A consortium of satellite service providers have proposed to repurpose by private sale a large portion of a 500 MHz swath of mid-band spectrum known as the C-Band. As is common, the plan faces some resistance, with much of the opposition preferring a public auction rather than a private sale. In...

Fees levied by local franchise authorities on cable television operators are limited to a statutory five-percent cap, though franchise authorities often skirt that maximum levy by demanding additional monetary and in-kind concessions from cable operators. The Federal Communications Commission...

In the regulatory setting of rates for statutory-licensed music services, the question of value-based versus cost-based rate setting for the component-rights of a musical performance arises. In this article, we have demonstrated this value-or-cost question is a distinction without a difference....

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...