On March 26, President Bush called for "universal, affordable access to broadband technology by the year 2007."  What is the most effective way to deploy broadband, or high-speed Internet, rollout?  What roles should the government and free market play? To what extent do regulations affect broadband access?  This section's publications provide insight into these timely questions.

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2008
	Testimony on the "Future of the Internet" Lawrence Lessig. Testimony 08-02. Apr 2008. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 4094
	Network Neutrality and the False Promise of Zero-Price Regulation C. Scott Hemphill. Working Paper 08-13. Apr 2008. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 4711
	The Internet Freedom Act Robert W. Hahn. Policy Matters 08-03. Mar 2008. View Text Downloads: 2985
2007
	Technical Difficulties Robert W. Crandall. Policy Matters 07-28. Nov 2007. View Text Downloads: 5567
	Doing the Hustle at the FCC Scott Wallsten. Policy Matters 07-21. Jul 2007. View Text Downloads: 11214
	Telecom Time Warp Robert W. Crandall, Hal J. Singer. Policy Matters 07-20. Jul 2007. View Text Downloads: 9230
	Earmarked Airwaves? Robert W. Hahn, Hal J. Singer. Policy Matters 07-19. Jun 2007. View Text Downloads: 9098
	"Net Neutrality," Non-Discrimination and Digital Distribution of Content Through the Internet Nicholas Economides. Related Publication 07-07. Mar 2007. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 10302
	The Timing of Broadband Provision: The Role of Competition and Demographics Wei-Min Hu, James E. Prieger. Working Paper 07-06. Mar 2007. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9700
	Hold Off on Net Neutrality David J. Farber, Michael Katz. Policy Matters 07-03. Jan 2007. View Text Downloads: 5226
2006
	The Myth of Network Neutrality and What We Should Do About It Robert W. Hahn, Robert E. Litan. Related Publication 06-33. Nov 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9508
	The AT&T-BellSouth Merger: The Real Story Robert W. Hahn, Scott Wallsten. Policy Matters 06-25. Oct 2006. View Text Downloads: 10226
	Creative Broad Access to New Technologies: Regulation versus Market Competition and Technological Progress Robert J. Shapiro. Policy Matters 06-20. Sep 2006. View Text Downloads: 4360
	Bundling, Product Choice, and Efficiency: Should Cable Television Networks be Offered A La Carte? Gregory Crawford, Joseph Cullen. Related Publication 06-22. Jul 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 8119
	What U.S. Broadband Problem? Scott Wallsten, Seth Sacher. Policy Matters 06-18. Jul 2006. View Text Downloads: 11105
	Broadband and Unbundling Regulations in OECD Countries Scott Wallsten. Working Paper 06-16. Jun 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 10121
	Neutering the Net Thomas W. Hazlett. Policy Matters 06-08. Mar 2006. View Text Downloads: 13614
	The Misplaced Debate Over "Net Neutrality" Robert W. Hahn, Scott Wallsten. Policy Matters 06-06. Mar 2006. View Text Downloads: 18179
	Economists? Statement on U.S. Broadband Policy Elizabeth E. Bailey, Martin Neil Baily, William J. Baumol, Peter Cramton, Gerald R. Faulhaber, Kenneth Flamm, Richard Gilbert, Austan Goolsbee, Shane Greenstein, Robert W. Hahn, Robert E. Hall, Thomas W. Hazlett, Alfred E. Kahn, Robert E. Litan, John Mayo, Paul Milgrom, Janusz A. Ordover, Robert S. Pindyck, Gregory L. Rosston, Scott J. Savage, Howard Shelanski, Richard L. Schmalensee, Pablo T. Spiller, David J. Teece, Hal R. Varian, Scott Wallsten, Dennis L. Weisman. Related Publication 06-06. Mar 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 13935
	Testimony of Lawrence Lessig on ?Network Neutrality? Lawrence Lessig. Testimony 06-01. Mar 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9173
	Toward an Evolutionary Regime for Spectrum Governance William J. Baumol, Dorothy Robyn. Books and Monographs 06-01. Feb 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 13947
	We?re all for Competition, But? John Mayo. Policy Matters 06-03. Feb 2006. View Text Downloads: 7105
2005
	Rivalrous Telecommunications Networks With and Without Mandatory Sharing Thomas W. Hazlett. Working Paper 05-07. Mar 2005. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9774
	FCC Needs New Path to ?Deregulation? Harold Furchtgott-Roth. Policy Matters 05-09. Mar 2005. View Text Downloads: 5780
	The End of the Road for Long-Distance Companies ? and Most Telecom Regulation Robert W. Crandall. Policy Matters 05-06. Mar 2005. Abstract View Text Downloads: 6610
	First Principles for an Effective Rewrite of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Jonathan E. Nuechterlein, Philip J. Weiser. Working Paper 05-03. Mar 2005. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 10050
2004
	Vonage Casts Its Lot with the FCC Harold Furchtgott-Roth. Policy Matters 04-29. Nov 2004. View Text Downloads: 6377
	Charles Ferguson and the "Broadband Problem" Robert W. Crandall. Related Publication 04-10. May 2004. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 8837
	Bandwidth for the People Robert W. Crandall, Robert W. Hahn, Robert E. Litan, Scott Wallsten. Regulatory Analysis 04-01. May 2004. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 10012
	Liberating the Market: Cable's Regulatory Stranglehold on Broadband Robert W. Hahn. Policy Matters 04-09. Mar 2004. View Text Downloads: 6244
2003
	Why the Government Should Not Regulate Internet Telephony Robert W. Crandall, Robert W. Hahn, Robert E. Litan, Scott Wallsten. Regulatory Analysis 03-12. Dec 2003. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9435
	Local Broadband Access: Primum Non Nocere or Primum Processi? A Property Rights Approach Bruce M. Owen, Gregory L. Rosston. Related Publication 03-19. Aug 2003. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 10459
2002
	Broadband: Should We Regulate High-Speed Internet Access? Robert W. Crandall (Editor), James H. Alleman (Editor). Books and Monographs. Dec 2002. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 20093
	The Government's Role in Promoting Broadband Deployment Lawrence Lessig. Testimony 02-10. Oct 2002. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9271
	Who's Holding Back Broadband? Lawrence Lessig. Policy Matters 02-4. Jan 2002. Abstract View Text Downloads: 7628
2001
	Unleash the Broadband Economy Alfred E. Kahn. Policy Matters 01-35. Dec 2001. Abstract View Text Downloads: 7203
	The Broadband Economy Karen Kornbluh. Policy Matters 01-34. Dec 2001. Abstract View Text Downloads: 6665
	Desperately Seeking Broadband Legislation Robert W. Hahn. Policy Matters 01-33. Dec 2001. Abstract View Text Downloads: 6498
	The Supply Side of the Digital Divide: Is There Redlining in the Broadband Internet Access Market? James E. Prieger. Working Paper 01-16. Dec 2001. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9891
1999
	Let the Market Control Faster Access to the Internet Robert W. Hahn. Policy Matters 99-08. Dec 1999. Abstract View Text Downloads: 6111