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FCC Anxiously Puts One Toe Halfway in Tepid Water with IP Transition “Trials”

Instead of studying the full range of issues the IP transition will raise, the FCC proposes to narrowly focus on the transition to VoIP, next generation 9-1-1 systems, and the switchover from wired to wireless phones.
FTC Must Provide More Guidance for Unfairness Argues TechFreedom/ICLE Amicus Brief in Wyndham Case

TechFreedom & ICLE filed an amici curiae brief arguing that the FTC’s unfairness claim against Wyndham Hotels is unconstitutionally vague and inadequately pleaded, and, as such, should be dismissed.
Senate Committee Passes Long-Overdue ECPA Reform, but More Remains to Be Done

ECPA reform won't be complete until Congress enacts the other three principles advocated by the Digital Due Process coalition. The Fourth Amendment requires nothing less.
Humility Should Be Chief Virtue of FCC & FTC Commissioners, Urges Coalition Letter

TechFreedom joins coalition urging the President and Senators to look for regulatory humility in the candidates considered for the FTC and the FCC.
CISPA Renders Online Privacy Agreements Meaningless, But Sponsor Sees No Reason To Fix That

The current fight over CISPA and its amendments highlights political divisions along a new axis—do we search for regulated and engineered world, or do we embrace the constant creation and discovery of a dynamic one?

Transcript Now Available for "Tech Policy in 2013 Roundtable: The View from Communications Policy" Event

Fred Campbell, Raymond Gifford, Gigi Sohn, and Berin Szoka discuss net neutrality, FCC reform, AT&T's transition to IP and other pertinent telecom policies for 2013.
Time for Congress to Cancel the FTC's Section 5 Antitrust Blank Check

Unless Congress cancels the FTC's blank check, uncertainty about the breadth of the agency’s power will chill innovation, especially in the tech sector.
TechFreedom Files Comments Urging FCC to Revamp Its Spectrum Transfer Review Process

We urge the FCC to follow an antitrust rule of reason in reviewing spectrum transfers, end per se spectrum screen—"The spectrum must flow!"
Congress Delays Requiring Cost-Benefit Analysis of Internet Regulation

You'd think it would be harder for government to justify regulating the Internet than the offline world, right? Wrong—sadly. And Congress just missed a chance to fix that problem.
Tech Policy in 2013 Roundtable: The View from Communications Policy

Join us Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. for the first in a series of three roundtables exploring "Tech Policy in 2013."

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