The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is responsible for regulation in the communications marketplace and for management of the nation’s non-federal radio frequency spectrum. During the past year, FCC economists helped develop efficient mechanisms for making available more flexible-use spectrum for the deployment of advanced broadband technologies; developed two new universal service funding mechanisms that aim to close the digital broadband divide; and, through careful analysis of firm cost data, contributed to a renewed effort by the Commission to develop price caps for interstate calls on prison inmate calling services. FCC economists also contributed to the Commission’s extensive response to COVID-19.

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FCC 2019-2020 经济学：频谱政策、普遍服务、囚犯呼叫服务和远程医疗

美国联邦通信委员会负责通信市场的监管和国家非联邦无线电频谱的管理。在过去一年中，FCC 经济学家帮助开发了有效的机制，为部署先进宽带技术提供更灵活使用的频谱；制定了两种新的普遍服务筹资机制，旨在缩小数字宽带鸿沟；并且，通过对公司成本数据的仔细分析，有助于委员会重新努力为监狱囚犯呼叫服务的州际呼叫制定价格上限。FCC 经济学家还为委员会对 COVID-19 的广泛响应做出了贡献。