The Study Examines both the explicit and the hidden costs to consumers and society of taxes, universal service contributions, and regulatory charges on wireless phone bills. Using 2004 data, the study estimates how various tax, universal service, and regulatory reform proposals would affect consumer costs and overall economic welfare.…

Federal regulations are mandated by the executive branch of the federal government and are used to implement, in some cases to finely tune, laws from Congress. They reach most aspects of American life and touch every single individual in some way. The U.S. federal government creates an average of about 4,000 final regulations each year with about 500–700 reviewed by the White House (the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs).

This working paper by Veronique de Rugy and Melinda Warren addresses the growth in the Budget of the United States used to run federal regulatory agencies.

The Regulation The FCC seeks comment on whether certain franchising practices by local governments unreasonably restrain competition in video services. The issue is timely because several large telephone companies have proposed to offer video services. Our Findings By constraining competition, local video franchising imposes significant costs on…

Rulemaking: Draft Guidelines for the Conduct of Regulatory Analysis and the Format of Accounting Statements Stated Purpose: "This Circular provides OMB’s guidance to federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis as required under Executive Order 12866 and a variety of related authorities." Summary of RSP Comment: Issuing clear analytical guidelines, and holding agencies accountable…