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Is $100 million a Small Price to Pay for Government-Run Internet?

December 17, 2015

A top FCC official thinks governments at all levels should use taxpayer money to fund government-run (aka “municipal”) broadband networks. In a rambling — at...


Brussels Declares War on Permissionless Innovation & Free Speech

December 16, 2015

Yesterday, the European Commission announced that it had reached agreement with the European Parliament and the Council on a new EU Data Protection regulation. The...


Without Broadband Tax Ban, Consumers Will Get Hosed

December 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the House passed, by a 256-158 vote, HR.644, a trade bill that contains the “Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act,” which would...


Wyndham Settlement Reinforces Need for Congressional Overhaul of FTC

December 9, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had reached a settlement with Wyndham Hotels over charges that the company had “unreasonable”...


The FCC Goes on Trial: What Will the Case Mean for Consumers?

December 7, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — On Friday, the FCC’s Open Internet Order went on trial — and the stakes have never been higher. Will the FCC’s “net...


FCC Reform Bill Would Shed Light on Opaque Process

November 17, 2015

Yesterday, the House, by a voice vote, approved legislation to make the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) more transparent, efficient, and accountable. Among other reforms, the...