Universal Service and Subsidies

The works in this section assess industry wide tax-and-spend policies such as universal service, the E-rate program, questions relating to the "digital divide," and special R&D subsidies.

How Does the Empty Glass Fill?: A Modern Philosophy Of The Digital Divide, by Solveig Singleton and Lucas Mast, Educause.edu, November 6, 2000.

A Snapshot View of a Complex World, by David Boaz, Intellectualcapital.com, July 15, 1999.

Encouraging Research: Taking Politics out of R&D, by Steve Slivinski and Solveig Singleton, September 13, 1999.

Universal Service: The New Telecommunications Entitlements and Taxes, by Lawrence Gasman, Policy Analysis No. 310, June 25, 1998.

Silicon Valley Versus Corporate Welfare, by T.J. Rodgers, Cato Briefing Papers No. 37, April 27, 1998.

In Defense of Libertarianism, by Declan McCullagh and Solveig Singleton, Hotwired, Libertarianism in Cyberspace, September 12, 1997.

Joint Statement on the New FCC $5 Billion Tax and Entitlement Program, by James Gattuso, Donald McClellan, Lawrence Gasman, Solveig Bernstein, James Lucier, Cato Daily Commentary, Guidelines for the FCC, May 8, 1997.

Reforming Universal Service: Competitive Bidding or Consumer Choice?, by Peter K. Pitsch, Cato Briefing Paper No. 29, Examining Universal Service auctions and the alternatives, May 7, 1997.

Who Needs Universal Service?, Solveig Singleton and Gigi Sohn, Hotwired Brain Tennis, February 10 - 19, 1997.