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FCC Expands Broken Lifeline Program to Subsidize Broadband

March 31, 2016

​ Only Congress Can Bring Sanity to the Program WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to expand Lifeline subsidies to cover...


Netflix Wins Tech Hypo(crite) Award for Lying about Video Throttling

March 25, 2016

Tech Darling Cynically Manipulated Net Neutrality Debate to Ban What It Did in Secret WASHINGTON D.C. —­­  Yesterday, Netflix admitted the company has long been...


Law & Economics Experts Should Replace Brill, Wright at FTC

March 22, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — Today’s  resignation of Commissioner Julie Brill from the Federal Trade Commission (effective March 31) will permit Congress to work in a bipartisan...


3/17 Briefing: Does FCC Power Trump State Broadband Laws?

March 15, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. — The FCC’s claim of authority to preempt state broadband laws goes on trial. On Thursday, March 17, the Sixth Circuit will hear...


All-Regulating-FCC Turns Eye to Privacy

March 10, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his latest move to more heavily regulate the Internet — a fact sheet summarizing rules for...


Court Stay Signals Loss for FCC on Prison Payphone Reform

March 7, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed, for the second time, an FCC Order attempting to lower prison payphone phone calling...