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AACG’s Analysis Shows Continued Growth in Broadband Competition, as Debate over Future of Net Neutrality Heats Up

The latest broadband performance results by Advanced Analytical Consulting Group show that service levels continued to increase through 2015. The results are based on the most recent data from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released in September 2016 for service through December 2015. This is the second in a series of reports by AACG, providing […]

AACG Analysis Shows Growth in Broadband Competition not Revealed by FCC Metrics

AACG presents new findings about the extent of broadband service across the United States. Data analyses presented by FCC Chairman Wheeler in support of the 2015 Open Internet Order relied on measures inconsistent with the FCC’s previous measures of broadband availability. As a result measures presented in support of the 2015 Open Internet Order were […]

AACG Labor Expert Presented at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled Wage & Hour Class Actions: Hot Buttons to Watch for in 2016

Dr. Daniel S. Levy discussed the critical issue of how statistical evidence can be used in labor cases and its major impact on not only how cases are tried but which cases have the characteristics that make them practical to bring to trial.   Dr. Levy discussed the evolving standards of statistical evidence with a […]

AACG Telecom Expert Presents at CRRI Regulatory Conference

Dr. Timothy Tardiff presented at the 35th Annual Conference of the Center for Research in Regulated Industries held on May 11-13, 2016. The CRRI conference features some of the latest developments in telecommunications, energy, postal, and other regulation industries.  Dr. Tardiff’s presentation focused on recent Federal Communications Commission orders addressing pole attachment rates.  The objective […]

AACG Reviews Select Studies and Comments in Response to the DOL’s Conflict of Interest Proposed Rule

In April 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Conflict of Interest Proposed Rule.  The DOL received numerous comments.  AACG Economists reviewed six studies that were submitted, first discussing common themes and then separately addressing each study with a summary of our opinions, a synopsis of the study, and a discussion of the […]

AACG Telecom Expert, Dr. Timothy Tardiff, Presented at the New England Chapter of FCBA

AACG Telecom Expert, Dr. Timothy Tardiff, moderated a panel discussion at the New England Chapter of the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) at a program entitled “Recent Federal Law Changes and Their Impact on the States”. Dr. Tardiff fostered a discussion on the recent changes to federal laws, including the Open Internet Order and Cable […]

Empirical Evidence on Justification for Net Neutrality

Chairman Wheeler cites lack of suppliers of high speed Internet as a reason for Net Neutrality ruling. AACG Economist, Dr. Timothy Tardiff, provides evidence about how quickly new suppliers have entered the market to supply increasingly higher speed internet service.  Dr. Tardiff’s article titled “Net Neutrality: Economic Evaluation of Market Developments” has been published in the Journal of Competition […]

AACG Telecom Expert Publishes in Journal of Regulatory Economics on the Impact of Pricing by Using Differing Methods

Dr. Timothy Tardiff’s paper, “Prices Based on Current Cost or Historical Cost: How Different Are They?,” was published in the Journal of Regulatory Economics (Volume 47, Issue 2, April 2015, pp. 201-217).  This paper focuses on pricing based on current costs versus pricing based on historical costs and the impact of the differing methods in […]

AACG Telecom Expert Presents Paper at AEA

AACG Telecom Expert, Dr. Timothy Tardiff, discussed the paper “Collaborate or Consolidate: Assessing the Competitive Effects of Production Joint Ventures,” by Nicolas Aguelakakis of Washington University and Federal Communications Commission economist Aleksandr Yankelevich at the Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association at a session entitled “Pricing and Resource Allocation in Telecommunications”. Dr. Tardiff’s discussion […]