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Stakes Are High As United States Seeks to Be First In The World To 5G, Say Industry Experts
5G will mean fundamental changes to the overall communications industry, speakers predicted Tuesday at a Georgetown University Center for Business and Public Policy event. They…
July 24, 2019
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Lawmakers focus on Amazon during antitrust hearing, grilling company on marketplace practices, Geekwire
Despite the attention the issue is getting, some antitrust experts remain skeptical that the scrutiny will amount to real changes. Larry Downes, director of Georgetownâ€â€¦
July 17, 2019
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How Verizon-Owned Wireless Service Visible Is Getting More Appealing, Fortune
The usual big players trail in the prepaid market. Verizon had only 6% of the market last year, ranking fifth. The leader was TracPhone, a subsidiary of Mexican carrier AméricaÅ
June 26, 2019
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Mayo Named Elsa Carlson McDonough Chair of Business Administration
John Mayo was appointed the Elsa Carlson McDonough Chair of Business Administration based on the strength of his record of research and his intellectual leadership at Georgetown&…
September 7, 2018
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5G: What is it good for?
An op-ed by Larry Downes, project director, Center for Business and Public Policy: “5G, or 5th generation mobile, is the next big leap in wireless communications. You’ve…
June 5, 2018
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Op-Ed: Why Shelter The Internet Edge Providers?
An op-ed by Anna Maria Kovacs, visiting policy scholar, Center for Business and Public Policy: “The Senate is about to vote on a resolution introduced under the Congressional…
May 16, 2018
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Why The 2020 Census Citizenship Question Matters In The 2018 Elections
An op-ed by Robert Shapiro, senior policy scholar, Center for Business and Public Policy: “The Decennial Census is a vital instrument in how Americans live their lives. Right…
May 7, 2018
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Pushing Tech To Trump Country
“There is plenty tech companies can do, but I don’t think they are doing much of it,” said Larry Downes, a Berkeley, Calif.-based innovation scholar with the Georgetown…
May 7, 2018
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The Politics of Machine-Learning Algorithms
An article by Mark MacCarthy, faculty affiliate, Center for Business and Public Policy: “Around 1200 BC, the Shang Dynasty in China developed a factory system to build…
May 3, 2018
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What Most People Get Wrong About Men And Women
An article by Cathy Tinsley, professor: “The conversation about the treatment of women in the workplace has reached a crescendo of late, and senior leaders—men as well as…
May 1, 2018