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Preemption is Double-Edged Sword, warns Pai Chief of Staff
If the FCC can preempt state laws that restrict cities from spending taxpayer dollars building government-owned broadband networks, it can use the same power to...
Wheeler Stonewalls Congress on Muni Broadband Preemption
Can the FCC preempt state laws restricting taxpayer-funded municipal broadband without violating the Constitution? In June, sixty House Republicans posed this very question to FCC...
The Smart, Bipartisan Way to Address Interconnection Concerns
TechFreedom and the International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE) submitted comments Friday in response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s fourth white paper,...
Government-Run Broadband Will Fail in Court and in the Real World
Only Congress, not the FCC, Can Preempt State Laws Affecting Broadband Deployment Yesterday, Chattanooga, TN and Wilson, NC filed petitions to the FCC requesting that...
Highlights from Net Neutrality Comments Filed by TechFreedom and ICLE
On Friday, TechFreedom and the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) filed joint comments with the FCC, explaining why the FCC has no sound...
Rubio Bill Would Help Spur Broadband Investment
Cisco estimates that–as global Internet usage triples over the next three years–mobile broadband use will increase 11-fold over the same period. Currently, the government hoards...