Author Archives for Prof. Joseph Fuhr
ACI’s Newsweek Article: If You Want to Stimulate Broadband Deployment, Reduce Taxes and Regulation
Businessweek published our article on how to speed the buildout of broadband services. The article written by Dr. Larry Darby and Dr. Josephy Fuhr points out that the current broadband stimulus funding will not be enough. Instead, if you want to stimulate broadband investment and use, then reduce taxes and regulations. To see a copy of the article visit Businessweek [...]
Are You Ready for the Digital TV Transition?
Here are some recent interviews of Professor Joseph Fuhr on today’s Digital TV Transition: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20090611_Today__digital_TV_is_in__analog_TV_is_out.html http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/06/12/business/doc4a31c5aa45392299681781.txt http://www.kyw1060.com/Analog-Television-s-Drop-Dead-Date-Arrives-at-Last/4580742 What are you thoughts about the Digital TV Transition?
ACI Senior Fellow, Professor Joseph Fuhr, Cited in Four Articles; Talks about Telecommunications Universal Service Programs, Wireless Spectrum and Casino Competition in a Struggling Economy
1) On Wireless Spectrum, see Heartland at: http://www.heartland.org:80/publications/infotech%20telecom/article/25408/Senators_Seek_Wireless_Spectrum_Inventory.html 2) On Casino Competition and the Economy, see Metro International at: http://www.metro.us:80/us/article/2009/05/28/03/3537-85/index.xml 3) On Casino Competition and the Economy, see Delaware County Daily Times: http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/05/29/business/doc4a1f66ae94357699001179.txt 4). Universal service, see Heartland at: http://www.heartland.org:80/publications/infotech%20telecom/article/25412/Expansion_of_Universal_Service_Fund_Debated.html
A Threat to Florida Homeowners
Who’s Watching the Watchdog? There was a time when consumers regularly depended on private insurance coverage to protect our cars and homes against the unexpected occurrence of a major loss. But, there has been a growing threat to consumers. That consumer threat, however, is not posed by private insurance carriers, who are demonized as price-gougers, [...]
Competition Drives Cost Savings in Auto Insurance
If one thing stands out from recent news reports on auto insurance in Georgia, it’s that economic regulation and rate review are not needed to protect the state’s consumers from rate gouging. With nearly 90 auto insurance providers in the state, Georgia consumers enjoy more competition and choice of auto insurance plans than they do [...]
Effects of Economic Slowdown Discussed
Professor Fuhr has been recently quoted in two articles discussing the effects of the economic slowdown on holiday shopping and casino gambling revenues … see: http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2008/12/19/news/doc494b2d710fa40774716310.txt http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2008/12/26/news/doc495450bbb6f52542045327.txt Technorati Profile
Update — Consumer Benefits from Cable TV Competition
A study by Professor Joseph Fuhr and Steve Pociask “Does Cable Competition Really Work: A Survey of Cable TV Subscribers in Texas?” was published in the peered reviewed journal — Indian Economic Journal (Vol. 55, No. 3).
Update on the state of wireless competition in the U.S.
Joseph Fuhr and Steve Pociask’s latest article “Comparison of Structure, Conduct and Performance: U.S. versus Europe’s Wireless Markets,” is now available in the book “A collection of Essays on Infrastructure Versus Service-Based Competition: The Case of Mobile Telecommunications,” editors Laurent Benzoni and Patrice Geoffron with forward by Professor Martin Cave, Quantifica Publishing, Paris, 2008.