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FCC Approves Verizon/SpectrumCo Deal but Sets Dangerous Precedent for Future Deals

August 23, 2012

Today, the Federal Communications Commission approved with conditions Verizon’s purchase of currently unused spectrum from cable companies, along with Verizon’s sale of other spectrum to...


FTC Votes 4-1 for $22.5 Million Google Privacy Settlement

August 17, 2012

TechFreedom President Berin Szoka and Executive Director of the International Center for Law and Economics Geoffrey Manne were quoted on the recent FTC fine of...


DOJ Approves Verizon/SpectrumCo Deal, Yet Sets Dangerous Precedent for Deal Conditions

August 16, 2012

Today, the Department of Justice approved Verizon’s purchase of radio spectrum from cable companies that had considered using it to build their own wireless network...


FTC’s Google Settlement a Pyrrhic Victory for Privacy and the Rule of Law

August 9, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission today announced Google will pay an unprecedented $22.5 million fine for allegedly violating its 2011 consent decree over how Google handled...


Szoka & Radia: Cyber bill shouldn’t gut private contracts

August 3, 2012

TechFreedom President Berin Szoka and Associate Director of Technology Studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Radia prefigured the troubles with the Cybersecurity Bill yesterday...


Sen. Rand Paul to Speak on Internet Freedom August 2 at Heritage

July 26, 2012

Will the Real Internet Freedom Please Stand Up? Sen. Rand Paul to Present Vision of Internet Freedom Debates over Internet and telecom policy are increasingly...