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FCC Loses Key Muni Broadband Case

August 10, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the FCC’s 2015 order preempting state laws and dictating how municipalities make decisions...


FCC Paves Way for 5G, Cutting Red Tape for Small Cells and DAS

August 9, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ Yesterday, the FCC announced that it would move forward with a plan to remove barriers to deployment of the new infrastructure needed...


TechFreedom Joins Engage Cuba Coalition, Urges End to Embargo

July 22, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. —­­ TechFreedom has joined Engage Cuba, a coalition of companies, trade associations and civil society organizations working to end the travel and trade...


20 Years Later: Congress Didn’t See the Internet Coming

February 8, 2016

Twenty years ago today, President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. John Podesta, his chief of staff immediately saw the problem: “Aside from hooking...


Is $100 million a Small Price to Pay for Government-Run Internet?

December 17, 2015

A top FCC official thinks governments at all levels should use taxpayer money to fund government-run (aka “municipal”) broadband networks. In a rambling — at...


Broadband Conduits Are the Smart Alternative to Government-Owned Networks

October 22, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Greg Waden (R-OR) proposed draft legislation to make broadband deployment cheaper and easier by requiring that...