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FCC’s Prison Payphone Rates Stayed on Appeal, Likely to Be Struck Down
Today, the D.C. Circuit stayed the rate-of-return regulations the Federal Communications Commission adopted last summer to lower interstate calling rates for prisoners in state prisons. Thus, until...
Unclear how Open Internet Order would apply to AT&T’s “Sponsored Data” program if brought to home broadband
Monday, AT&T announced a possible “sponsored data” program that would allow content providers — like app developers or media companies — to foot the bill...
McSweeny’s confirmation will change FTC’s case pool, says Geoffrey Manne in Politico
The FTC has long been operating with only four out of its possible five commissioners, with Terrell McSweeny’s confirmation sitting on the back burner for...
Video Game Censorship Makes Forbes List of 2013’s Most Ridiculous Bans
2013 saw so many products outlawed that Forbes writer Eli Federman compiled a list of the year’s top five most ridiculous bans. Coming in at...
Larry Downes in Wired: Regulating 23andMe to Death Won’t Stop the New Age of Genetic Testing
Larry Downes, author of Big Bang Disruption and one of our major influences, has a great piece in Wired on the FDA’s actions against genetic testing...
Berin Szoka discusses looming Net neutrality ruling in The Hill
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will soon rule on the FCC’s Open Internet Order, deciding whether the agency has the authority to impose this...