New book: Regulatory Agencies in the Digital Age
We live in a tumultuous internet policy world. Policymakers inquire whether to retire or reboot laws to address our digital challenges and opportunities. Our new book A new Research Handbook…
Regulation
I perform policy research on issues like broadband internet, internet economics, internet regulation, cost recovery, radio spectrum, telecom policy, mobile cellular wireless technologies, 5G, regulation, network security, digital business models, rural broadband, universal service, universal connectivity, net neutrality, technology software platforms, and antitrust and competition.
Different policy audiences have different requirements for policy research, for example peer-review academic journals, policymakers, and business professionals. I publish for each of these audiences per their requirements and in their preferred channels.
You can find my academic and other papers organized in the section Publications, including the papers I have published with Aalborg University
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…
Broadband Is the Only Infrastructure In Which Heavy Users Don’t Pay
Infrastructure systems are generally designed so that those who place greater demands on the system contribute proportionally to its maintenance and expansion. Whether through demand charges in electricity markets, landing…
Trump Tees Up “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” in SOTU, Signaling Big Tech Must Pay Its Own Way
In his State of the Union address, President Trump introduced what he called a “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” aimed at addressing growing public concern that the rapid expansion of AI data centers…
Tech and Telecom Wins Heading Into the State of the Union and Critical Questions
President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union of his second term on February 24, in a year that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States. While…
CBRS pricing applied to 6 GHz band could raise $40 billion while fueling Wi-Fi and 5G
In a new article for PolicyTracker, “Pricing the Airwaves: Why Market-Based Spectrum Allocation Matters”, Roslyn Layton explains why the radio spectrum, one of the most valuable natural resources of the…
Roslyn Layton featured in Washington Post on USF reform
It’s time to align who profits from the fund with who pays for it. Roslyn Layton, PhD was featured in The Washington Post on August 18, 2025 in an article…
Roslyn Layton in the Regulatory Review
Roslyn Layton is a leading contributor to The Regulatory Review, published by the University of Pennsylvania Program on Regulation. Her work examines how regulatory design shapes the performance, resilience, and…
Roslyn Layton in WSJ
Europe’s Protectionist Privacy Advocates. Washington Post, March 9, 2016 In this op-ed, Roslyn Layton critiques the European legal activism that dismantled the U.S.–EU Safe Harbor agreement, arguing that such actions…
The FACT Act is a no-brainer for national security and consumer sovereignty
Kudos to Congress for a bi-partisan proposal for transparent information to keep Americans safe. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced the Foreign Adversary…