Tag Archives: Susan Crawford

Do we want an unregulated monopolist with a conflict of interest to meter our web use?

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

In a piece in today’s New York Times, Brian Stelter focuses on “usage-based pricing” for broadband access, a growing trend that the story’s headline suggests will have “sweeping effects.”  Early on, Stelter sums up the issue this way: The strategy, called … Continue reading →

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Social Costs of the “Looming Cable Monopoly”

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

At the end of an earlier post, I suggested that: …combining elements of New Growth Theory and Modern Monetary Theory [can] provide a rationale for increased federal investment in neutral, very-high-capacity broadband networks. In this post I’ll continue that discussion, focusing … Continue reading →

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New Growth Theory & Internet Policy

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

As I mentioned in my last post, which focused on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), I’m working toward a post that will explain how a combination of MMT and New Growth Theory (NGT) can have major significance related to Internet policy … Continue reading →

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