Resources
This Resources section lists research articles, white papers, and other articles of significant interest on broadband-related topics. A link is provided to the online version of the article where available.
Auctions
- Using Procurement Auctions to Allocate Broadband Stimulus Grants, NTIA and RUS, (April 13, 2009)
Broadband Networks
- The Hidden Problems with Government-Owned Networks, by Dr. Joseph P. Fuhr, Professor of Economics at Widener University (Feb 2012)
- The Challenge of Increasing Broadband Capacity. Time Warner Cable Research Program on Digital Communications. D.N. Hatfield. (2010)
- Enforcing Transparency: A Data-Driven Alternative for Open Internet Regulation. CommLaw Conspectus. A. Reynolds (2011)
- Advancing Consumer Interests Through Ubiquitous Broadband: The Need for New Spectrum. Federal Communications Law Journal. M.A. Baker (2010)
- The FCC’s Prohibition on Exclusive Service Contracts and Its Weak Constitutional Grounding. CommLaw Conspectus (2009)
- The Nation’s Broadband Success Story: The Secrecy of FCC Broadband Infrastructure Statistics. Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal. (2009)
- The Centripetal Network: How the Internet Holds Itself Together, and the Forces Tearing it Apart. U.C. Davis Law Review (2008)
- Connections: Beyond Universal Service in the Digital Age. Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology Law (2009)
- Of Blogs, eBooks, and Broadband: Access to Digital Media as a First Amendment Right. Hofstra Law Review (2007)
- Regulation of Municipal Wi-Fi. New York Law School Law Review (2006/2007)
- Wi-Fi Everywhere: Universal Broadband Access as Antitrust and Telecommunications Policy. The American University Law Review (2006)
- Big Broadband Connectivity in the United States. EDUCAUSE Review, v43 n3 p62-64, 66, 68-74, 76, 78 (May-Jun 2008)
- How Chevron step one limits permissible agency interpretations: Brand X and the FCC’s broadband reclassification. Harv. Law Review (2011)
- Is the sky falling on the content industries? Telecom & High Tech L. (2011)
- The Challenge of increasing broadband capacity. Fed Comm L.J. (2010)
- Seizing the mobile moment: spectrum allocation policy for the wireless broadband century. CommLaw Prospectus (2010)
- Rethinking Broadband Internet Access. Harvard J.L. & tech (2008)
- Remaking the Internet: Taking Network Architecture to the Next Level, Time Warner Cable Research Program on Digital Communications, by Richard Bennett, (Summer 2011).
- Better than Real Life: Ultra Content for Ultra Broadband Networks, SSRN by Eli M. Noam; Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics (April 1, 2012)
Broadband Penetration and Broadband Adoption
- FCC Announces Commencement of 2012 Measuring Broadband America Performance Study of Residential Broadband Service in the United States. (February 16, 2012)
- Access to Broadband Internet: Top Ten Areas of Saving 2011, Internet Innovation Alliance (October 2011)
- Residential and Business Broadband Prices, Data Appendix, Technology Policy Institute by Scott J. Wallsten and James Riso, (December 2010)
- Residential and Business Broadband Prices, Part 2: International Comparisons, Technology Policy Institute by Scott J. Wallsten and James Riso, (December 2010)
- General Overview of Broadband Markets, SSRN, Didier Pouillot (November 18, 2010)
- Residential and Business Broadband Prices, Part 1: An Empirical Analysis of Metering and Other Price Determinants, Technology Policy Institute by Scott J. Wallsten and James Riso, (November 2010)
- Exploring the Digital Nation: Home Broadband Internet Adoption in the U.S. Economics and Statistics Administration/NTIA (November 2010)
- Scientific American's Flawed Broadband Analysis, Technology Policy Institute, by Scott J. Wallsten, (October 14, 2010)
- The Broadband Credibility Gap, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 40. George S. Ford, PhD and Lawrence J. Spiwak, Esq. (June 2010)
- Internet Use and Job Search, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 39 T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Richard P. Saba, (January 2010).
- Broadband Adoption and Firm Productivity: evaluating the benefits of general purpose technology. Industrial & Corp Change (2010)
- Recovery Act Investments in Broadband: Leveraging Federal Dollars to Create Jobs and Connect America. Executive Office of the President (2009)
- Internet Use and Depression Among the Elderly, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 38 George S. Ford and Sherry G. Ford (October 2009)
- The Broadband Adoption Index: Improving Measurements and Comparisons of Broadband Deployment and Adoption, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 36 T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford and Lawrence J. Spiwak, (July 2009), BAI Executive Summary
- The Substantial Consumer Benefits of Broadband Connectivity for US Households, by Jonathan Orszag, Mark Dutz and Robert Willig (July 2009)
- The Broadband Efficiency Index: What Really Drives Broadband Adoption Across the OECD? PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 33 George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak,(May 2008)
- The Demographic and Economic Drivers of Broadband Adoption in the United States, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 31 George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak (November 2007)
- A Blueprint for Big Broadband. An EDUCAUSE White Paper. EDUCAUSE (2008)
- Unleashing Waves of Innovation: Transformative Broadband for America's Future. Version 18. Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (2009)
- FCC task force Identifies Obstacles to Widespread Adoption of Broadband. Computer & Internet Law (2010)
- Municipal Broadband: Challenges and Perspectives. Computer & Internet Law (2007)
- Connecting the Dots: Linking Broadband Adoption to Job Creation and Job Competitiveness, National Urban League Policy Institute, by Madura Wijewardena, Chanelle Hardy, and Dr. Valerie Wilson (Winter 2012)
- Broadband Adoption and Internet Use Among Latinos, Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, by Matthew D. Matsaganis, (Winter 2012)
- Demanding Broadband: Local Policy and the National Broadband Map SSRN by Charles Kaylor and Jacob Fenton; Temple University--Spatial Analysis Lab and Sunlight Foundation (April 2, 2012)The Effects of Legacy Pricing Regulation on Adoption of Broadband Service in the United States SSRN by Debra J. Aron and Allan T. Ingraham; Navigant Economics (April 1, 2012)
- Broadband Adoption in Remote Regions: An Evaluation of Broadband Projects in Alaska Villages SSRN by Heather Hudson (March 31, 2012)
- The Effects of Legacy Pricing Regulation on Adoption of Broadband Service in the United States, SSRN by Debra J. Aron and Allan T. Ingraham (April 1, 2012)
- Implementation of National Broadband Plans: Agreed Regulatory Principles and Their Evolution, SSRN by Simon Lacey (December 1, 2011)
Forecasting
- The Next Broadband Business Models. Telephony v249 no14 (2008)
- The Future of Digital Communications Research and Policy, Time Warner Cable Research Program on Digital Communications, by Scott Wallsten, (2010).
- The Digital Broadband Migration and the Federal Trade Commission: Building the Competition and Consumer Protection Agency of the Future SSRN by William E. Kovacic; Journal of Telecommunications and High Technology Law, Vol. 8, 2010, (2010)
International
- INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS: THE HANDSET REPLACEMENT CYCLE, Recon Analytics by Roger Enter (June 2011)
- Internet Service Cognition and Use, and Their Promotion of Quality of Life in Taiwan. (May 2011) Social Indicators Research
- Personal Data Protection in E-Government: Globalization or Glocalization? A Comparative Study of the United States, Germany and China. Michigan State University (2010)
- The Evolution of South Korea's Broadband Convergence Network, 2004-2007. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University (2010)
- The Evolution of the Policy Objectives of South Korea's Broadband Convergence Network from 2004 to 2007 ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University (2011)
- Is the European Broadband Public Spending a Sensible Project? The Opportunity Cost Concept and Implications of the Input-Output Analysis, SSRN Erik Bohlin and Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman (September 2009)
- Differential Evolution of Consumer Sovereignty Under Deregulatory Policies: How the U.S. Is Lagging International Developments, SSRN by Barbara A. Cherry Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Telecommunications (August 2009)
- The European Commission’s hidden asymmetric Regulatory Approach in the Field of Broadband Infrastructure Funding. European State Aid Law Quarterly (2009)
- A New Benchmark for Internet Use: A Logistic Modeling of Factors Influencing Internet Use in Canada. Government Information Quarterly (2008)
- I own the pipes, you call the tune: The net neutrality debate and its (ir)relevance for Europe, Technology Policy Institute: by Andrea Renda, (November 12, 2008)
- A New Benchmark for Internet Use: A Logistic Modeling of Factors Influencing Internet Use in Canada, 2005. Government Information Quarterly, v25 n3 p462-476 (Jul 2008)
- Understanding International Broadband Comparisons, Technology Policy Institute 2009 Update: by Scott J. Wallsten, (July 8, 2009)
- Abuse of Dominant Position. European Competition Law Review v29 no2 N31 (2008)
- The Broadband Performance Index: A Policy-Relevant Method of Comparing Broadband Adoption Among Countries PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 29 George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak (July 2007)
- The Rural Wings Project: Bridging the Digital Divide with Satellite-Provided Internet. Phase I--Identifying and Analysing the Learning Needs of 31 Communities in 10 Countries. E-Learning, v4 n2 p107-115 (2007)
- Decentralization of Educational Development Reforms in Nigeria: A Comparative Perspective. Journal of Educational Administration, v45 n2 p190-203 (2007)
- Are “Dumb Pipe” Mandates Smart Public Policy? Veritical Integration, Net Neutrality, and the Network Layers Model. Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology (2005)
- Critiquing the Layered Regulatory Model. Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology Law (2006)
- Internet Co-Governance: Towards a Multilayer Multiplayer Mechanism of Consultation, Coordination and Cooperation (M3C3) Symposium Journals (2006)
- Broadband Internet and Political Participation: Evidence for Germany. SSRN by Nina Czernich (April 9, 2012)
- Does Broadband Speed Really Matter for Driving Economic Growth? Investigating OECD Countries. SSRN by Kholilul Rohman and Erik Bohlin (April 4, 2012)
- A Comparative Analysis on the Development of Network Neutrality Policy in Japan and the U.S. SSRN by Shoko Kiyohara (March 31, 2012)
- Free Service is Not a Panacea to Digital Divide: An Empirical Analysis of Free Rural Broadband Policy. SSRN by Kuang Chiu Huang; Nation Cheng Kung University Institute of Telecommunications Management (March 31, 2012)
- An Update on Broadband Statistics in the United Kingdom. SSRN by Ewan Sutherland (February 27, 2012)
- Development Impact of Mobile Telephony in India, SSRN by Mamta Kain (April 3, 2012)
- Growth-Share Matrix as a Tool for Portfolio Planning: Evidence from the Indian Telecommunication Services Industry, The IUP Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. III, No.2 by Ritu Srivastava and Ajay Prakash (June 2011)
ISPs
- IP Broadcasting and the Importance of Session Initiation Protocol, Tieline Technology (October 2008)
- The Welfare Impacts of Broadband Network Management: Can Broadband Service Providers be Trusted? PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 32 George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak, (March 2008)
- Overview of recent changes in the IP interconnection ecosystem, Analysis Mason (May 2011)
- The Impact of Broadband Speed on the Household Income SSRN by Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman and Erik Bohlin; Chalmers University of Technology and Chalmers University of Technology (March 31, 2012)
- Does Broadband Speed Really Matter for Driving Economic Growth? Investigating OECD Countries, SSRN by Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman and Erik Bohlin (April 4, 2012)
- NGN-Oriented Interoperability Ends, Possible Risks and Forward-Looking Solutions, SSRN by M. Bilal Unver and A. Gul Mirzaoglu (March 30, 2012)
Net Neutrality
- Network Neutrality on the Internet: A Two-Sided Market Analysis. Information Economics and Policy, 2012, NET Institute Working Paper No. 07-45, NYU Law and Economics Nicholas Economides and Joacim Tåg (December 2011)
- Redefining Net Neutrality after Comcast v. FCC. Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Vol. 26, p. 733, 2011 Alexander Reicher University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (March 2011)
- Achieving Rural Universal Service in a Broadband Era: Emergent Evidence from the Evolution of Telephone Demand, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy by Robert Hahn, Robert Litan and Hal Singer (August 2010)
- Net Neutrality, Investment and Jobs: Assessing the Potential Impacts of the FCC’s Proposed Net Neutrality Rules on the Broadband Ecosystem, Bret Swanson, Charles Davidson (June 2010)
- Sabotaging Content Competition: Do Proposed Net Neutrality Regulations Promote Exclusion?, PHOENIX CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEGAL & ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES PERSPECTIVES by George S. Ford and Michael Stern (March 2010)
- Non-Discrimination or Just Non-Sense: A Law and Economics: Review of the FCC’s New Net Neutrality Principle, PHOENIX CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEGAL & ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES PERSPECTIVES by George Ford and Lawrence Spiwak (March 2010)
- What Would Net Neutrality Mean for U.S. Jobs? Entropy Economics by Bret Swanson (February 2010)
- Net Neutrality, Full Throttle: Regulation of Broadband Internet Service Following the Comcast/Bittorrent Dispute. Santa Clara Law Review (2010)
- Net Neutrality Between False Positives and False Negatives: Introducing European Approach to American Broadband Markets. Federal Communications Law Journal (2010)
- A Tale of Two Commissions; Net Neutrality and Regulatory Analysis. CommLaw Conspectus (2007)
- Net Neutrality and Industry Structure. PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 24 George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky (2007)
- Net Neutrality and Nondiscrimination Norms in Telecommunications: A Historical Perspective SSRN by Daniel Lyons; Boston College Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 257 (March 12, 2012)
- Network Neutrality Disclosures: More and Less Information SSRN by Austin Bonner; Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, Forthcoming (February 14, 2012)
- Net Neutrality with Competing Internet Platforms, SSRN by Marc Bourreau, Frago Kouranti and Tommaso M. Valletti (May 17, 2012)
- The Impact of Multisided Markets on the Debate Over Optional Transactions for Enhanced Delivery Over the Internet (Paper Presentation for Telefonica), SSRN by J. Gregory Sidak (November 1, 2011)
Network Management
- Network Neutrality and Foreclosing Market Exchange: A Transaction Cost Analysis, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 28 George S. Ford, Thomas M. Koutsky and Lawrence J. Spiwak (March 2007)
Peer-to-Peer
- The Arms Race in P2P, SSRN by Kevin Bauer , Dirk Grunwald and Douglas Sicker, University of Waterloo , University of Colorado at Boulder and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Computer Science (August 2009)
Policy
- Internet Co-Governance: Towards a Multilayer Multiplayer Mechanism of Consultation, Coordination and Cooperation (M3C3) Symposium Journals (2006)
- Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to reclassify broadband services as information services. J. Internet L. 1 (2011)
- The Rise of Shadow Common Carriers: A Legacy of Deregulatory Broadband Policies, SSRN, by Barbara A. Cherry Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Telecommunications (September 2011)
- Going Mobile: Technology and Policy Issues in the Mobile Internet, ITIF by Richard Bennet (March 2010)
- Creating Effective Broadband Network Regulation, Federal Communications Law Journal, Daniel L. Brenner (Jan 2010)
- Network Policy and Economic Doctrines. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Paper presented at the 2010 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) (2010)
- Broadband Adoption and Firm Productivity: Evaluating the Benefits of General Purpose Technology, SSRN, Industrial Corporate Change,by Octavian Carare, Sumit Majumdar and Hsihui Chang (September 2009)
- The Merging of Telecommunications Policy and Science Policy Through Broadband Stimulus Funding, SSRN, by Andrea Tapia , Bridget Blodgett and Jinsung Jang Pennsylvania State University - Department of Labor Studies and Industrial Relations (August 2009)
- The Regulatory Classification of Internet Protocol Television: How the FCC should Abstain from Cable Service Regulation and Promote Broadband Deployment. CommLaw Prospectus (2009)
- Measuring the Digital Divide The Empirics of the Digital Divide: Can Duration Analysis Help? Technology Policy Institute: (February 11, 2009)
- The Broadband Bonus: Accounting for Broadband Internet’s Impact on U.S. GDP, Technology Policy Institute, by Shane Greenstein, (January 30, 2009)
- The Rural Effect of Broadband Internet Service, SSRN by Peter L. Stenberg U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Economic Research Service (August 2010)
- The Debate on Net Neutrality: A Policy Perspective, SSRN Information Systems Research, Forthcoming, by H. Kenneth Cheng , Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay and Hong Guo (June 2008)
- Economists' Statement on U.S. Broadband Policy, SSRN AEI-Brookings Joint Center Working Paper No. 06-06-01 (March 2006)
- Broadband Access Policy: The Role of Antitrust. Corp. Couns Q.1 (2009)
- Digital Divide and Public Plans: Governance Modes and Their Impact on Broadband Universal Service Provision, SSRN by Jose M. Castellano Sr. (April 2012)
- Demanding Broadband: Local Policy and the National Broadband Map, SSRN by Charles H. Kaylor and Jacob Fenton (April 2, 2012)
- Putting Consumers First: A Functionality-Based Approach to Online Privacy, J. Howard Beales and Jeffrey A. Eisenach; Navigant Economics LLC (January 2013)
Public Safety
- Compensating Commercial Carriers for Public Safety Use: Pricing Options and the Financial Benefits and Risks, SSRN by Ryan Hallahan and Jon M. Peha Carnegie Mellon University (September 2011)
- Public Safety or Commercial Use? A Cost/Benefit Framework for the D Block, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN NO. 26, by George S. Ford, PhD and Lawrence J. Spiwak, J.D., (March 2011)
- The FCC Plan for a Public Safety Broadband Wireless Network, SSRN by Stagg Newman, Jon M. Peha, and, Carnegie Mellon University (August 2010)
- Improving Public Safety Communications: An Analysis of Alternative Approaches, SSRN by Jeffrey A. Eisenach , Peter Cramton , Thomas S. Dombrowsky Jr. , Allan T. Ingraham and Hal J. Singer; Navigant Economics LLC , University of Maryland - Department of Economics, (February 2007)
Rates
- An Event Analysis Study of the Economic Implications of the FCC’s UNE Decision: Backdrop for Current Network sharing Proposals. CommLaw Prospectus (2008)
- The Role of Competition in a National Broadband Policy. Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology (2009)
- Unintended Consequences of Net Neutrality Regulation. Journal on Telecommunications & High Technology Law (2007)
- A Consumer-welfare approach to Network neutrality regulation of the internet. Journal of Competition Law & Economics (2006)
Spectrum
- Wireless Competition Under Spectrum Exhaust, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 43 T.by Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael Stern (February 2012)
- Mobile Broadband Growth, Spectrum Scarcity, and Sustainable Competition, SSRN by John Chapin and William Lehr ; MIT RLE and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (September 2011)
- Spectrum Aggregation Technology: Benefit- Cost Analysis and its Impact on Spectrum Value, SSRN by Mohammed Naif Alotaibi and Marvin A. Sirbu Carnegie Mellon University - Engineering and Public Policy (September 2011)
- Secondary Spectrum Markets as Complements to Incentive Auctions, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy by John W. Mayo and Scott Wallsten (June 2011)
- A Policy Framework for Spectrum Allocation in Mobile Communications, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY PAPER No. 42 by T. Randolph Beard, George S. Ford, Lawrence J. Spiwak and Michael Stern (March 2011).
- The Spectrum Imperative: Mobile Broadband Spectrum and its Impacts for U.S. Consumers and the Economy, Rysavy Research/Mobile Future by Peter Rysavy (March 2011)
- Spectrum reallocation and the National Broadband Plan. Fed Comm. L.J. (2011)
- Mobile Broadband Infrastructure and the Spectrum Crunch: A Techno-Economic Analysis, SSRN by Mohammed Altamaimi and Martin B.H. Weiss (March 29, 2012)
Broadband News
- Broadband expert: High Speed Internet News
- FierceBroadband Wireless: Broadband News
- About Broadband: 2012 News
- Ultra Broadband Whitepaper
- ATLAS Internet Observatory 2009 Annual Report
- FCC’s BlogBand
- Broadband Census
- DSL Reports
- PC World
- Knight Center Of Digital Excellence
- The Hunt for Broadband Spectrum. Business Weekly no4213 p57 (2011)
- Broadband Money, Not Redundant Says Advisor. Broadcast & Cable News (2011)
Broadband and Education
- Pupil Science Learning in Resource-Based e-Learning Environments. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v30 n2 p203-223 (April 2011)
- Is the US Plan to Improve Its Current Situation in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Achievable? US-China Education Review A 1 p1-9 (2011)
- Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2010-2011. American Library Association
- Ubiquitous Mobile Technologies and the Transformation of Schooling. Educational Technology, v50 n2 p3-7 (Mar-Apr 2010)
- A Parent’s Guide to Choosing the Right Onine Program. International Association for K-12 Online Learning (February 2010)
- Digital Innovation Outpaces E-Rate Policies. Education Week, v29 n20 p1, 16 (Feb 2010)
- From District to Desktop: Making the Most of Broadband in Florida Schools. A White Paper. Palm Center (2009)
- National Broadband Plan: Broadband & Education
- Internet Innovation Alliance: Broadband FactBook: Education Statistics
- Broadband for Education: The National Internet2 K20 Initiative's and WICHE's Recommendations to the FCC. Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (2009)
- Maximizing the Impact: The Pivotal Role of Technology in a 21st Century Education System. Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2007)
- Common Problem Behaviors of Children and Adolescents in General Education Classrooms in the United States.
- Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, v20 (March 2012)
- Spillover Effects of Broadband in Schools and the Critical Role of Children SSRN by Rodrigo Belo and Pedro Ferreira (March 31, 2012)
- Spillover Effects from Wiring Schools with Broadband: Implications for Universal Service Policy SSRN by Patrick Agyapong and Pedro Ferreira (February 13, 2012)
- Funding Public Computing Centers: Balancing Broadband Availability and Expected Demand
- Government Information Quarterly v29 (Jan 2012)
Broadband and Minority Populations
- Women are Always "On": Broadband Survey Results May 2011. The National Council for Research on Women (October 2011)
- National Minority Broadband Adoption: Comparative Trends in Adoption, Acceptance, and Use, The Joint Center by Jon P. Gant, Nicole E. Turner-Lee, Ying Li, Joseph Miller (February 2010)
- 2009 NOBEL NFWL Policy Paper: Empowering Women in the 21st Century: Paving the Way with Broadband and Mobility (October 2009)
- Broadband Imperatives For African Americans: Policy Recommendations To Increase Digital Adoption For Minorities And Their Communities. Joint Center For Political And Economic Studies (September 2009)
- Expanding and Accelerating the Adoption & Use of Broadband Throughout the Economy. Joint Center For Political And Economic Studies
- Hispanic Broadband Access; Making The Most Of The Mobile, Connected Future. The Hispanic Institute (September 2009)
- The Call To Connect Minority Americans. March 2009 – Connected Nation (March 2009)
- The Power Of The Hispanic Consumer Online Scarborough Research (March 2009)
Broadband and Rural America
- August 2011: US Department of Agriculture: Rural Development; About the Farm Bill Loan Program
- U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA) Announces Broadband Principles
- Sweet land of subsidy: A new subsidy promises to get broadband to rural Americans. The Economist (December 2011)
- More Broadband for Rural America. Farm Futures (October 2011)
- THE TELEHEALTH PROMISE: Better Health Care and Cost Savings for the 21st Century, Dr. Alexander Vo (April 2010)
- Education goals in National Broadband Plan. eSchool News (Feb 2010)
- Broadband Internet’s Value for Rural America. U.S. Department Of Agriculture (August 2009)
- Rural Broadband at a Glance: 2009 Edition. Economic Information Bulletin Number 47. US Department of Agriculture (2009)
- Bridging the Digital Divide: Wireless in Rural America. CTIA - The Wireless Association: (April 2006)
- Promoting Fair Local Organizing for Broadband Delivery: Suggestions for Community-Level Action in Persistently Underserved Communities SSRN by Michael William-Patrick Fortunato, Theodore R. Alter, Glenn E. Sterner III, William Shuffstall and Mike Schwartz; Pennsylvania State University (March 30, 2012)
Broadband Studies, Surveys and Statistics
- The Center for the Digital Future Special Report: America at the Digital Turning Point (Jan 2012)
- North America Losing Broadband Speed Race: Former Eastern Bloc Scores Major Gains With Fiber. Stop The Cap (Jan 2012)
- Internet Use and Labor Market Participation: Additional Insights from New and Old Data, Phoenix Center For Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies Perspectives by George S. Ford (August 2011)
- FCC Broadband Progress Report (May 2011)
- Telecom Investment: The Link to U.S. Jobs and Wages, Progressive Policy Institute by Michael Mandel (May 2011)
- Broadband expectations and the convergence of ranks, Telecommunications Policy 35 by Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies, George S. Ford, PhD (March 2011)
- The Broadband Credibility Gap, Phoenix Center Policy Paper Number 40 by George Ford and Lawrence Spiwak (June 2010)
- Innovation and National Broadband Policies: Facts, Fiction and Unanswered Questions, The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research by Larry F. Darby and Joseph P. Fuhr (March 2010)
- Evaluating Broadband Stimulus and the National Broadband Plan: Establishing Expectations for Broadband Rankings, PHOENIX CENTER POLICY BULLETIN NO. 24 by George Ford and Lawrence Spiwak (March 2010)
- The Coming Communications Boom?: Jobs, Innovation and Countercyclical Regulatory Policy, Progressive Policy Institute by Michael Mandel (July 2010)
- The Internet Ecosystem: Employment Impacts of National Broadband Policy, American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research by Larry F. Darby, Joseph P. Fuhr, Jr. and Stephen B. Pociask (January 2010)
- Background on CTIA’s Semi-Annual Wireless Industry Survey (2011)
- Organization For Economic Co-Operation & Development (December 2011)
- ITC Facts and Figures 2011
- Tech America: Cyberstates 2011: The Definitive State-by-State Analysis of the U.S. High-Tech Industry
- The Bandwidth Report: Monthly roundup of broadband penetration figures from the US and elsewhere.
- Broadband Availability in Urban vs. Rural Areas. National Broadband Map (June 2011)
- Cyberstates 2011: The Definitive State-by-State Analysis of the U.S. High-Tech Industry. Tech America Foundation
- ITC Facts and Figures 2010
- Pew Internet & American Life Project: Home Broadband 2010 (August 2010)
- Report: U.S. Broadband Speeds Remain Slow, 26th in the World. Silicon Filter (September 2010)
- International Telecommunication Union (2009)
- USC’s Annenberg School For Communication, Center For The Digital Future: (2009)
- US Telecom Association: Telecom Statistics
- Cyberstates 2009: The Definitive State-by-State Analysis of the U.S. High-Tech Industry. Tech America Foundation
- CTIA - The Wireless Association: Wireless Means Business: The Wireless Road to Prosperity
- CTIA - The Wireless Association: Teenagers: A Generation Unplugged
- GAO Broadband Deployment Is Extensive throughout the U.S, but It Is Difficult to Assess the Extent of Deployment Gaps in Rural Areas
- GAO- National Broadband Plan Reflects the Experiences of Leading Countries, but Implementation Will BE Challenging
- Usability of Broadband Performance Measurements for Statistical Surveys SSRN by Hendrik Rood, David Yoshikawa, Rene Wevers, Rene Post, Arend-JanTetteroo, Andries Kuipers, Rik Shurmann; Stratix Consulting BV (March 31, 2012)
- Volunteer Computing Model Prospects in Performance Data Gathering for Broadband Policy Formulation SSRN by Chanuka Wattegama and Nilusha Kapugama; Communications and Strategies, No. 81 (March 15, 2012)
- Promoting Fair Local Organizing for Broadband Delivery: Suggestions for Community-Level Action in Persistently Underserved Communities. SSRN by Michael William-Patrick Fortunato, Theodore R. Alter, Glenn E. Sterner III, William Shuffstall, and Mike Schwartz (March 30, 2012)
- Consumer Acceptance of Service Bundles: An Empirical Investigation in the Context of Broadband Triple Play. SSRN by Oliver Schilke and Bernd Wirtz (2011)
- The Effects of Internet Access on Labor-Supply Decisions, Sara Champion, associate at Cornerstone Research; Katrina Kosec, post-doctoral fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute; and Christopher Stanton, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance at the University of Utah (June 18, 2012).
Cable, Internet, Broadband and Cell Phone Statistics
- Pew Internet: Cable Leads the Pack as Campaign News Source (Feb 2012)
- Pew Internet: Internet, broadband, and cell phone statistics (Jan 2010)
- Program Value in the Evolving Television Audience Marketplace, Philip M. Napoli, Professor at Fordham University's Graduate School of Business and Director of Fordham’s Donald McGannon Communication Research Center (June 18, 2012).


