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Broadband Network Usage Fees in South Korea

Twenty Years of Network Usage Fees in South Korea: Impacts to Broadband and Content Industries Roslyn Layton, Toshiya Jitsuzumi, and Dae-Keun Cho, March 13 2026 Journal of Information Policy South…

Digital Regulation in a Fast‑Changing World: A New Research Handbook

The pace of innovation in digital technology has far outstripped the ability of traditional regulatory institutions to cope. As platforms, AI systems, cloud infrastructure, and satellite networks reshape economies and…

Twenty Years of Network Usage Fees in South Korea: Impacts to Broadband and Content Industries

Roslyn Layton, Toshiya Jitsuzumi, and Dae-Keun Cho, March 13 2026 Journal of Information Policy South Korea’s broadband policy, long recognized as world-leading, is now debated for network usage fees. This…

Roslyn Layton Amicus Briefs

Brief by Roslyn Layton Before the Federal Communications Commission. The matter of safeguarding and securing the open Internet, declaratory ruling, order, report and order, and order on reconsideration, fcc 24-52,…

Roslyn Layton interviewed for GAO Report on Broadband Infrastructure

Interview of Dr. Roslyn Layton, Strand Consult and Dr. Petrus Potgieter, Strand Consult. Before the U.S. Government Accountability Organization. Report on Broadband Infrastructure. October 19, 2023. Strand Consult’s Dr. Roslyn…

Broadband Cost Recovery: A Study of Business Models for 50 Broadband Providers In 24 US States

The cost to manage video streaming in broadband networks is growing 2-3 times faster than revenue, frustrating broader investment and affordability goals. Strand Consult’s new report Broadband Cost Recovery: A…

The Benefits of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a the most successful broadband adoption program to date in the USA. Created as a part of federal response to Covid-19, the program offers…

Beyond the Pandemic?: Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Telecommunications and the Internet

Abstract from Chapter 9 “Net Neutrality in the USA During COVID-19” by Roslyn Layton and Mark Jamison from the book Beyond the Pandemic?: Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Telecommunications…

Fact Check on Analysys Mason’s Claims on Big Tech Investments and Arguments Against Broadband Cost Recovery

Analysys Mason is a respected international consultancy whose reports inform the policymaking process. It has produced a series of reports commissioned by US tech companies like Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon,…

Policy and Regulation in the Transportation Industry

Testimony of Roslyn Layton Before the The Surface Transportation Board. Hearing on reciprocal switching, an “open access” policy for various privately-owned freight railroads. February 11, 2022 Safety culture is a…

National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) development of a National Spectrum Strategy (NSS)

Testimony of Roslyn Layton Before NTIA Hearing on NTIA’s National Spectrum Strategy. March 30, 2023 “Spectrum is likely the single most important issue in telecommunications policy and has enormous fiscal…

My academic research – Evidence-based policy research

Research is the systematic investigation into and study of questions to uncover facts and gather information. Policy research attempts to understand, assess, and compare how policies, regulations, and practices may…

New book: Regulatory Agencies in the Digital Age

Broadband Network Usage Fees in South Korea

Broadband Is the Only Infrastructure In Which Heavy Users Don’t Pay

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Media

8 June 2026 | Communications Daily

Hill USF Working Group Leaders Demur on Hudson Proposal; SHLB Head Urges E-rate Pushback

11 May 2026 | Naver News Korea

Why South Korea's Network Usage Fees Are Beneficial to Everyone

24 April 2026 | War on the Rocks

Airwaves of Power: Why the Pentagon Should Shift to a Commercial-First Spectrum Model

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Events

25 - 26 September 2026 | Washington DC, USA

The 54th Annual Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy

28 June - 1 July 2026 | Tokyo, Japan

The 25th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications

5 June 2026 | 1302 Longworth House Office Building, Washington DC, USA

Fixing the Fund: A Bipartisan Path to Permanent USF Reform

27 April 2026 | Washington DC, USA

Protecting Broadband Ratepayers – 21st Century Universal Service

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Evidence-based analysis for policymakers

Broadband Network Usage Fees in South Korea

Digital Regulation in a Fast‑Changing World: A New Research Handbook

Twenty Years of Network Usage Fees in South Korea: Impacts to Broadband and Content Industries

Roslyn Layton Amicus Briefs

Roslyn Layton interviewed for GAO Report on Broadband Infrastructure

Broadband Cost Recovery: A Study of Business Models for 50 Broadband Providers In 24 US States

The Benefits of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)

Beyond the Pandemic?: Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Telecommunications and the Internet

Fact Check on Analysys Mason’s Claims on Big Tech Investments and Arguments Against Broadband Cost Recovery

Policy and Regulation in the Transportation Industry

National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) development of a National Spectrum Strategy (NSS)

My academic research – Evidence-based policy research

Blog

New book: Regulatory Agencies in the Digital Age

Broadband Network Usage Fees in South Korea

Broadband Is the Only Infrastructure In Which Heavy Users Don’t Pay

Media

Hill USF Working Group Leaders Demur on Hudson Proposal; SHLB Head Urges E-rate Pushback

Why South Korea's Network Usage Fees Are Beneficial to Everyone

Airwaves of Power: Why the Pentagon Should Shift to a Commercial-First Spectrum Model

Events

The 54th Annual Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy

The 25th Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications

Fixing the Fund: A Bipartisan Path to Permanent USF Reform

Protecting Broadband Ratepayers – 21st Century Universal Service

About Me

Contact Me