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...

After a brief discussion on expected and actual investment behavior in the telecommunications industry after the 1996 Act, an econometric model is used to quantify the relationship between UNE-P competition and Bell Operating Company investments in telecommunications plant. Using...

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...