Levers to Intensify Broadband Competition -- Part III

[Commentary] Given the current market, what are the appropriate government levers to intensify competition at this part of the cycle? Earlier, I explored spectrum policy and improving the economics of a telecommunication company upgrade. Now let's look at a third lever. My understanding of a third lever to intensify competition stems from discussions with my friend David Morken, the CEO of Bandwidth.com. In the summer of 2011, he suggested his company could use its existing assists to launch a Wi-Fi based mobile service. I first thought he was crazy but became a convert. A few months later, the company launched Republic Wireless, which is today the largest Wi-Fi first mobile company in the United States.