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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...


Apple eBooks Case: Supreme Court Refuses to Defend Permissionless Innovation

March 7, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court declined to review a Second Circuit decision that held Apple violated the antitrust laws by fixing ebook prices...


Title II Anniversary: A Lesson In Unintended Consequences

February 26, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today marks the one year anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to enact the Open Internet Order, which reclassified broadband under...


FCC Violates Basic Legal Principles in Rush to Regulate Set-Top Boxes

February 18, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the FCC voted on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would  force pay-tv or multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to change...


FCC Privacy Regulation Should Follow FTC’s Consumer Protection Standards

February 11, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, a broad coalition of tech companies and trade associations, including broadband providers as well as edge and device companies, urged Federal...


How the FCC Overruled State Municipal Broadband: Berin Szoka in WashingTech

February 9, 2016

In the ongoing effort to provide greater access to fast, affordable internet, many have looked to municipal broadband as the solution. However, these government-run broadband...