Harold Furchtgott-Roth

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for the Economics of the Internet

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At A Glance:

Harold Furchtgott-Roth, former commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.

Biography

Harold Furchtgott-Roth, former commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, where he founded the Center on the Economics of the Internet and helped cofound the Forum for Intellectual Property. He is an adjunct professor of law at Brooklyn Law School and president of Furchtgott-Roth Economic Enterprises, an economic consulting firm. He has cofounded various businesses in the communications sector.

Dr. Furchtgott-Roth is the only economist to have served on the Federal Communications Commission. Nominated by President Clinton, he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Previously, he was chief economist for the House Committee on Commerce, where he was one of the principal staff members on legislation that became the Telecommunications Act of 1996. He has testified several times to Congress and has served on federal advisory committees.

Widely recognized as an expert in economics and the communications industry, Dr. Furchtgott-Roth has consulted to scores of different businesses and served on various advisory boards over the past two decades. He is the author or coauthor of four books and many research publications. His hundreds of op-eds and columns have been widely published. He is a member of the Legal Policy Advisory Board for the Washington Legal Foundation.

Dr. Furchtgott-Roth received a PhD in economics from Stanford University and an SB in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Events
19
June 2023
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Reforming America's Ailing Money Regime
Featured Speakers:
Brendan Brown
Alex J. Pollock
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
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19
June 2023
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Reforming America's Ailing Money Regime

This event will discuss the failed policy of 2-percent inflation, the restoration of a true monetary base, checks and balances on the Federal Reserve, free market interest rates, and other fundamental reforms to America’s ailing money regime.

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Featured Speakers:
Brendan Brown
Alex J. Pollock
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
22
May 2023
Past Event
Running Out of Space: The Future of Space Traffic Management
Featured Speakers:
Moriba Jah
David Goldstein
Darren McKnight
Nathan Simington
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
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22
May 2023
Past Event
Running Out of Space: The Future of Space Traffic Management

Commissioner Simington will then join former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth and a panel of leading experts in space technology and safety to discuss best practices in space sustainability and space traffic management.

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Featured Speakers:
Moriba Jah
David Goldstein
Darren McKnight
Nathan Simington
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
11
May 2023
Past Event
When Wire Was King: The Transformation of Telecommunications
Featured Speakers:
Jennifer Manner
Henry Goldberg
Robert M. McDowell
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
John P. Walters
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11
May 2023
Past Event
When Wire Was King: The Transformation of Telecommunications
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Featured Speakers:
Jennifer Manner
Henry Goldberg
Robert M. McDowell
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
John P. Walters
24
January 2023
Past Event
The FTC, Labor Markets, and Agency Authority: A Discussion with Maureen Ohlhausen
Featured Speakers:
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
Maureen K. Ohlhausen
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24
January 2023
Past Event
The FTC, Labor Markets, and Agency Authority: A Discussion with Maureen Ohlhausen

Hudson Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth discusses the recent FTC proposal to ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts with Maureen K. Ohlhausen, partner and section chair of antitrust and competition law at Baker Botts.

Ohlhausen
Featured Speakers:
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
Maureen K. Ohlhausen
A United Airlines plane flies by a cellular tower as it prepares to land at San Francisco International Airport on January 19, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A United Airlines plane flies by a cellular tower as it prepares to land at San Francisco International Airport on January 19, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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