by Johannes Bauer | Jun 27, 2025 | Blog, News
Johannes M. Bauer, June 27, 2025 Key points The rules established in the BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice for reasonable costs create contradictory incentives that may result in inefficient outcomes. To avoid undesirable outcomes, states should, as far as possible...
by Johannes Bauer | May 9, 2025 | Blog, News, Opinion
The Digital Equity Act of 2021 appropriated $2.75 billion to support programs to improve the ability of covered populations, including older Americans, veterans, individuals living in rural areas, individuals with disabilities, low-income households, and members of...
by Johannes Bauer | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog, News
Johannes M. Bauer Changes in government usually motivate stakeholders to generate wish lists and recommendations for the new administration. This transition is no different, with numerous think tanks and advocacy groups in op eds, white papers, panel discussions and...
by Johannes Bauer | Aug 3, 2022 | Blog, News
After years of efforts by public interest groups, the federal government made digital equity an explicit goal of infrastructure policy. Originally introduced in 2019 by Patty Murray (WA), the bill was reintroduced in 2021 and then embedded in the Infrastructure and...
by Johannes Bauer | Sep 20, 2018 | Blog
Digital transformation and the digital economy are high on the agenda of policy-makers worldwide. Seeking to secure global leadership in future growth industries, such as 5G wireless communications, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT), an...
