Economics at the FCC 2023–24: Thirty Years of Spectrum Auctions, Open Internet Safeguards, Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability, and Advancing Rural 5G Coverage
摘要
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulates the telecommunications and electronic media sectors, which involves Commission economists in a broad range of issues. We first review how economists helped develop, implement, and improve spectrum auction designs that resulted in three decades of sustained innovation in radio frequency management. Next, we discuss the role of economic research in the open Internet proceeding. Economists also developed tools and analyses related to the state of universal broadband access. Finally, we consider how economists contributed to the establishment of the 5G Fund, which is intended to improve advanced wireless connectivity in rural America.