George S. Ford is the chief economist for the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) research organization that studies broad public-policy issues related to governance, social and economic conditions, with a particular emphasis on the law and economics of the digital age.
Should the Federal Government Be in the 5G Business?
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently issued a Request for Information about the possibility of...
The Staggers Act Turns Forty: Lessons Learned from Railroad Regulation
October 14, 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the Staggers Rail Act...
The Law and Economics of Municipal Broadband
Now six months into the COVID pandemic, the Internet has offered Americans a welcome economic,...
Getting Broadband Subsidies Right This Time
With the COVID-19 pandemic drawing increased attention to the nation’s Digital Divide, many lawmakers want...
Next Steps in the Net Neutrality Saga – Mozilla v. FCC
This week, the D.C. Circuit issued its long-awaited opinion in Mozilla v. Federal Communications Commission...