Scholar Argues for Basing Policies on Internet Usage

摘要

Citing findings in a new paper that compared household Internet usage in 2008 compared to 2013, American Enterprise Institute adjunct scholar Bronwyn Howell argued in an Aug. 29 Internet post that the time has come to use different metrics when making decisions about things such as broadband universal service and antitrust policy. "In sum, this paper suggests some merit in regulatory authorities such as the Federal Communications Commission collecting information on internet usage factors, including those required to calculate the authors' novel breadth and depth measures, to assist policy, antitrust, and business decision-making," Ms. Howell said.