Categories: News, Studies
February 5, 2020 - Mark Meitzen and Nicholas Crowley
TELUS, a Canadian national telecommunications company, engaged Dr. Mark Meitzen and Nick Crowley of Christensen Associates to conduct a benchmarking analysis of wireless telecommunications cost drivers in G7 nations.
Categories: News
November 30, 2017 - Mark Meitzen and Carl Degen
On November 30, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities accepted a proposed five-year performance-based ratemaking mechanism for NSTAR Electric Company and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (Eversource).
Categories: News
May 1, 2017 - Mark Meitzen
The Federal Communications Commission established a new price-cap formula for telecommunications business data services that adopted the Meitzen-Schoech preferred approach.
Categories: News, Studies
March 20, 2017 - Mark Meitzen and A. Thomas Bozzo
As part of the Postal Regulatory Commission’s ten-year review of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, Christensen Associates submitted a report that analyzes the current Postal Service price cap and discusses the merits of alternative forms of price regulation for the future.
Categories: News
June 23, 2016 - Sam Cutting, Joe Henningfield, and Patrick Fogarty
The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved Christensen Associates' modernization of the U.S. Postal Service's measurement and reporting of outbound international mail.
Categories: News, Studies
August 17, 2015 - Mark Meitzen and Casey Schuster
In response to a request by Senator Thomas Carper, the Postal Service OIG engaged Christensen Associates to update and extend a 2013 analysis of the Postal Service price cap system. The update confirms that the current price cap regulation is financially unsustainable.
Categories: News, Studies
August 12, 2014 - Sam Cutting, Brad Wagner, and Mark Meitzen
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its white paper on the advancing technology of 3D printing. The USPS OIG contracted with Christensen Associates to assist on this study. Our analysis of commercial package volume data showed that 3D printing could lead to an increase in annual revenue of as much as $485 million due to new package shipments.
The ubiquitous first- and last-mile postal network would be a strong asset for connecting emerging 3D printing businesses with their customers. Additionally, excess space in postal facilities offers tantalizing partnership opportunities for businesses committed to fast, streamlined delivery of 3D-printed goods.
Categories: Company Updates, News
June 8, 2014 - Dianne Christensen, Lau Christensen, and Doug Caves
Laurits R. Christensen Associates, Inc., a full-service, applied economics consulting firm, announced that the company transferred 100% ownership to its employees in March 2014.
Categories: News, Studies
November 22, 2013 - Mark Meitzen, Casey Schuster, and Jeff Carroll
Christensen Associates was part of a team that studied the potential for freight rail economic development in the state of Minnesota. The project, sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, identified specific opportunities for more effective collaboration among shippers, railroads, and economic development agencies, and transportation agencies. The recommendations made in the report can lead to expanded local rail access, complementary business development, and improved rail and intermodal service options.
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April 19, 2012 - Mark Meitzen
A consortium led by Christensen Associates investigated issues related to freight corridor encroachment. The objective of this 16-month research, funded by theTransportation Research Board's National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP), was to provide guidance to public and private stakeholders on how to develop, preserve, protect, and enhance freight transportation infrastructure and routes for all modes of transportation. The final report is now available.
Categories: News, Studies
January 9, 2011 - A. Thomas Bozzo, Sam Cutting, Travis Grau, and Joe Henningfield
Christensen Associates investigated areas of potential cost savings for a hypothetical one-day relaxation of service standards—defined as the number of days from entry of the mail into the postal system until delivery. We identified approximately $2.5 billion in costs for FY 2010 that are partly or wholly related to service standards. However, because of the interrelation of functions, not all of these costs are available as potential cost savings from extending service standards by one day.