October 7, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission received a homework assignment in 2009—and an extra $13 million for school supplies. Congress ordered the agency to write a “National Broadband Plan” to stimulate the economy. The report, issued in March 2010, focused on opening up dormant radio spectrum for new uses. Citing the tsunami of mobile data usage, the […]
September 29, 2017
“The Hill” — Thomas Hazlett, Spinning TV Broadcast Channels into Mobile Gold. The Hill
August 14, 2017
The rising number of U.S. workers who need a government-mandatedlicense to do their job has become a target for liberal and conservative reformers looking for ways to revive the economy’s dynamism. Advocates for overhauling the current system say it can discourage people from entering desirable careers or relocating across state lines, while raising prices for […]
July 17, 2017
Unlocking the Airwaves In regulating radio, the FCC enacted rules nominally in the public interest, but which actually enriched specific interest groups. Gregory L. Rosston reviews ‘The Political Spectrum’ by Thomas Winslow Hazlett. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Gregory L. Rosston July 16, 2017 3:15 p.m. ET 2 COMMENTS Americans enjoy unprecedented choice in communications technology. We […]
July 10, 2017
Thomas Hazlett’s article in Barron’s (July 8) describes the success and failure of the FCC’s brave experiment in spectrum allocation, the “Incentive Auction.” Barron’s
July 5, 2017
The iPhone Turns 10. Herbert Hoover would have crushed it. How spectrum liberalization gave us the smartphone revolution. Harvard Business Review
July 5, 2017
Ten years ago Apple’s iPhone violated “network neutrality.” Today it is the consumer product of the century. RealClearMarkets
June 23, 2017
How did we get here? The answer, according to “The Political Spectrum” (Yale University Press 2017), a remarkable new book by Clemson University economist Thomas Hazlett, is that the agency began life with a political agenda, one that continues to override its technical experts. The Washington Post
June 7, 2017
C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb Interviews Thomas Hazlett, Hugh H. Macaulay Endowed Professor and Director of IEP Here is the link to view the interviews regarding his newest book, The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone, Telecommunications laws, Federal Trade Commission and his previous publication, The Fallacy of Net […]
May 23, 2017
Professor Hazlett’s book analyzes the evolution of the wireless spectrum from radio to smartphones. Hazlett details the evolution of the advances in communications and how regulations, even when they are well-intentioned, have slowed progress and have resulted in long delays before new technologies are authorized. Despite wireless technology’s all of the innovations, regulations and delays […]
