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July 28, 2022 • Article

Americans Voting For Broadband Need All the Facts

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

Dr. Ted Bolema, Executive Director of ISEG, was quoted as a telecommunications and economics expert on city broadband by the Grand Rapids Business Journal.

July 9, 2022 • Commentary

Broadband Internet without taxpayer risk

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

Dr. Ted Bolema, Executive Director of ISEG, was quoted as a telecommunications and economics expert on city broadband by the Grand Rapids Business Journal.

June 20, 2022 • Commentary

Lessons from City Broadband Projects

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

Dr. Ted Bolema, Executive Director of ISEG, was quoted as a telecommunications and economics expert on city broadband by the Michigan Capitol Confidential.

What lessions can we learn from city broadband projects?

June 8, 2022 • Presentation

Bolema presents at Mackinac Center for Public Policy event

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG Executive Director Theodore Bolema presented “The Radical Transformation of Antitrust Enforcement — Will it Take Hold?”. Learn more!

April 23, 2022 • Presentation

Bolema part of expert panel NGTC event

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG Executive Director Theodore Bolema participated on an expert panel discussing “Technology, Regulation, and Economic Development”. Learn more!

March 17, 2022 • Television Appearance

City Provided WiFi in Well-Served Areas Outside the Scope of Stimulus Money

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

Is city provided WiFi a good investment for stimulus dollars? ISEG Executive Director explains the situation and how residents should respond.

February 22, 2021 • The Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University

Net Neutrality: Internet Regulation and the Plans to Bring it Back

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

This peer-reviewed chapter by Dr. Bolema is from "Regulation and Economic Opportunity: Blueprints for Reform", a book published in February, 2021.

February 11, 2021 • Free State Foundation

Hiding the Subsidy: The Financial Transparency Problem with Municipal Broadband Systems

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG's Ted Bolema produced this policy paper for Perspectives from Free State Foundation Scholars, Vol. 16, No. 7, February 11, 2021.

July 27, 2020 • Free State Foundation

Municipal Broadband Proponents Falsely Claim No Harm to Taxpayers

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG's Executive Director Ted Bolema argues against government operated broadband systems in this policy paper published in July of 2020. Read more!

July 21, 2020 • Commentary

Low-Cost Government Organized Broadband a Pipedream?

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

Dr. Ted Bolema, Executive Director of ISEG, was quoted as regulatory law and economics expert on government broadband in the Michigan Capitol Confidential.

Is low-Cost Government Organized Broadband just a pipedream?

July 17, 2020 • Citation

Providing Fast Broadband: Government Lags Behind

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

Dr. Ted Bolema of ISEG had a recent study on government's ability at providing fast broadband cited in a story in the Michigan Capitol Confidential.

Providing Fast Broadband: Government Lags Behind

June 18, 2020 • Free State Foundation

Local Governments Find New Ways to Evade State-Level Municipal Broadband Restrictions

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG Executive Director Ted Bolema calls for local governments to lower barriers for deployment of private broadband networks and give consumers more options.

April 30, 2020 • Citation

Municipal Broadband Biggest Advantage? A Finger on the Scale

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG Executive Director Dr. Ted Bolema Cited as Regulatory Law and Economics Expert on Municipal Broadband in the Detroit News. Learn more!

Municipal Broadband Advantages? A Finger on the Scale

April 7, 2020 • Commentary

Government Broadband Projects Most Likely Outcome: Higher Taxes

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG Executive Director Ted Bolema Explains Why Government Broadband Projects Are a Recipe for Higher Taxes in a new Michigan Capitol Confidential article.

Government Broadband Projects Most Likely Outcome is Higher Taxes

February 19, 2020 • Commentary

Government Internet: Limited Utility with Major Downside

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG Executive Director Ted Bolema Weighs in on Arguments for Government Internet in Detroit in new Michigan Capitol Confidential article from Jarrett Skorup.

Like a spoiled banana on the floor Government Internet has limited utility with major downside

January 7, 2020 • Free State Foundation

There is Nothing Anemic About the FTC’s Consumer Protection Capabilities

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG's Ted Bolema argues broadband consumers are well served by the FTC taking the lead in fulfilling these important consumer protection functions.

October 10, 2019 • Free State Foundation

Municipal Broadband’s Tilted Playing Field: Advantages Created by City Self-Dealing

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

Ted Bolema argues local governments often have potentially better options available to them that they do not explore when considering government broadband.

August 19, 2019 • Commentary

Are Most Government-Run Internet Operations Money Down the Drain?

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG Executive Director Dr. Ted Bolema Explains Reasons to Doubt Marshall Claims on Government-Run Internet Success Story in a New Article by Madeline Peltzer.

Are Most Government-Run Internet Operations Money Down the Drain?

July 7, 2019 • Commentary

When Government Broadband Schemes Fail, Taxpayers Pay

Featuring Dr. Theodore Bolema

Executive Director of ISEG Dr. Ted Bolema Warns Government broadband has significant financial risks in news article in the Michigan Capitol Confidential.

Taxpayers Pay When Government Broadband Schemes Fail

April 4, 2019 • Free State Foundation

Protecting Privacy on the Internet: Key Principles for Any Reform

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

Ted Bolema argues that legislation to enhance privacy protection start with a firm foundation so they can be equally applied and overseen by the FTC.

November 29, 2018 • Free State Foundation

Revisiting the Comcast/NBCU Merger: Antitrust Claims Have Even Less Merit Than in 2011

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

Bolema argues DOJ has no compelling reason to revisit and can avoid questions about investigations being politically motivated by deploying resources elsewhere.

October 18, 2018 • Free State Foundation

The DOJ’s Rather Unusual AT&T/Time Warner Merger Appeal

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

ISEG Executive Director Ted Bolema finds most of DOJ’s brief does not even address the specific shortcomings Judge Leon identified.

September 24, 2018 • Free State Foundation

No Evidence Open Internet Order’s Repeal Has Affected Internet “Throttling”

By Dr. Theodore Bolema

Ted Bolema argues this type of regulatory mandate to combat throttling will only lead to less innovation and more diversion of investment, harming consumers.