Perhaps the most frequently cited goal of telecommunications policy is the promotion of infrastructure investment, an outcome of some statutory importance. Investment in telecoms infrastructure, in turn, stimulates jobs, which is another key target of public policy. Naturally, in the heated...

A difference-in-differences estimator is used to quantify the investment effects of the Federal Communications Commission's reclassification of broadband Internet service as a Title II telecommunications service. Data analyzed is the Bureau of Economic Analysis' investments in property and...

We attempt to shed some light on the optimal design of Commission rules and practices for addressing interference disputes. Since spectrum licenses produce no benefits without large and mostly sunk investments in communications networks, our focus is on investment incentives. We argue that the...

In the heated debate over Net Neutrality, the effects of regulation on investment are a central concern, with special attention given to the presence or absence of investment effects from the FCC's 2010 proposal and subsequent controversial 2015 decision to reclassify broadband Internet access...