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Telecom Policy Analyst Blair Levin Leaving New Street Research

The longtime telecom policy analyst didn’t say what his future plans were

Jake Neenan

Aug 21, 2026 — 2 min read

Photo of Blair Levin from the Center for Strategic & International Studies

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2026 – Longtime telecom policy analyst Blair Levin is leaving New Street Research.

Levin has been a policy advisor at the investment research firm for more than 10 years. He served at the Federal Communications Commission as chief of staff to then-Chairman Reed Hundt in the nineties and later led the agency’s National Broadband Plan in 2010.

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