Publications: Joe Kane
November 21, 2024
US Connectivity Investments Dwarf the Rest of the OECD
Private ISPs have invested the equivalent of 2 BEAD programs every year since the BEAD statute was enacted.
November 14, 2024
Comments to the FCC Regarding Data Caps in Consumer Broadband Plans
To the extent that the Commission is worried about whether data caps are too low, it should change its policies that have disincentivized broadband investment so consumers can benefit from increases in overall broadband network capacity.
November 6, 2024
Comments to the FCC Regarding Investment in the 3550–3700 MHz Band
The Commission should foster the innovative and productive potential of the CBRS band by increasing maximum power limits and harmonizing out-of-band-emission limits on the upper part of the band with those in the adjacent C band.
October 31, 2024
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Dodge Looks Doomed
The FCC will likely lose its partisan bid to regulate broadband Internet service under Title II of the Communications Act, either under the major questions doctrine or under the normal principles of statutory interpretation. That eventual decision will confirm it would have been better off focusing on policies that actually benefit consumers.
October 11, 2024
Comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Regarding Project LEIA
Project LEIA is an excellent opportunity to move in the right direction, and we commend NTIA for this bold approach.
September 9, 2024
Comments to the Federal Communications Commission Promoting Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Through Handset Unlocking Requirements and Policies
This proposal purports to increase consumer choice, but it would actually make some consumer choices illegal, undermining the public interest.
September 5, 2024
Comments to the Federal Communications Commission Regarding the NextNav Petition For Rulemaking
The Commission should pursue all policy options to increase spectrum productivity. Here, however, it is highly questionable whether the NextNav proposal would accomplish that goal.
August 12, 2024
Consumers Will Be On the End of the CPUC Regulatory Sledgehammer
While the intent behind these regulations is commendable, in practice they are too rigid and will be prove counterproductive, hurting consumers.
August 6, 2024
How to Fund Universal Broadband Service Without the Universal Service Fund
The Fifth Circuit's decision declaring the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional is an upheaval, but also an opportunity, writes Joe Kane in his latest op-ed in Broadband Breakfast.
August 6, 2024
ITIF’s Innovation Policy Reading List for Summer 2024
To save you a trip to the library or bookstore, this list includes not just books we recommend for policy wonks and the general public alike, but also books we do not recommend.