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: 4297
	Network Neutrality and the False Promise of Zero-Price Regulation C. Scott Hemphill. Working Paper 08-13. Apr 2008. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 4861
	The Internet Freedom Act Robert W. Hahn. Policy Matters 08-03. Mar 2008. View Text Downloads: 3190
2007
	Technical Difficulties Robert W. Crandall. Policy Matters 07-28. Nov 2007. View Text Downloads: 5665
	Doing the Hustle at the FCC Scott Wallsten. Policy Matters 07-21. Jul 2007. View Text Downloads: 11316
	Telecom Time Warp Robert W. Crandall, Hal J. Singer. Policy Matters 07-20. Jul 2007. View Text Downloads: 9360
	Earmarked Airwaves? Robert W. Hahn, Hal J. Singer. Policy Matters 07-19. Jun 2007. View Text Downloads: 9202
	"Net Neutrality," Non-Discrimination and Digital Distribution of Content Through the Internet Nicholas Economides. Related Publication 07-07. Mar 2007. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 10459
	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: 9877
	Hold Off on Net Neutrality David J. Farber, Michael Katz. Policy Matters 07-03. Jan 2007. View Text Downloads: 5327
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: 9711
	The AT&T-BellSouth Merger: The Real Story Robert W. Hahn, Scott Wallsten. Policy Matters 06-25. Oct 2006. View Text Downloads: 10406
	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: 4473
	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: 8234
	What U.S. Broadband Problem? Scott Wallsten, Seth Sacher. Policy Matters 06-18. Jul 2006. View Text Downloads: 11225
	Broadband and Unbundling Regulations in OECD Countries Scott Wallsten. Working Paper 06-16. Jun 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 10349
	Neutering the Net Thomas W. Hazlett. Policy Matters 06-08. Mar 2006. View Text Downloads: 13737
	The Misplaced Debate Over "Net Neutrality" Robert W. Hahn, Scott Wallsten. Policy Matters 06-06. Mar 2006. View Text Downloads: 18641
	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: 14143
	Testimony of Lawrence Lessig on ?Network Neutrality? Lawrence Lessig. Testimony 06-01. Mar 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9324
	Toward an Evolutionary Regime for Spectrum Governance William J. Baumol, Dorothy Robyn. Books and Monographs 06-01. Feb 2006. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 14195
	We?re all for Competition, But? John Mayo. Policy Matters 06-03. Feb 2006. View Text Downloads: 7234
2005
	Rivalrous Telecommunications Networks With and Without Mandatory Sharing Thomas W. Hazlett. Working Paper 05-07. Mar 2005. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9990
	FCC Needs New Path to ?Deregulation? Harold Furchtgott-Roth. Policy Matters 05-09. Mar 2005. View Text Downloads: 5890
	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: 6715
	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: 10337
2004
	Vonage Casts Its Lot with the FCC Harold Furchtgott-Roth. Policy Matters 04-29. Nov 2004. View Text Downloads: 6527
	Charles Ferguson and the "Broadband Problem" Robert W. Crandall. Related Publication 04-10. May 2004. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 8989
	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: 10132
	Liberating the Market: Cable's Regulatory Stranglehold on Broadband Robert W. Hahn. Policy Matters 04-09. Mar 2004. View Text Downloads: 6450
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: 9691
	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: 10674
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: 20584
	The Government's Role in Promoting Broadband Deployment Lawrence Lessig. Testimony 02-10. Oct 2002. Abstract View PDF Downloads: 9449
	Who's Holding Back Broadband? Lawrence Lessig. Policy Matters 02-4. Jan 2002. Abstract View Text Downloads: 7753
2001
	Unleash the Broadband Economy Alfred E. Kahn. Policy Matters 01-35. Dec 2001. Abstract View Text Downloads: 7349
	The Broadband Economy Karen Kornbluh. Policy Matters 01-34. Dec 2001. Abstract View Text Downloads: 6781
	Desperately Seeking Broadband Legislation Robert W. Hahn. Policy Matters 01-33. Dec 2001. Abstract View Text Downloads: 6602
	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: 10054
1999
	Let the Market Control Faster Access to the Internet Robert W. Hahn. Policy Matters 99-08. Dec 1999. Abstract View Text Downloads: 6230