Property, IP Theft, SOPA

68.

What Ever Happened to Consumer Welfare? How the Fcc's International Spectrum Relocation Policies Deter -- Rather than Promote -- New Facilities-Based Entry for Advanced Satellite Telecoms Services

Telecommunications & Space Journal, Vol. 6, No. 291, 1999
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Oct 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Satellite, spectrum, barriers to entry

69.

What Hath Congress Wrought? Reorienting Economic Analysis of Telecommunications Markets after the 1996 Act

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 22 Oct 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications, competition, 1996 act, market definitions

70.

Wireless Mergers and Employment: A Look at the Evidence

Phoenix Center Perspectives Paper No. 11-02
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 17 May 2011
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Wireless Communications, Mergers, Jobs

71.

Equalizing Competition Among Competitors: A Review of the DOJ's Spectrum Screen Ex Parte Filing

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 24 May 2013
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Federal Communications Commission, Departmernt of Justice, spectrum, incentive auction, public interest, antitrust

72.

The Creeping Tide of the Gathering Storm

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 08 Jan 2005
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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1996 Act, telecommunications, local competition, monopolization

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Do the Fcc Policies Promote or Deter Entry? That is the Only Question

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Sep 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Barriers to Entry, 1996 Act, telecommunications, local competition

74.

Public Safety or Commercial Use? A Cost/Benefit Framework for the D Block

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin, No. 26, March 2011
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 01 Apr 2011
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Mobile, Telecommunications, FCC, D Block, Public Safety, Communications, Spectrum Auction

75.

Remembering What the Fight is About

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 01 Jun 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, Entry, 1996 Act

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Pushing the Bounds of Judicial Deference: Some Thoughts on The FTC's New Unfair Methods of Competition Policy Statement

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Jan 2023
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Antitrust, Federal Trade Commission, unfair methods of competition, Section 5, juducial deference

77.

An Economic Framework for Retransmission Consent

Phoenix Center Policy Paper Number 47
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Feb 2017
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Television, Broadcasting, Regulation, Retransmission Consent, Cable Television

78.

Reconcentration of Telecommunications Markets after the 1996 Act: Implications for Long-Term Market Performance (Second Edition)

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 07 Oct 2004
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Telecommunications, Competition, Unbundling, Entry, 1996 Act, Mergers

79.

USTelecom and Its Aftermath

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 42 - 2017
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 17 Jul 2017
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Net Neutrality, Title II, Fifth Amendment, ratemaking, due process, forbearance, just and reasonable

80.

Wobbling Back to the Fire: Economic Efficiency and the Creation of a Retail Market for Set-Top Boxes

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 41
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Jan 2011
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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AllVid, CableCard, Section 629, Federal Communications Commission, Set-Top Boxes, National Broadband Plan

81.

Market Mechanisms and the Efficient Use and Management of Scarce Spectrum Resources

Phoenix Center Policy Paper No. 46
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Jan 2014
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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spectrum, PCAST, NTIA, government spectrum

82.

Outliving its Usefulness: A Law and Economics Argument for Sunset of Section 629

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No. 29
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Oct 2011
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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FCC, Set Top Box, AllVid, Cable Television, Regulation, CATV

83.

Eroding the Rule of Law: Regulation as Cooperative Bargaining at the FCC

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Oct 2015
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Federal Communications Commission, FCC, issue bundling, mergers, public interest, cooperative bargaining

84.

Auction 97 and the Value of Spectrum

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 15 Sep 2016
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Spectrum Auctions, Federal Communications Commission, Mobile, Wireless

85.

The Impossible Dream: Forbearance after the Phoenix Order

Phoenix Center Perspectives No. 10-08
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 15 Jan 2011
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Federal Communications Commission, Section 10, Forbearance, Phoenix Order, Market Power, Marginal Cost, TELRIC

86.

What Is the 'Cost per Regulator' on GDP and Private Sector Job Creation? An Update on Prior Research

Phoenix Center Perspectives No. 17-01
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 05 May 2017
George S. Ford, Hyeongwoo Kim and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Auburn University and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Regulation, Regulatory Burden, Cost per Regulator, Costs of Regulation

87.

Eroding the Rule of Law: Regulation as Cooperative Bargaining at the FCC

Phoenix Center Policy Paper Number 49
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 08 Feb 2017
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Rule of Law, Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Game Theory, Bargaining, Joint Bargaining

88.

Re-Auction of the D Block: A Review of the Arguments

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 27 Oct 2011
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Spectrum Auctions, Wireless, Mobile Telecommunications, FCC, D Block, Public Safety, Communications

89.

The Day the Music Died (in California): An Analysis of California Assembly Bill AB-1385

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 01 Jun 2021
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University - Department of Economics
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Copyright, Music Industry, Contract

90.

Stepping Back onto the Escalator: Answering the D.C. Circuit’s Remand of the Pole Attachment Question

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 15 May 2020
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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net neutrality, pole attachments, Title II, FCC, Section 224, broadband

91.

Taxation by Condition: Spectrum Repurposing at the FCC and the Prolonging of Spectrum Exhaust

Phoenix Center Policy Paper Number 44
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 May 2013
Thomas Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael L. Stern
Auburn University - Department of Economics, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Auburn University
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Broadband, Mobile, Wireless, Cellular, Regulation, Spectrum

92.

The Unpredictable FCC: Politicizing Communications Policy and Its Threat to Broadband Investment

Phoenix Center Perspectives No. 14-05
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 13 Sep 2016
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Federal Communications Commission, Broadband, Investment, Regulation

93.

Biting Off More Than It Can Chew? Some Thoughts On The FTC's Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On "Commercial Surveillance And Data Security"

Phoenix Center Policy Bulletin No.59, Page 1 of 13, 2022
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 11 Dec 2022
Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Data Security, Magnuson-Moss

94.

Digital Discrimination Under Disparate Impact: A Legal and Economic Analysis

Phoenix Center Policy Paper Number 61: October 2023
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Mar 2024
George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Discrimination, Broadband, Digital Discrimination

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Digital Discrimination Under Disparate Impact: A Legal and Economic Analysis

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Jun 2024
GEORGE S. FORD, T. Randolph Beard and Lawrence J. Spiwak
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Auburn University and Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
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Digital Discrimination, redlining, broadband, digital divide