What They're Saying About Chairman Pai's Proposal to Create an Office of Economics and Analytics

American Action Forum Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Will Rinehart: “The FCC needs to be a datafirst organization, and the creation of such an office could help reorient the agency toward more empirically grounded analysis.” (Full Steam Ahead On The FCC’s Office Of Economics And Analytics, Blog, 1/17/18)

American Enterprise Institute Visiting Scholar Roslyn Layton: “The proposal . . . is a no-brainer to support the public interest at the FCC. . . . This is the most important accomplishment for those who believe that policy should be informed by the best available evidence . . . .” (Making Government Work Again: New Office To Strengthen Role Of Data At FCC, Forbes, 1/10/18)

Competitive Enterprise Institute Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews: “The FCC should never be ‘an economics free zone’ with respect to its decisions to regulate and, in effect, alter the very trajectory of this industry. . . . An Office of Economics and Analytics could play [a] welcome streamlining and disciplinary role.” (CEI Comments On Formation Of Office Of Economics And Analytics At The FCC, Press Release, 1/9/18)