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Broadband Subsidies for Some, Broadband Taxes for Everyone

May 28, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. —  At a briefing this morning, the FCC announced that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler plans to expand the Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline program,...


The FTC Should Help Unshackle the Sharing Economy

May 27, 2015

Yesterday, TechFreedom and the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) filed comments to be considered at the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) upcoming workshop: The...


McConnell is Playing a Dangerous Game with the PATRIOT Act

May 22, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, which authorizes the bulk collection of all Americans’ telephone records by the National Security Agency...


House Passes Asteroid Mining Bill, Senate Must Fix It

May 21, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation recognizing property rights in resources extracted from asteroids, and non-interference rights to asteroid mining operations....


FCC Prepares to Become Internet’s Privacy Cop: Berin Szoka in The National Journal

May 21, 2015

The Federal Communications Commission is set to enforce new privacy regulations on Internet providers. The FCC’s “enforcement advisory” outlines, with little detail, the actions it...


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...