Expert Opinion

Expert Opinion

L Harriman: The Critical Role of the ACP in Closing the Digital Divide

Unless Congress acts now, America will lose a key element in the effort to close the digital divide.

FCC

Lawmakers Take Important Step Forward with Spectrum Pipeline Act

The introduction of the Spectrum Pipeline Act represents an important step toward attempting to restore the FCC’s auction authority.

Expert Opinion

Joe Pellegrini: Should You Build or Buy Middle Mile Infrastructure?

Providers should carefully weigh and evaluate whether it is better to build out the middle mile infrastructure or purchase it from another carrier.

Expert Opinion

Deborah Collier: Virginia Fights for Affordable, Accessible Broadband

The author argues that Virginia’s firm stand on BEAD funding serves as a beacon for the states.

Broadband's Impact

Bridging the Digital Divide: A Path to Universal Broadband Access

Low-income communities are only marginally less likely to have access to high-speed broadband compared to their wealthier counterparts.

china

Armand Musey: Telecoms Lack Needed Funds for 'Rip & Replace'

Participants in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program are perilously close to depleting their allocations.

FCC

Wolfgang Briglauer: For the FCC, a Cautionary Tale of EU 'Open Internet' Rules

Strong empirical evidence emerges that open internet regulations exert a significant, strong negative impact on fiber investments.

Expert Opinion

Mike Rogers and Bruce Crawford: A Path Forward on Spectrum

The lower 3 GigaHertz (GHz) and 7-8 GHz bands are the best opportunities to close our nation’s spectrum gap.

Expert Opinion

Keeping Low-Income Families and Veterans Online is a National Priority

Roughly 35 million Americans lack home broadband internet.

Expert Opinion

Todd Eachus: Government Red Tape Threatens Universal Broadband

Pennsylvania’s mountainous terrain and rural areas with few homes have made it difficult and expensive for broadband expansion.

FCC

Nate Scherer: No Auctioning Authority is Nothing Worth Celebrating

March 9, 2024, marks the one year anniversary since Congress let the FCC's auction authority expire.

Expert Opinion

Randy May: Reform the Affordable Connectivity Program Before Extending It

Continuing the ACP program can be justified, but only if it is meaningfully reformed to render it more fiscally responsible.

COVID

Craig Settles: Hospital at Home Telehealth Can Drive Broadband Adoption

When it's a matter of life and death, it's all about wireless internet, says the author.

FCC

Kristian Stout: Internet for All Won’t Happen Without Real Pole Access Reform

The FCC should encourage solutions that help facilitate make-ready work when utilities are dragging their feet.

FCC

Kerry Haughan: Why State Leaders Need to Keep BEAD Funding Local

In the case of rural communities, monopolies are a particularly bad fit.

FCC

Bartlett Cleland: Only Conservatives Can Save the Affordable Connectivity Program

Even hardline conservatives should rally behind the ACP and the additional funding needed to keep the program alive.