Economics at the FCC 2020–21: Closing the Connectivity Gap, COVID-19 and Telehealth, Spectrum Auctions, Communications Marketplace Report, and Economic Research

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is responsible for regulation in the communications marketplace and for management of the nation’s non-federal radio frequency spectrum. During the past year, FCC economists assisted in the development of initiatives that were aimed at closing the connectiv...

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Published in:Review of industrial organization 2021-12, Vol.59 (4), p.599-627
Main Authors: Baker, Allison, Brogan, Patrick, DeGraba, Patrick, Dempsey, Judith, Janson, Michael, LaFontaine, Paul, Li, Cher, Makuch, Kim, Matraves, Catherine, Stancill, Martha, Stockdale, Donald, Woroch, Glenn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auctions
Communication
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Economic research
Economics
Economics and Finance
Industrial Organization
Microeconomics
Pandemics
Radio
Radio frequency allocation
Spectrum allocation
Telemedicine
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Summary:The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is responsible for regulation in the communications marketplace and for management of the nation’s non-federal radio frequency spectrum. During the past year, FCC economists assisted in the development of initiatives that were aimed at closing the connectivity gap which proved especially critical in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; contributed to the Commission’s extensive responses to COVID-19; were involved in various spectrum auctions; evaluated competition in the communications marketplace in the 2020 Communications Marketplace Report ; and published a series of working papers.
ISSN:0889-938X
1573-7160
DOI:10.1007/s11151-021-09846-7