Academic Letter in Support of FCC Investigation of the Future of Universal Service, August 15, 2022
Signers: Roslyn Layton, Silvia Elaluf Calderwood, Sally Broughton, Micova Bronwyn Howell, Petrus Potgieter, James Prieger, Joel Thayer/Digital Progress Institute, William Webb
In this letter, a group of telecom policy scholars from around the world write in support of the FCC’s efforts to explore how to close the digital divide by modernizing universal service.
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…
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,…
Roslyn Layton featured in Communications Daily on EU consultation for the future of connectivity and litigation with Netflix and Meta
Roslyn Layton, PhD was featured in a March 23, 2023 story from Communications Daily “Telcos Urge EU to Answer ‘Daring Question’ of OTT Payment for Network Use” by Dugie Stanford….
Fair share contributions and broadband cost recovery – When Google and Netflix talk about things being bad in “Korea”, they probably mean North Korea, not South Korea.
Strand Consult aims to be both tough and knowledgeable when it comes to broadband policy. We reject the premise of “fair share” contributions to connectivity as no one can agree…
Broadband Fair Share myths – you ain’t seen nothing yet. Just ask Facebook
There is discussion now in policy circles is the notion of “fair share” and “fair contribution” to broadband networks. Let’s just say what everyone knows: nothing in life is fair….
Who’s weighing in on broadband fair cost recovery? Fact checking the arguments from governments, trade associations, and think tanks
Reports and papers have emerged over the last year in the global debate for broadband fair cost recovery. Some reports, like that commissioned by the German government, reflect the need…
South Korea takes the next step in global broadband leadership with the Network Free Ride Prevention Act
Strand Consult has followed the development of South Korea for more than two decades. In the early 2000s Strand Consult demonstrated how South Korea, not Japan as many believed, made…
Lawmakers in the US and the South Korea investigate Big Tech’s usage of broadband networks to ensure fair cost recovery
Europe lacks some €300 billion in investment to achieve next generation broadband goals. An accumulation of misguided EU telecom regulation has sent capital to more favorable investment regions, like the…
Reform of the Universal Service Fund (USF) in USA
FCC Reports to Congress on Future of the Universal Service, August 15, 2022 In 2021, Congress asked the Federal Communications Commission to prepare a report on the future of Universal…
A global movement for broadband fair cost recovery is underway. John Strand talks with internet policy experts Roslyn Layton and Petrus Potgieter
Why do you have such a big interest in the way companies charge for traffic on the internet and what you call “fair cost recovery”? CEO John Strand talks with…
Netflix v. SK Broadband. The David and Goliath Battle for Broadband Fair Cost Recovery in South Korea
Around the world operators experience exploding Netflix’s traffic exploding on their networks. They feel powerless to negotiate with Netflix for fair cost recovery, and Netflix demands that operators install its…
Middle Mile Economics: How streaming video entertainment undermines the business model for broadband
The pandemic has heightened the importance of braodband with policymakers and increased the urgency of closing the digital divide, particularly in the US as FCC data shows that 22% of…