AI Creates Fiscal Headroom for the Chancellor
The UK Office for Budget Responsibility has built AI into its October 2026 forecast, priced an upside case and sized a transformative one. Run through the OBR’s own numbers, in the fiscal mandate...
The KFTC’s Uneven Hand
Korea’s competition authority fines U.S. companies several times more per dollar of Korean business than Korean companies and orders of magnitude more than Chinese companies. The evidence support...
Broadband Revenues Fund Universal Service at a Low, Stable Contribution Factor
The Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution base is shrinking, leading to a spiraling contribution factor assessed on the contribution base. Broadband revenues are roughly eight times the size of...