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Deployment Of Mobile Broadband Service In The United States, James Prieger, Thomas Church
Deployment Of Mobile Broadband Service In The United States, James Prieger, Thomas Church
James E. Prieger
Broadband deployment in the United States is expanding rapidly but unevenly. Using new FCC census data on wireline and wireless broadband providers, we study mobile broadband provision within the United States. Although rural areas lag non-rural areas in the availability of residential access to both mobile and fixed broadband, mobile broadband is at least partially filling in geographical gaps in fixed-line broadband coverage. Multiple regression results indicate that population density and growth, and the fraction of blacks, Hispanics, and youth in an area are positive predictors of the number of mobile broadband providers. The fraction of Native Americans, Asians, and …
Economics At The Fcc, 2008-2009: Broadband And Merger Review, James Prieger, Michelle Connolly
Economics At The Fcc, 2008-2009: Broadband And Merger Review, James Prieger, Michelle Connolly
James E. Prieger
Many issues have come before the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) in the last year. Some actions were taken (as with particular mergers), some actions were postponed (as with Universal Service Fund reform), and some issues are currently being tackled (the National Broadband Strategic Plan). In this paper, we focus on the topic of the National Broadband Plan, which the FCC is mandated to provide to Congress February 17, 2010, the FCC Merger Review process, and the determination of optimal penalties for violations of FCC rules or orders.