Jane Creel Named Vice President for Finance and Operations

August 5, 2008 - The Technology Policy Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Creel as vice president for finance and operations.

"Free" Broadband Requirement in AWS-3 Spectrum Auction is a Step Backward, Lenard argues in FCC Comments

June 5, 2008 - Technology Policy Institute president and senior fellow Thomas Lenard filed comments today with the Federal Communications Commission on its proposal to auction the 2155-2175 MHz band (AWS-3) subject to rules that would require the winner to offer a basic tier of free wireless broadband service that virtually the entire U.S. population could access. The service conditions are similar to those contained in a 2006 application by M2Z to obtain this spectrum for free.

June 9th Event: Transatlantic Perspectives on Broadband Policy

June 3, 2008 - Transatlantic Perspectives on Broadband Policy, Inter- versus Intra-Platform Competition, A Centre for European Policy Studies-Technology Policy Institute Event, Monday, June 9, 2008, 8:30-11:00 AM, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

Understanding International Broadband Comparisons

by Scott J. Wallsten

May 19, 2008 - The OECD Broadband Rankings are a flawed and misleading basis for policy making, according to Technology Policy Institute vice president for research and senior fellow Scott Wallsten.