February 21, 2024
On Squawk Box, Thomas Hazlett, H.H. Macaulay Endowed Professor of Economics, details the consumer benefits of mergers, challenging the perceived skepticism surrounding them. Explaining the case for lighter merger regulations, he uses his expertise to clarify the advantages of reducing regulations. Watch the interview.
February 13, 2024
Thomas Hazlett, an H.H. Macaulay Endowed Professor in Economics, speaks on T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint in April 2020 and how it defied initial skepticism. Considering the merger between the two companies as pro-competitive rather than anti-competitive, he states how it reshaped the cellular network industry. Hazlett explains the merger’s success, how it benefits consumers and […]
February 13, 2024
The Nixon Presidential Library and the National Archives co-presented Launching the Telecommunications Revolution: The Story of the Office of Telecommunications Policy. In 1970, the office was tasked with eliminating burdensome regulations and introducing market-based opportunities to American telecommunications — paving the way for satellite and cable television. In 1969, only three television networks and only […]
