The Politics of Fiber

Read: “Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It” by Susan Crawford.

Watch the video

On February 13, 2019, the Harvard Law School Library hosted Susan Crawford for a book talk and discussion. In the Q&A, learn about “the illusion of the government versus private industry debate.” For those who can’t wait jump to Susan’s answer to the question “What is the most doable policy?”

How the US Fell Behind in Internet Access

The video below is now old, but it addresses the essential problems with how we have approached Internet access. It features Susan Crawford, former special assistant to President Obama for science, technology and innovation, and author of “Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age.” I had the privilege of meeting Susan Crawford in 2007 when she was teaching at the University of Michigan Law School and I was the elected Ann Arbor City Council member on the Cable Commission. At that time she told me how law professors argued with her about why we should need faster Internet.