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FCC Reform Bills Miss the Mark

May 20, 2015

Today, the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee will markup several bills regarding process and transparency at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In...


KY ownership of broadband raises privacy issues: Berin Szoka in The Courier-Journal

May 18, 2015

In four years Kentucky residents can look forward to better Internet service. Steve Beshear and his administration recently proposed the KentuckyWired project. The plan seeks...


Giving Away Mobile Data For Free Shouldn’t Be Illegal: Berin Szoka in the Heartland Daily Podcast

April 24, 2015

Some mobile providers offer customers free, “zero-rated” access to selected websites or services, like Spotify or ESPN, in addition to customers’ regular paid data usage....


Blocking Comcast-TWC Won’t Increase Competition

April 23, 2015

Today, the WSJ reported that Federal Communications Commission staff recommended the agency designate a hearing for Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner, signalling that the...


Net Neutrality Absolutism Hampers Efforts to Connect Developing World

April 15, 2015

Today, several Indian web companies withdrew from Internet.org, a program that allows mobile Internet users unlimited use of Facebook and other participating sites and services...


Title II Lawsuits Might Hinge on FCC Process: Berin Szoka in the E-Commerce Times

April 15, 2015

Many wireless and cable industry groups filed lawsuits challenging the FCC’s new Open Internet rules. They do not oppose the concept net neutrality; they oppose...