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.
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Following the collapse of FTX, the second largest digital asset exchange in the world, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler repeated sensless talking points about crypto regulation,…
Port slowdowns and empty store shelves have prompted policymakers investigation of supply chains and shipping networks at a recent hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. One witness from…
Public Knowledge, Access Humboldt, the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, the California Center for Rural Policy, and Communications Workers of America withdrew pricing and competition concerns for a proposed…
The Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and awaits passage in the House. Here’s an overview of the broadband portion of the $1 trillion package. What’s in the…
When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed its bombshell lawsuit against cryptocurrency innovator Ripple Labs in December 2020, it didn’t expect blowback. But during the pre-trial phase, Ripple’s…
At a recent event, crypto policy scholars discussed the Security and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against fintech startup Ripple and how the case amounted to “regulation by enforcement.” They suggest that…
Some agency chairs find an ambiguous statute hard to resist. They overinterpret their authority to regulate, and Congress too often goes along. The backstop of this excess is the courts,…
For Strand Consult, it is increasingly clear that governments around the world will “outsource” significant cybersecurity responsibility to telecom operators. It is well known that the Chinese government has the…
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) bombshell lawsuit against fintech startup Ripple Labs is now a cause célèbre in the cryptocurrency community, but its sweeping implications about regulatory overreach against…
The regulatory future of cryptocurrency seems destined to be decided by the courts, thanks to an most ill-conceived lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a generation. If…
Consolidation is a key topic in the mobile industry. With successive levels of technology, players enter, exit, and evolve in the market. Strand Consult has studied this process for some…
The White House recently called for 100 percent high speed broadband coverage with a whopping $100 billion price tag. The goal to ensure coverage to all Americans is commendable as…