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. I publish in the academic, policy, and business domains. I also publish commentary here on this website.
Over the last two U.S. administrations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has promoted an all-encompassing policy of “regulation by enforcement” for U.S.-based digital asset markets like Coinbase and…
After three years, the cryptocurrency case of the century — SEC v. Ripple — ended victoriously for the people the U.S. government is supposed to protect: consumers and small investors….
Here are my articles from ProMarket at the University of Chicago Stigler Center.
In this article for the University of Chicago Stigler Center’s ProMarket, I describe the role of zero rating to promote competition and socially beneficial services. Most countries in the world…
Here are my collected articles and publication on zero rating, the practice of not charging certain data to mobile subscriptions. Academic papers with Bronwyn Howell as co author Academic papers…
In February, I filed a motion to intervene in SEC v. Ripple Labs, the first big crypto enforcement action filed in December 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)….
Roslyn Layton, PhD filed comments in response to the request for public comment on the development and implementation of a National Spectrum Strategy (NSS) for the United States. Dr. Layton’s comments…
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew sat in the hot seat at a US House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee hearing for some 5 hours. However it seems that Congress…
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….
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…
The first hearing of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee kicked off today for the 118th Congress. The hearing, The State of Transportation Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges, featured new…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an essential report AFFORDABLE BROADBAND: FCC Could Improve Performance Goals and Measures, Consumer Outreach, and Fraud Risk Management, written by GAO Director of Infrastructure…